It's Power Rankings time. Our Rankings are put together based on votes from two panels of voters. Their votes are made public each week so you can ridicule and mock and plaster THIS GUY IS A BAD POWER RANKINGS VOTER posters all around your home arena. It's all about accountability (or something) ... and of course, it gives you the opportunity to have an opinion about other people's opinions.
Each panel, consisting of a few willing participants from around our great network of SB Nation hockey blogs, will vote on only their own conference. Since the NHL doesn't put much emphasis on cross-conference play, and since the two conferences are vastly different and usually end up that way come mid-April, we take two polls each week -- one for the East, one for the West.
The votes are then tallied up with a unique algorithm consisting of plus signs and, at the end, an equal sign. It's addition, baby. Before we get onto this week's Rankings, let's meet the panel.
THE PANEL
Voting on the East...
- Travis Hughes, SBNation.com, Broad Street Hockey
- John Fontana, Raw Charge
- Peter Raaymakers, Silver Seven
- Donny Rivette, Litter Box Cats
- Ben Rothenberg, Broad Street Hockey
- Ryan Classic, Silver Seven
And for the West...
- Brad Gardner, Defending Big D
- Dirk Hoag, On the Forecheck
- Bryan Reynolds, Hockey Wilderness
- Casey Richey, Winging It In Motown
- Derek Zona, The Copper & Blue
- Matt Wagner, The Cannon
Dirk did not vote this week.
And now, the reason you're here.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Philadelphia Flyers – Last week: 1 – Broad Street Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. Pittsburgh Penguins – Last week: 2 – Pensburgh | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 3. Tampa Bay Lightning – Last week: 3 – Raw Charge | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 4. Washington Capitals – Last week: 4 – Japers' Rink | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 5. Boston Bruins – Last week: 4 – Stanley Cup Of Chowder | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 6. Montreal Canadiens – Last week: 6 – Eyes On The Prize | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| 7. Carolina Hurricanes – Last week: 8 – Canes Country | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
| 8. New York Rangers – Last week: 8 – Blueshirt Banter | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 48 |
| 9. Buffalo Sabres – Last week: 10 – Die By The Blade | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 53 |
| 10. Atlanta Thrashers – Last week: 9 – Bird Watchers Anonymous | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 63 |
| 11. New Jersey Devils – Last week: 13 – In Lou We Trust | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 65 |
| 12. Florida Panthers – Last week: 11 – Litter Box Cats | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 67 |
| 13. Toronto Maple Leafs – Last week: 12 – Pension Plan Puppets | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 78 |
| 14. New York Islanders – Last week: 14 – Lighthouse Hockey | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 84 |
| 15. Ottawa Senators – Last week: 15 – Silver Seven | ||||||
| Travis | John | Donny | Ben | Peter | Ryan | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| 1. Vancouver Canucks – Last week: 1 – Nucks Misconduct | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. Detroit Red Wings – Last week: 2 – Winging It In Motown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3. Nashville Predators – Last week: 3 – On the Forecheck | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | |
| 4. San Jose Sharks – Last week: 9 – Fear The Fin | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 5. Dallas Stars – Last week: 4 – Defending Big D | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 24 | |
| 6. Phoenix Coyotes – Last week: 5 – Five For Howling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 36 | |
| 7. Los Angeles Kings – Last week: 11 – Jewels From The Crown | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | |
| 8. Chicago Blackhawks – Last week: 6 – Second City Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 40 | |
| 9. Minnesota Wild – Last week: 10 – Hockey Wilderness | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 40 | |
| 10. Anaheim Ducks – Last week: 7 – Anaheim Calling | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 41 | |
| 11. Calgary Flames – Last week: 14 – Matchsticks & Gasoline | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 54 | |
| 12. Colorado Avalanche – Last week: 8 – Mile High Hockey | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 59 | |
| 13. St. Louis Blues – Last week: 12 – St. Louis Game Time | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 66 | |
| 14. Columbus Blue Jackets -- Last week: 13 -- The Cannon | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 68 | |
| 15. Edmonton Oilers – Last week: 15 – The Copper & Blue | ||||||
| Brad | Bryan | Dirk | Casey | Derek | Matt | Total |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 75 | |