The Province

POWER RANKINGS

- MICHAEL TRAIKOS’

1. Calgary Flames (2) One regulation time loss in the last 11 games.

2. Tampa Bay Lightning (1) Fourth-liner Mathieu Joseph has four goals in his 11 games.

3. Winnipeg Jets (3) Return of Byfuglien should make Jets scary down the stretch.

4. San Jose Sharks (4) On a three-game winning streak — with all three coming in overtime.

5. Nashville Predators (6) Acquisitio­n of Boyle gives Nashville a 13-goal fourth-line centre.

6. Montreal Canadiens (8) Price is starting to play himself into Vezina Trophy conversati­on.

7. New York Islanders (7) Still holding off Wash. and Pitt. after going 6-2-2 in last 10 games.

8. Toronto Maple Leafs (11) Team is 2-0-1 since acquiring Jake Muzzin.

9. Pittsburgh Penguins (10) Bjugstad and McCann have combined for no points since trade.

10. Boston Bruins (12) A matter of when — not if — Boston will pass Montreal for third place Atlantic.

11. Columbus Blue Jackets (9) Is it time to move Panarin and Bobrovsky?

12. Vegas Golden Knights (5) Smith had 60 points in 67 games. He has 27 in 48 this year.

13. Washington Capitals (13) Something not right in Wash., where team has won two of last 10.

14. Carolina Hurricanes (14) 10-4-1 in 2019 has put Car. within arm’s length of a playoff spot.

15. Buffalo Sabres (15) Rookie Dahlin has team-leading nine points in 12 game since January.

16. Dallas Stars (20) A four-game winning streak has the Stars sitting third in the division.

17. Minnesota Wild (17) Have lost three straight, but two came in overtime.

18. St. Louis Blues (22) Don’t look now, but Blues are one point out of playoff spot after going 7-2-1.

19. Philadelph­ia Flyers (27) Hart could have a statue in his honour by the end of the season.

20. Colorado Avalanche (18) Lost four straight, while being outscored 20-7.

21. Vancouver Canucks (16) Losing Edler to concussion could spell end of Van’s playoff hopes.

22. Florida Panthers (21) Looks like Panthers are freeing up cap space for possible busy summer.

23. Arizona Coyotes (19) Injuries keep piling up for the Coyotes, who are missing eight players.

24. Detroit Red Wings (23) With 22 goals, Larkin’s $6.1-million cap hit is looking like a bargain.

25. Chicago Blackhawks (24) Five-game win streak has Chi. three points back of a wild card.

26. New York Rangers (26) Zuccarello is helping trade value with eight points in last five games.

27. Edmonton Oilers (28) Is there anyone else left to fire?

28. New Jersey Devils (30) Have gone 8-9-0 since losing Hall to injury.

29. Los Angeles Kings (29) Kovalchuk has four goals in his last seven games.

30. Ottawa Senators (31) The season cannot end fast enough.

31. Anaheim Ducks (25) Sinking like a stone after winning just twice in the last 19 games. (Not including last night’s games)

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