NHL Top 15 Player Rankings - Week 20

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We bring you back to your regularly scheduled Player Rankings programming.

After a few weeks off, we're back with a new revamped top 15. Yes, there are changes. Teemu Selanne isn't in the top 10 in overall league scoring (remember, he just returned to the Ducks' lineup on Feb. 5), but his play has changed the dynamic for Anaheim, which is 9-1-0 since his return.

Meanwhile, former top 15 top guns like Vincent Lecavalier, Nicklas Lidstrom and Ilya Kovalchuk have lost ground as their respective teams struggle.

-- Posted on Thursday, Feb. 28

2007-2008 Player Rankings: Week 20
Rank Player Team Comments
1 Teemu Selanne
Games: 26
G: 12
A: 11
PTS: 23
Ducks		 He has five goals and two assists in his past three games and, bottom line, Anaheim is a different team with the forward in the lineup.
2 Alex Ovechkin
Games: 82
G: 65
A: 47
PTS: 112
Capitals		 Ovie is still stuck at 48 goals (he's in the middle of a six-game scoring slump), but he's still helping the Caps stay in the Southeast hunt.
3 Evgeni Malkin
Games: 82
G: 47
A: 59
PTS: 106
Penguins		 Malkin's production has cooled over the past week (two points in four games), but what will happen with newly acquired Pascal Dupuis on his line?
4 Martin Brodeur
Games: 77
Wins: 44
Losses: 27
GAA: 2.175
SV%: 92
Devils		 The Devils goalie has gone 7-2-1 over his past 10 starts as New Jersey fights to keep its Atlantic Division lead.
5 Ty Conklin
Games: 33
Wins: 18
Losses: 8
GAA: 2.509
SV%: 92.3
Blues		 Call us crazy, but the Pens goalie has been just as important to Pittsburgh's Crosby-less run as Malkin. Plus, he leads the NHL with a .933 save percentage.
6 Jarome Iginla
Games: 82
G: 50
A: 48
PTS: 98
Flames		 After a scary early-winter goal drought, Iginla is finding his way just in time for the playoff push.
7 Daniel Alfredsson
Games: 70
G: 40
A: 49
PTS: 89
Senators		 The last time we were here, Alfie sat at No. 2. He loses some ground as he has just two points in his past nine games.
8 Marc Savard
Games: 74
G: 15
A: 63
PTS: 78
Bruins		 Held pointless just twice in his past 10 games, Savard is keeping the Bruins in the playoff mix.
9 Nicklas Lidstrom
Games: 76
G: 10
A: 60
PTS: 70
Red Wings		 The Wings defenseman heads down the list because he is out with a sprained MCL, but we still marvel at his plus-39 showing before the injury.
10 Vincent Lecavalier
Games: 81
G: 40
A: 52
PTS: 92
Lightning		 Has scored just one goal in his past 11 games as his team starts its early golf planning for mid-April.
11 Joe Thornton
Games: 82
G: 29
A: 67
PTS: 96
Sharks		 The Sharks forward is tied for the league lead in assists (56) with Boston's Savard.
12 Mike Ribeiro
Games: 76
G: 27
A: 56
PTS: 83
Stars		 The Stars center has six points in his past two games and ranks within the league top 10 in points (73), assists (47) and plus/minus (plus-21).
13 Ilya Kovalchuk
Games: 79
G: 52
A: 35
PTS: 87
Thrashers		 Kovalchuk is taking shots, but he's having trouble finding the net. He has just four goals in his past 15 games, and Atlanta is 6-8-1 over that span.
14 Pavel Datsyuk
Games: 82
G: 31
A: 66
PTS: 97
Red Wings		 As the Wings deal with a slew of injuries, Datsyuk has held the fort, going pointless just twice in his past nine games.
15 Patrick Kane
Games: 82
G: 21
A: 51
PTS: 72
Blackhawks		 The Hawks forward still holds the league lead in scoring among rookies with 52 points in 63 games.

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