Power Rankings: Devils still in No. 1 spot; Blue Jackets make move

Week: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25

ESPN.com

Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils hold on to our top spot for another week.

As he looks to become the winningest goalie in NHL history later this week, Brodeur has put up impressive numbers since our last listing: a 3-0-0 record, 1.67 goals-against average and .943 save percentage. The Devils, meanwhile, are 8-2-0 over their past 10 games.

As usual, voice your opinion here, puckheads.

-- By Joy Russo; posted March 16

2008-2009 Power Rankings: Week 21
	RK (PV)	TEAM	REC.	COMMENT
	1 (1)	Devils	45-20-3	Martin Brodeur is one win away from standing alone on the all-time wins list. Since our last list, he's posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.67 goals-against average and .943 save percentage as the Devils keep rolling.
	2 (2)	Red Wings	46-15-9	The Red Wings reach the 100-point plateau for a record ninth NHL season, passing the Canadiens' run of eight seasons from 1974-75 through 1981-82.
	3 (3)	Capitals	43-21-6	Thank goodness for the Capitals that Alex Ovechkin can shoot the puck much better than he can throw a football (see: Eastern Motors ads).
	4 (5)	Sharks	45-13-10	Evgeni Nabokov returns and the Sharks win two straight games.
	5 (4)	Bruins	45-17-9	The Bruins still lead the league in fewest goals allowed per game (2.27) ... but what worries us is, just how bad is that Dennis Wideman injury?
	6 (6)	Canucks	36-23-9	Does Roberto Luongo let in bad goals from time to time? Hmm. "I know you guys would like to chalk [a goal against Colorado on Sunday] up as a bad goal, but I'll consider it an unlucky goal," he told The Vancouver Province.
	7 (10)	Penguins	37-26-8	The Penguins still have just one regulation loss since Dan Bylsma took over behind the bench. Sidney Crosby is also riding a 10-game points streak, including eight points over the past week.
	8 (7)	Flames	40-23-6	Did our ears deceive us? Did we actually hear Mike Keenan take the blame himself after one of his goalies (Miikka Kiprusoff) had a poor outing?
	9 (9)	Flyers	37-21-10	A healthy Daniel Briere can only help the Flyers.
	10 (13)	Blue Jackets	36-28-6	After upending the Red Wings on March 7, the Blue Jackets were shut out by Detroit 4-0 on Sunday. But Columbus beat Boston, Pittsburgh and Chicago in that stretch, and Sunday's shutout was the first against the team since Jan. 6.
	11 (8)	Blackhawks	37-21-9	With four losses in five games and a handful of playoff-hungry teams putting pressure on Chicago, we have to ask: Has this team hit the wall?
	12 (11)	Canadiens	36-25-8	You know things are bad in Montreal when the home crowd starts chanting "Carbo! Carbo!" during a game and that chant is an indirect dig at GM Bob Gainey.
	13 (12)	Panthers	34-25-10	Four losses in five games, but the Panthers did get winger Rostislav Olesz back in the lineup and Bryan McCabe could return this week.
	14 (16)	Rangers	36-26-8	Sean Avery has four goals in his past three games, helping the Rangers break an 0-for-15 power-play drought during the past week.
	15 (14)	Hurricanes	36-28-7	The Hurricanes have picked up points in 11 of their past 15 games.
	16 (15)	Sabres	34-27-8	The best news the Sabres could get this week: Ryan Miller has begun skating on his own to test his injured left ankle and the goalie said he fully expects to play before the regular season ends.
	17 (17)	Oilers	32-27-9	One thought likely going through Oilers fans' heads: "Can we at least win one in overtime?
	18 (18)	Predators	34-30-5	More for the Pekka Rinne/Calder Trophy debate: The goalie is 12-3-1 since Feb. 1.
	19 (23)	Blues	32-29-8	With a 7-3-0 showing over their past 10 games, the Blues are just one point out of a playoff spot. Can't imagine anyone predicted that St. Louis would be in this position a few months back, including us.
	20 (19)	Wild	32-29-8	The Wild have just one regulation win in their past 11 games ... and the playoffs are looking more and more out of reach.
	21 (21)	Stars	33-28-8	The Stars are 7-for-64 on the power play since playing their first game without Brad Richards (broken wrist) on Feb. 19.
	22 (20)	Ducks	32-31-6	Winger Teemu Selanne is a point away from 1,200 for his NHL career.
	23 (22)	Maple Leafs	28-29-13	Jason Blake finally snapped a 10-game goal-scoring drought with a tally against Calgary this past weekend.
	24 (25)	Senators	28-30-10	In hockey dreamland, the Senators will win their remaining 14 games to jump to 94 points and earn a trip to the playoffs. But ...
	25 (24)	Kings	29-29-10	The Kings are 0-1-1 only two games into their brutal road stretch -- 12 of 15 games away from L.A.
	26 (27)	Thrashers	28-35-6	Five straight wins for the Thrashers, including two shutouts from Kari Lehtonen.
	27 (28)	Lightning	23-32-14	Steven Stamkos has 20 points (10-10) in his past 26 games.
	28 (26)	Coyotes	28-35-6	Remember all of those playoff hopes at the start of the new year? Well, Phoenix is 4-16-1 since the All-Star break.
	29 (29)	Islanders	24-38-8	Peter Mannino!
	30 (30)	Avalanche	31-38-1	Outside of the high draft pick, is it time to look at the goaltenders who will be available this summer?