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Friday, July 25
2007-08 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 San Jose 373 5.0 18.8 10.0 310 3.0 85.8 1.0 19.0 24.0
2 Detroit 391 2.0 20.7 3.0 357 18.5 84.0 8.0 31.5 22.0
3 Montreal 372 6.0 24.2 1.0 342 11.0 82.5 15.0 33.0 35.0
4 Minnesota 338 21.0 18.9 8.0 330 6.0 85.2 4.0 39.0 8.0
5 Buffalo 366 9.5 18.0 14.0 333 9.0 83.2 11.0 43.5 11.0
6 Philadelphia 385 3.0 21.8 2.0 388 28.5 83.2 10.0 43.5 26.0
7 Dallas 354 15.0 18.1 13.0 352 15.0 85.5 2.0 45.0 18.0
8 NY Rangers 370 7.0 16.5 22.0 343 12.0 84.5 6.0 47.0 6.0
9 Pittsburgh 378 4.0 20.4 4.0 357 18.5 81.0 23.0 49.5 5.0
10 Carolina 420 1.0 18.8 9.0 354 16.5 78.8 26.5 53.0 -5.0
11 Nashville 358 13.0 14.8 27.0 335 10.0 85.4 3.0 53.0 1.0
12 Tampa Bay 296 30.0 19.3 5.0 310 3.0 81.9 18.0 56.0 1.0
13 Los Angeles 366 9.5 17.5 17.0 310 3.0 78.1 29.0 58.5 3.0
14 Vancouver 369 8.0 17.1 18.0 368 22.0 82.6 14.0 62.0 0.0
15 Phoenix 339 20.0 18.6 11.0 332 7.5 80.7 24.0 62.5 -2.0
16 Washington 343 18.5 19.0 7.0 349 13.0 80.5 25.0 63.5 -6.0
17 Edmonton 344 17.0 16.6 21.0 366 21.0 84.7 5.0 64.0 -2.0
18 New Jersey 320 26.0 15.6 25.0 314 5.0 82.8 13.0 69.0 -5.0
19 Colorado 335 22.0 14.6 28.0 301 1.0 81.4 21.0 72.0 -10.0
20 Anaheim 361 12.0 16.6 20.0 408 30.0 83.1 12.0 74.0 -8.0
21 Florida 313 29.0 19.2 6.0 374 23.0 82.4 16.0 74.0 -5.0
22 Columbus 356 14.0 14.9 26.0 378 25.0 83.3 9.0 74.0 -7.0
23 Toronto 343 18.5 17.8 15.0 350 14.0 78.0 30.0 77.5 -22.0
24 Boston 319 27.0 17.6 16.0 332 7.5 78.6 28.0 78.5 -12.0
25 Chicago 365 11.0 15.9 24.0 385 27.0 82.1 17.0 79.0 0.0
26 St. Louis 334 23.0 14.1 30.0 359 20.0 84.4 7.0 80.0 -19.0
27 Calgary 352 16.0 16.8 19.0 388 28.5 81.4 20.0 83.5 -12.0
28 Ottawa 328 25.0 18.3 12.0 380 26.0 81.1 22.0 85.0 0.0
29 Atlanta 316 28.0 16.5 23.0 354 16.5 78.8 26.5 94.0 -20.0
30 NY Islanders 330 24.0 14.5 29.0 375 24.0 81.9 19.0 96.0 -25.0