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NHL Playoff Power Rankings: St. Louis and Nashville Fighting for Number One

By Matt Duscharme

Apr 2, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) flips the puck past St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (20) during the first period at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi (59) flips the puck past St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (20) during the first period at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 17, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Bruins left wing David Pastrnak (88) is surrounded by left wing Brad Marchand (63), defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73), center Patrice Bergeron (37) and center Ryan Spooner (51) after scoring a goal during the second period in game three of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

Previous Ranking: 11 (-4)

Team Record: (1-3)

Goals For:

8

Goals Against:</strong

10

Special Teams

PP: (18.2 percent) (9th)
PK: (76.9 percent) (11th)

Injury List

Adam McQuaid – Upper-Body – Day-to-Day
Colin Miller – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Brandon Carlo – Upper-Body – Day-to-Day
Torey Krug – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Jimmy Hayes – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Brian Ferlin – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day

Statistical Leaders in 2016-17

Top Forward: David Pastrnak (4gp 1g 2a 3pts)
Top Defenseman: John-Michael Liles (4gp 0g 2a 2pts)
Top Rookie: Noel Acciari (2gp 1g 0a 1pt)
Top Goaltender: Tuukka Rask (1 win 2.44GAA .913 save percentage)

Player of the Week: F David Backes (3gp 1g 1a 2pts)

So many series’ in this year’s playoffs have been so close and so electric. Boston and Ottawa have been dueling it out like champions and so far Ottawa has pulled ahead with a 3-1 lead. If Boston’s defense wasn’t so thin, the series would be much closer.

The Bruins can’t seem to get any luck when it comes to keeping their backend healthy. Game after game they end up losing someone, well before game four they got a nice return in Colin Miller. This helped the team a lot as they were able to keep the game close but ultimately lost 1-0.

Player to Watch: Patrice Bergeron

2016-17 stats: 4gp 1g 1a 2pts

While Bergeron has only put up two points in the four games played by the club so far that’s not what is really important. He’s been taking every last minute faceoff in the offensive zone, defensive zone, and on the penalty-kill. What’s even better is his faceoff percentage is well over 50% so if Boston stays in this series, it’s because Patrice Bergeron kept winning faceoffs giving the team the majority of puck possession.

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