NHL Power Rankings 2020-21: Week 9 standings for all 31 teams
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Breaking down the NHL Power Rankings after Week 9 of the 2020-21 season.
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The Sabres' losing streak is now at 10 games, and Jack Eichel is out for the "foreseeable future" with an injury. This season can't end quick enough.
(Last week: 31)
2/31
The Ducks have lost three in a row and have been outscored 14-2 in that span. So yeah, they're open for business.
(Last week: 29)
3/31
The Red Wings scored six goals on the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning in Thursday's 6-4 victory.
(Last week: 30)
4/31
In Sunday's 4-3 win over Toronto, Brady Tkachuk and Ryan Dzingel scored seven seconds apart in the first period while Drake Batherson scored twice in a 53-second span in the second period.
(Last week: 28)
5/31
The Devils are 2-10-2 since starting the season 6-3-2 and have only one regulation win over their last 14 games.
(Last week: 25)
6/31
The Predators rank dead-last in penalty kill percentage at 67.0. That's 31 goals against on 94 opportunities. Yikes.
(Last week: 26)
7/31
Thatcher Demko is 5-2-0 with a 1.70 goals-against average, .950 save percentage and one shutout in his last seven starts. He's red-hot right now.
(Last week: 27)
8/31
Patrik Laine got benched again and it makes you wonder if John Tortorella is asking to be fired at this point.
(Last week: 23)
9/31
The Coyotes have scored only two goals in their last 200:16 of hockey.
(Last week: 22)
10/31
Artemi Panarin returned to the Rangers after taking a personal leave of absence and recorded an assist in Saturday's 4-0 win over Boston.
(Last week: 20)
11/31
The Sharks have won three in a row and have a +9 goal differential over that span. They hadn't won consecutive games all season prior to this winning streak.
(Last week: 24)
12/31
The Stars outshot the Blackhawks 30-16 on Thursday but gave up four goals on eight shots and lost 4-2. Weird game.
(Last week: 19)
13/31
Troy Grosenick stopped 33 of 34 shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Anaheim. It was his first NHL appearance in more than six years. Cool story.
(Last week: 17)
14/31
Sean Monahan became the first player from the 2013 NHL Draft to score 200 goals. Nathan MacKinnon is next in line at 196.
(Last week: 21)
15/31
The Flyers have dropped four of their last five games, and their only win came in a shootout against Buffalo.
(Last week: 16)
16/31
The Canadiens had their six-game point streak (3-0-3) snapped after dropping back-to-back games against Calgary.
(Last week: 18)
17/31
The Blackhawks were 9-0-1 when scoring the first goal in the first two months of the season. They're 1-2-1 when doing so in the month of March.
(Last week: 15)
18/31
The Blues signed Jordan Binnington to a six-year, $36 million extension, securing their goaltender of the future.
(Last week: 11)
19/31
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid have combined for 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists) over the last five games. They combined for only two points in the previous three contests.
(Last week: 12)
20/31
The Bruins were shut out by the Devils and Rangers six days apart. Not great.
(Last week: 8)
21/31
Evgeni Malkin has recorded at least one point in seven straight games. He has three goals and seven assists over that span. Welcome back, Geno.
(Last week: 13)
22/31
Laurent Brossoit has been a dependable backup for the Jets this season. He's 5-1-0 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.
(Last week: 10)
23/31
Kirill Kaprizov netted his first career NHL hat trick in Friday's 4-0 win over Arizona. The Wild have won four in a row and seven straight at home.
(Last week: 14)
24/31
Ilya Samsonov improved to 5-0-1 with a 2.77 goals-against average and .902 save percentage this season.
(Last week: 9)
25/31
Mikko Rantanen leads the Avalanche with 13 goals. Second on the list? Brandon Saad at nine.
(Last week: 7)
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Frederik Andersen has an .872 save percentage over his last five appearances. He’s got to be better.
(Last week: 3)
27/31
Don't look now, but Sergei Bobrovsky has won five straight games and has a .925 save percentage over his last four starts.
(Last week: 5)
28/31
Mark Stone's point streak is up to seven games and he has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) over that stretch.
(Last week: 1)
29/31
The Islanders have given up only 15 goals during their nine-game winning streak. They've just been lights out defensively.
(Last week: 6)
30/31
Ondrej Palat is having a sensational season for the Lightning. He's tied for the team lead with 26 points through 26 games and is on pace to set a career-high in goals and points.
(Last week: 2)
31/31
The Hurricanes have won nine in a row and have a +14 goal differential over that stretch. Alex Nedeljkovic's season save percentage is up to .929.
