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Thursday, May 24
2011-12 Power Surge

Legend
Rk: Rank from 1 (best) to 30 (worst), with 0.5 awarded for a tied rank, Opp: Opportunities, PS: Power Surge ranking, Dif: Power Play Goal Differential ((PPG + SHG) - (PPGA + SHGA))
 
Which teams really control the power play? The Power Surge ranks teams in four special teams categories (ability to draw penalties, ability to avoid penalties, effectiveness on the power play, and effectiveness short-handed) and combines these ranks into an aggregate number: The Power Surge.

2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04

POWER SURGEPower PlayShort-HandedTot
RNK TEAM Opp Rk PP% Rk Opp Rk SH% Rk PS Dif*
1 Pittsburgh 289 7.0 19.7 5.0 269 15.0 87.7 3.0 30.0 25.0
2 Vancouver 288 8.0 19.8 4.0 286 23.0 86.0 6.0 41.0 20.0
3 New Jersey 267 17.5 17.2 14.0 259 10.0 89.6 1.0 42.5 21.0
4 Nashville 250 25.5 21.6 1.0 244 6.0 83.6 10.0 42.5 15.0
5 Florida 285 9.0 18.6 7.0 239 4.0 79.5 25.0 45.0 2.0
6 San Jose 270 13.5 21.1 2.0 225 1.0 76.9 29.0 45.5 4.0
7 NY Rangers 280 10.0 15.7 23.0 260 11.5 86.2 5.0 49.5 12.0
8 Los Angeles 290 6.0 16.9 17.0 293 25.0 87.0 4.0 52.0 18.0
9 Philadelphia 335 1.0 19.7 6.0 319 30.0 81.8 17.0 54.0 5.0
10 Calgary 260 20.0 17.7 13.0 268 14.0 84.3 9.0 56.0 1.0
11 Carolina 294 5.0 16.7 20.0 251 8.0 80.5 23.0 56.0 8.0
12 Detroit 298 4.0 16.1 22.0 274 16.5 81.8 18.0 60.5 -11.0
13 St. Louis 269 15.5 16.7 19.0 282 19.0 85.8 7.0 60.5 9.0
14 Toronto 267 17.5 18.4 10.0 242 5.0 77.3 28.0 60.5 -7.0
15 Boston 251 23.5 17.1 15.0 260 11.5 83.5 11.0 61.0 7.0
16 Edmonton 262 19.0 20.6 3.0 296 26.0 82.4 14.0 62.0 -1.0
17 Montreal 301 3.0 14.3 28.0 315 29.0 88.6 2.0 62.0 9.0
18 NY Islanders 243 29.0 18.5 8.0 236 3.0 80.5 22.0 62.0 -2.0
19 Buffalo 258 21.5 17.1 16.0 257 9.0 81.7 19.0 65.5 -5.0
20 Chicago 277 11.0 15.2 26.0 233 2.0 78.1 27.0 66.0 -5.0
21 Phoenix 251 23.5 13.5 29.0 249 7.0 85.5 8.0 67.5 -2.0
22 Colorado 223 30.0 18.4 9.0 277 18.0 83.0 12.0 69.0 -5.0
23 Anaheim 271 12.0 16.6 21.0 283 20.0 82.0 16.0 69.0 -7.0
24 Ottawa 270 13.5 18.1 11.0 310 28.0 81.6 20.0 72.5 -6.0
25 Columbus 317 2.0 15.5 24.0 274 16.5 76.6 30.0 72.5 -16.0
26 Washington 245 27.0 16.7 18.0 266 13.0 81.6 21.0 79.0 -15.0
27 Minnesota 258 21.5 15.1 27.0 285 21.5 82.1 15.0 85.0 -11.0
28 Winnipeg 250 25.5 18.0 12.0 292 24.0 80.1 24.0 85.5 -18.0
29 Tampa Bay 269 15.5 15.2 25.0 285 21.5 79.3 26.0 88.0 -28.0
30 Dallas 244 28.0 13.5 30.0 303 27.0 82.8 13.0 98.0 -17.0