NHL POWER RANKINGS: The NHLBruins take over while the SeaKraken rise (?) and the Yotes tank spectacularly. From scotmaxw:
The Bruins get it done minus two of their best players, while the Kraken make the biggest jump of the week.Oct 20, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak controls the puck in front of Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler during the first period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
We’re now two weeks into the 2022-23 season, and with that we’re slowly starting to see which teams are looking competitive and which teams aren’t. There’s still plenty of rope left for most teams, but let’s see which ones look noticeably strong or weak early on. Much like with the first regular season edition last week, I’ll be ranking teams not just on their results in the standings, but also with how they’ve looked in several stats as well. Otherwise I’d just copy and paste the standings, right? No fun in that. The rankings are an aggregate of six different stats: points %, 5-on-5 goal differential, 5-on-5 xGF/60, 5-on-5 xGA/60, power play xGF/60, and shorthanded xGA/60, all coming courtesy of Natural Stat Trick.