It's Week 2 of THN.com’s Power Rankings – and is wont to happen at the start of the season, we've got ourselves a new No. 1 team.
That would be the familiarly powerful Detroit Red Wings, who have yet to lose (4-0-0) in games against the Senators, Avalanche, Canucks and Wild. How are the Wings doing it? By getting balanced scoring – 10 different players have scored at least one goal – and by Jimmy Howard (1.63 GAA, .930 SP) providing more than adequate goaltending. Detroit has a light schedule this week, with five days off before taking on the slumping Blue Jackets Friday and then facing arguably their toughest opponent so far in a road game against the Capitals on Saturday.
Here is our ranking of the 30 NHL teams thus far. Be sure to check back every Monday for the newest list.
The Hockey News ranks the teams 1-30 each Monday based on a combination of last week’s play and a squad’s overall outlook.
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