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centercenter13.52%1 leftcenter86.48% Pittsburgh Penguins (5 last week) left2center100%It's been more than a month since the Pens have lost in regulation. They are an astounding 13-0-1 in that span and have scored five or more goals in five of their past six games. And, as you may have heard, Sidney Crosby is back. centercenter13.52%2 leftcenter86.48% St. Louis Blues (1 last week) left2center100%After getting off to a 5-1-0 start this month, the NHL-leading Blues are just 1-2-2 in their last five games. Some good news: Alex Steen, Matt D'Agostini and Kris Russell, each out with a concussion, and Andy McDonald (shoulder) could return soon. centercenter13.52%3 leftcenter86.48% New York Rangers (3 last week) left2center100%After back-to-back losses to surging Pittsburgh and Colorado, Henrik Lundqvist and the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers rebounded with wins over New Jersey and Detroit. centercenter13.52%4 leftcenter86.48% Philadelphia Flyers (7 last week) left2center100%After a shaky February, they're hitting their stride this month, going 9-2-1 in their past 12 games. Ilya Bryzgalov has been selected as the first star in six of those, including Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals. centercenter13.52%5 leftcenter86.48% Vancouver Canucks (2 last week) left2center100%They're only 4-5-3 in their last 12 games but still own a 12-point lead in the Northwest Division. There's considerable concern about second-leading scorer Daniel Sedin, out indefinitely after taking an elbow to the head from Chicago's Duncan Keith. centercenter13.52%6 leftcenter86.48% Chicago Blackhawks (not ranked last week) left2center100%They've won five in a row and eight of the past 10. But ice-time leader and No. 1 defenseman Duncan Keith is facing NHL discipline for his elbow to the head of Vancouver's Daniel Sedin. centercenter13.52%7 leftcenter86.48% Nashville Predators (6 last week) left2center100%After Thursday's 5-1 throttling at the hands of the Penguins, the Preds have lost three of their last five games. Nashville's goal was scored by Alexander Radulov, who has returned after scoring 20 or more goals in each of the past four seasons in the KHL. centercenter13.52%8 leftcenter86.48% Detroit Red Wings (4 last week) left2center100%The wheels have come off for the injury-plagued Wings, who haven't won in two weeks. Sidelined are Darren Helm, Johan Franzen, Patrick Eaves, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jakub Kindle and Jonathan Ericsson and goalies Jimmy Howard and Joey MacDonald. Hey, that's a pretty good team right there. centercenter13.52%9 leftcenter86.48% Los Angeles Kings (not ranked last week) left2center100%They've won six in a row and nine of their past 11 after Thursday's 1-0 shootout win over NHL-leading St. Louis. The win also vaulted the Kings into first place in the Pacific Division. centercenter22.55%10 leftcenter77.45% Florida Panthers (not ranked last week) left2center100%Had a five-game losing streak snapped by a 3-1 loss to Carolina on Wednesday. Jose Theodore, 4-1-1 in his last five starts with a 1.63 goals against average and a .947 save percentage, has the Panthers on the verge of ending Washington's four-season reign in the Southeast Division. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
