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Saturday, July 4
2008-09 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 360 5.0 24.2 3.0 304 4.0 83.2 5.0 17.0 37.0
2 Minnesota 328 21.0 20.1 9.0 291 1.0 87.6 2.0 33.0 33.0
3 Carolina 374 1.5 18.7 18.0 301 3.0 80.4 19.0 41.5 10.0
4 Buffalo 358 7.5 20.9 7.0 336 14.0 81.8 14.0 42.5 16.0
5 St. Louis 351 13.5 20.5 8.0 357 21.0 83.8 3.0 45.5 16.0
6 Chicago 363 3.0 19.3 12.0 330 13.0 80.6 18.0 46.0 10.0
7 Boston 313 27.0 23.6 4.0 306 5.0 82.4 12.0 48.0 21.0
8 Detroit 353 12.0 25.5 1.0 327 10.5 78.3 25.0 48.5 21.0
9 Los Angeles 360 5.0 19.2 14.0 361 22.5 82.8 7.0 48.5 3.0
10 Montreal 374 1.5 19.3 13.0 370 25.0 82.4 11.0 50.5 6.0
11 Pittsburgh 360 5.0 17.2 20.0 347 19.0 82.7 8.0 52.0 -4.0
12 Calgary 358 7.5 17.0 21.0 349 20.0 83.4 4.0 52.5 -6.0
13 NY Rangers 346 15.0 13.9 29.0 329 12.0 87.8 1.0 57.0 3.0
14 Ottawa 339 18.0 19.5 10.0 346 17.5 81.5 15.0 60.5 5.0
15 Washington 337 19.0 25.2 2.0 387 28.0 80.6 17.0 66.0 6.0
16 Philadelphia 316 26.0 22.5 6.0 393 29.0 83.0 6.0 67.0 19.0
17 Vancouver 357 9.5 18.8 17.0 371 26.0 81.4 16.0 68.5 0.0
18 Florida 308 29.0 16.6 24.0 311 7.0 82.6 9.0 69.0 -5.0
19 Toronto 330 20.0 18.8 16.0 308 6.0 74.7 30.0 72.0 -17.0
20 Atlanta 357 9.5 19.3 11.0 366 24.0 76.0 29.0 73.5 -16.0
21 New Jersey 307 30.0 18.9 15.0 324 9.0 79.9 20.0 74.0 1.0
22 Dallas 351 13.5 15.4 27.0 327 10.5 78.6 24.0 75.0 -18.0
23 Phoenix 341 17.0 14.7 28.0 293 2.0 76.8 28.0 75.0 -17.0
24 Edmonton 354 11.0 16.9 22.0 338 15.5 77.5 27.0 75.5 -21.0
25 Nashville 318 24.5 15.7 25.5 338 15.5 82.5 10.0 75.5 -8.0
26 Colorado 318 24.5 15.7 25.5 318 8.0 79.9 21.0 79.0 -18.0
27 Columbus 322 22.0 12.7 30.0 346 17.5 82.1 13.0 82.5 -25.0
28 Anaheim 309 28.0 23.6 5.0 385 27.0 79.7 23.0 83.0 -7.0
29 NY Islanders 320 23.0 16.9 23.0 361 22.5 79.8 22.0 90.5 -12.0
30 Tampa Bay 343 16.0 17.8 19.0 405 30.0 78.0 26.0 91.0 -33.0