NHL Power Rankings: Here come the Kings

11-2-0, 22 points: Carey Price will be sidelined for a week with a lower-body injury, meaning here's the Canadiens' chance to prove they don't ride and die with last year's Hart Trophy and Vezina winner.

8-2-0, 16 points: The Capitals have been the most consistent team through Week 4, ranking in the top 10 in both goals per game (3.40), goals against (2.30), power play (24.1 percent) and penalty kill (87.9).

7-3-0, 14 points: After starting the season 0-3-0, the Kings have rolled off seven straight wins, six of which have come against Western Conference opponents.

9-2-0, 18 points: The Stars finished No. 2 last year in goals scored with 257; they're on pace to score close to 300 goals this season. Anybody flinch? We didn't either.

7-2-2, 16 points: The Rangers will face their biggest test of the season on Tuesday when they welcome the Capitals, who are a better team than when the two last squared off in last year's Conference Semifinals.

8-2-1, 17 points: The Blues remain the NHL's best puck possession team with a 56.3 Corsi For, and they're doing it without Paul Stastny, Jaden Schwartz, Jori Lehtera, Patrik Berglund and Kevin Shattenkirk.

7-2-2, 16 points: In their last four games, the Predators are 1-1-2 and have scored just eight goals in that span. Same old story?

6-3-3, 15 points: John Tavares has missed the last two games with an illness, and the Islanders didn't look good without him after falling to New Jersey and Buffalo.

7-4-0, 14 points: After losing three straight to start the season, the Penguins have won seven of their last eight and rank No. 1 in goals against per game. Once the offense starts to come, look out.

7-2-2, 16 points: The Wild struggled to score goals a year ago, but that hasn't been the case so far this season after ranking No. 5 in goals per game (3.18), a significant increase from the 2.77 they averaged last year.

6-5-0, 12 points: The Blackhawks are 3-2-0 since Duncan Keith went down with a knee injury, but his presence will be missed with upcoming contests against a pair of Western Conference foes in Los Angeles and St. Louis. And now they may be without Marian Hossa (lower-body) for both of those games.

7-4-1, 15 points: The Jets are allowing the fourth-most shots per game (32.0), but they're averaging exactly 3 goals per game. 

6-5-2, 14 points: Steven Stamkos has one point in his last five games, and the Lightning are 1-3-1 because of it.

6-3-1, 13 points: Maybe the Bruins won't be as bad as everyone thinks they'll be: 6-0-1 in their last seven games, including four straight wins. We'll find out with upcoming games against Dallas, Washington, Montreal and N.Y. Islanders.

5-2-4, 14 points: The roller-coaster season continues for the Canucks: 3-0-1 in their first four games, 0-2-2 in their next four, and 2-0-1 in their last three.

6-4-1, 13 points: After starting the season 0-3-0, the Devils have registered at least a point in seven of their last eight games.

6-5-0, 12 points: The Sharks badly miss Logan Couture (broken leg), especially on offense, losing five of their last seven games after starting the season 4-0-0.

5-4-2, 12 points: Already without Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers hope to get their leading-scorer Jaromir Jagr back on Wednesday after missing the last two games with a lower-body injury.

5-5-1, 11 points: The Red Wings are the second-worst puck possession team with a 46.0 Corsi For, and are 2-5-1 in their last eight games after winning three straight to start the year.

5-4-2, 12 points: The Senators haven't scored a power play goal in 14 straight tries, and it doesn't help that their leading scorer Mark Stone is suspended for the next two games (illegal hit).

4-4-2, 10 points: Jakub Voracek has three points (no goals) in 10 games following an offseason in which he signed an eight-year, $66 million contract extension.

5-7-0, 10 points: Rookie Linus Ullmark has given the Sabres in a boost in net, going 2-1-0 in his first three games with a 2.03 goals against average and .930 save percentage.

5-5-1, 11 points: The Coyotes have come back down to earth after starting the season 3-0-0, but Max Domi and Anthony Duclair are bringing the excitement back to Arizona.

2-7-2, 6 points: The Ducks had another dismal week, but they finished strong with an impressive win over Nashville without Ryan Getzlaf. Could this be the start of the turnaround?

4-8-0, 8 points: The Oilers overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Carey Price and the Canadiens, 4-0, last Thursday, a confidence-building win for a young team.

3-7-1, 7 points: The Blue Jackets are 2-3 since John Tortorella has taken over, and they haven't lost by more than a goal. The fight is back, the results will come ... slowly but surely.

3-7-1, 7 points: Losing ground in the Central Division may be worse than gaining it, and that's exactly what the Avalanche are doing.

3-8-1, 7 points: It took the Flames 12 games to earn their first regulation win.

1-7-2, 4 points: The Maple Leafs haven't won in more than two weeks, and to make things worse, they've lost to Phil Kessel and the Penguins twice already.