Power Rankings, Week 3: The Blackhawks are Back, Jack!

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Last week we saw the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers up toward the top of the rankings while the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks plummeted toward the bottom. This week the tables have turned. How did your team perform?

Chicago Blackhawks

Current Rank: 1 | Previous Rank: 23 | +22

The reigning Stanley Cup champions are back in championship form, winning four in a row.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current Rank: 2 | Previous Rank: 24 | +22

Naturally, the Penguins decided to wait until they came into Philly to turn things around, much to the dismay of Flyers fans. They've outscored their opponents 10-3 in their past two contests.

Boston Bruins

Current Rank: 3 | Previous Rank: 18 | +15

Boston gets the bronze over Los Angeles by this much!

Los Angeles Kings

Current Rank: 4 | Previous Rank: 14 | +10

Pretty solid week for the Kings.

New York Islanders

Current Rank: 5 | Previous Rank: 16 | +11

Not impressive on paper. Very impressive on the ice.

Dallas Stars

Current Rank: 6 | Previous Rank: 8 | +2

If it's two things Texans love it's football and baseball (trust me, I know a couple). The Dallas Stars are giving Texans pretty good reason to throw hockey in there, too.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current Rank: 7 | Previous Rank: 1 | -6

Ya gotta lose eventually.

Florida Panthers

Current Rank: 8 | Previous Rank: 30 | +22

The Panthers won two games in a row last week. Gotta admit; that's exceeding expectations right there. Not only that, they outscored their opponents 9-0! Vokoun for Vezina!

Minnesota Wild

Current Rank: 9 | Previous Rank: 28 | +19

At 45.8%, their PP is tops in the league. 45.8%?! You don't ever want to be a man down against this team.

Colorado Avalanche

Current Rank: 10 | Previous Rank: 13 | +3

The young guns keep blazin', picking up two of three on the road.

St. Louis Blues

Current Rank: 11 | Previous Rank: 2 | -9

A couple of close contests against some pretty tough competition keeps the Blues on the outside of the top ten this week.

Detroit Red Wings

Current Rank: 12 | Previous Rank: 3 | -9

It's not that their doing much worse, it's that everyone else is doing that much better.

Washington Capitals

Current Rank: 13 | Previous Rank: 5 | -8

The Caps scored just three goals this week in regulation time. I'm going to let that sink in a little...

Nashville Predators

Current Rank: 14 | Previous Rank: 6 | -8

Nashville looks for the opposite results in OT next week.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current Rank: 15 | Previous Rank: 9 | -6

Simon Gagne and the Bolts got the best of the Flyers for his homecoming. Then they let the Panthers score a touchdown on them.

Calgary Flames

Current Rank: 16 | Previous Rank: 12 | -4

Calgary saved face at home after being shut out by the Panthers of all teams. Then they took their show on the road where they failed to score in regulation again. Thank goodness OT worked out for them.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current Rank: 17 | Previous Rank: 17 | +/-0

They're not bad, but they aren't that good...yet.

Montreal Canadiens

Current Rank: 18 | Previous Rank: 20 | +2

If you're going to start winning it may as well be against division rivals.

Atlanta Thrashers

Current Rank: 19 | Previous Rank: 22 | +3

The Thrashers' wins on the road against the West overshadow their loss at home against the Sabres.

Phoenix Coyotes

Current Rank: 20 | Previous Rank: 19 | -1

Tough week for the 'Yotes.

Carolina Hurricanes

Current Rank: 21 | Previous Rank: 10 | -11

1-4 on the road is going to come back to haunt you later on down the line.

Edmonton Oilers

Current Rank: 22 | Previous Rank: 7 | -15

There's the Edmonton Oilers we've all grown to know and love!

Philadelphia Flyers

Current Rank: 23 | Previous Rank: 4 | -19

Lazy. Undisciplined. Sloppy. These are some of the kinder words that describe the Philadelphia Flyers of late. The Killer Bees (Briere, Bobrovsky, Boucher) can't do this on their own.

Vancouver Canucks

Current Rank: 24 | Previous Rank: 15 | -9