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Thursday, November 26
2009-10 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 104 4.0 25.0 3.0 95 19.0 85.3 3.0 29.0 11.0
2 Buffalo 101 7.0 18.8 19.0 74 2.0 82.4 10.0 38.0 3.0
3 Atlanta 85 24.0 23.5 5.0 84 6.0 83.3 5.0 40.0 10.0
4 Edmonton 104 4.0 21.2 14.0 88 8.0 79.5 18.0 44.0 2.0
5 Chicago 82 27.0 22.0 11.0 83 5.0 85.5 2.0 45.0 9.0
6 NY Rangers 94 14.5 22.3 8.0 104 24.0 85.6 1.0 47.5 8.0
7 Dallas 113 1.0 19.5 17.0 86 7.0 77.9 23.0 48.0 2.0
8 Minnesota 99 8.5 18.2 22.5 89 10.0 83.1 8.0 49.0 0.0
9 Vancouver 97 11.5 23.7 4.0 89 10.0 77.5 24.0 49.5 2.0
10 Detroit 97 11.5 22.7 7.0 82 4.0 74.4 28.0 50.5 2.0
11 New Jersey 87 22.5 20.7 15.0 67 1.0 80.6 14.0 52.5 6.0
12 Nashville 90 18.5 18.9 18.0 75 3.0 80.0 15.5 55.0 3.0
13 Pittsburgh 104 4.0 14.4 27.0 95 19.0 83.2 6.5 56.5 -1.0
14 Philadelphia 87 22.5 26.4 1.0 98 23.0 80.6 13.0 59.5 2.0
15 Los Angeles 103 6.0 21.4 12.0 94 16.5 75.5 27.0 61.5 -4.0
16 Washington 96 13.0 22.9 6.0 97 21.5 78.4 21.0 61.5 -1.0
17 Phoenix 94 14.5 21.3 13.0 108 28.5 82.4 11.0 67.0 1.0
18 Boston 83 26.0 14.5 26.0 90 12.0 84.4 4.0 68.0 -3.0
19 Columbus 88 21.0 26.1 2.0 106 26.0 79.2 19.0 68.0 3.0
20 NY Islanders 92 16.0 18.5 20.0 97 21.5 81.4 12.0 69.5 2.0
21 Tampa Bay 99 8.5 18.2 22.5 93 15.0 77.4 25.0 71.0 -5.0
22 Toronto 91 17.0 22.0 10.0 92 14.0 73.9 30.0 71.0 -5.0
23 Colorado 98 10.0 18.4 21.0 105 25.0 80.0 15.5 71.5 -2.0
24 Calgary 81 28.0 19.8 16.0 91 13.0 78.0 22.0 79.0 -1.0
25 Ottawa 72 30.0 18.1 24.0 95 19.0 83.2 6.5 79.5 -1.0
26 St. Louis 84 25.0 13.1 29.0 94 16.5 83.0 9.0 79.5 -5.0
27 Carolina 107 2.0 14.0 28.0 112 30.0 78.6 20.0 80.0 -9.0
28 Anaheim 90 18.5 22.2 9.0 107 27.0 75.7 26.0 80.5 -7.0
29 Florida 89 20.0 12.4 30.0 89 10.0 74.2 29.0 89.0 -12.0
30 Montreal 76 29.0 15.8 25.0 108 28.5 79.6 17.0 99.5 -10.0