NHL Power Rankings (Week 5) – New York Rangers Surpass Montreal for Top Spot Scoring at an Astounding Rate, Los Angeles Kings Make a Huge Jump After a Solid Week
Welcome back to our NHL power rankings heading into week five of the season. As it stands heading into action Thursday night, teams have played anywhere between 11 to 14 games. We’ve seen a bit of shuffling in our rankings over the past week due to different factors. The Minnesota Wild for example played just one game (and lost), leading to a dip from their 6th place ranking in week 4. Our biggest mover of all was the Los Angeles Kings as Peter Budaj shut the door on the opposition. They moved up a long way from 29th place.
We had a ton of notable performances over the last seven days. Pens captain Sidney Crosby posted back-to-back two goal games. Jets center Mark Scheifele put up three points in Detroit, two more on Broadway, and another four at home versus Dallas two nights later. Winnipeg rookie Patrik Laine stole the headlines though after racking up three goals, one assist in that 8-2 thrashing of the Dallas Stars. Chicago‘s forwards also made some noise on the scoresheet as Artemi Panarin, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Marian Hossa each had five points.
Top 5 Scorers
1. Mark Scheifele, WPG – 14gp 9g 9a 18pts
2. Artem Anisimov, CHI – 14gp 8g 9a 17pts
3. Patrick Kane, CHI – 14gp 5g 12a 17pts
4. Connor McDavid, EDM – 14gp 5g 12a 17pts
T-5. Patrik Laine, WPG – 14gp 11g 4a 15pts
T-5. Jakub Voracek, PHI – 14gp 6g 9a 15pts
T-5. Artemi Panarin, CHI – 14gp 6g 9a 15pts
T-5. Brad Marchand, BOS – 13gp 5g 10a 15pts
T-5. Nikita Kucherov, TB – 12gp 4g 11a 15pts
T-5. Claude Giroux, PHI – 14gp 4g 11a 15pts
Top 5 Defense Scoring
1. Brent Burns, SJ – 13gp 5g 7a 12pts
2. Shea Weber, MTL – 13gp 5g 6a 11pts
T3. Zach Werenski, CLB – 11gp 3g 8a 11pts
T3. Duncan Keith, CHI – 14gp 0g 11a 11pts
T5. Mike Green, DET – 14gp 3g 7a 10pts
T5. Erik Karlsson, OTT – 13gp 3g 7a 10pts
T5. Kevin Shattenkirk, STL – 14gp 3g 7a 10pts
T5. Ryan Suter, MIN – 11gp 3g 7a 10pts
T5. Victor Hedman, TB – 13gp 3g 7a 10pts
T5. Mark Streit, PHI – 14gp 3g 7a 10pts
T5. Brent Seabrook, CHI – 14gp 1g 9a 10pts
Top 5 Rookie Scoring
1. Patrik Laine, WPG – 14gp 11g 4a 15pts
2. William Nylander, TOR – 13gp 4g 8a 12pts
T3. Auston Matthews, TOR – 13gp 6g 5a 11pts
T3. Zach Werenski (D), CLB – 11gp 3g 8a 11pts
T5. Jimmy Vesey, NYR – 14gp 6g 4a 10pts
T5. Mitch Marner, TOR – 13gp 4g 6a 10pts