NHL 2022-23 Season Weekly Power Rankings: Tuesday 11/15
By Jim Lynch
8. Toronto Maple Leafs
In typical Toronto fashion, the Leafs followed up a four game losing streak with three wins against a few really good teams in Boston and Carolina. Now, this past week, they have gone 1-1-1 beating the Canucks, losing to the Penguins and losing to the Golden Knights in overtime. While Auston Matthews does have seven goals, I think a lot of fans would like to see him go on another scoring run like last season as soon as possible.
7. Edmonton Oilers
The biggest issue for Edmonton has to be their goaltending so far this season. While they have two of the best players in the world in Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, Jack Campbell has been mediocre to start this season. The Oilers won two of their last three games, including matchups against Tampa Bay and Florida. However, they did lose to the Carolina Hurricanes 7-2.
6. Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars look like they are the real deal. With a 9-5-1 record, they are tied for first in the Central Division with Winnipeg. This past week they won just one of their three games, but they can bounce back on Tuesday in Tampa Bay against the Lightning.
Watching Jason Robertson go from missing most of training camp to coming into the locker room and putting up 10 goals and 23 points in the team’s first 15 games has been remarkable. Usually, players who miss training camp take a bit more time to get up to speed.
5. Carolina Hurricanes
Yesterday I watched the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks face off in Chicago, and man did Carolina look good. Brent Burns was a smart addition to their team and has been great from the blueline putting up three goals and nine assists. During their 3-0 win over Chicago on Monday, Burns had two assists, including this shot that was deflected by Martinook to get the first goal of the game.
The Hurricanes look like a top team that could compete for the Stanley Cup late in the playoffs if all goes well.