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Tuesday, November 24
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 Montreal 72 29.5 16.7 25.0 102 25.5 80.4 16.0 96.0 -8.0
2 Ottawa 72 29.5 18.1 21.0 92 18.0 82.6 8.0 76.5 -1.0
3 Boston 79 28.0 15.2 26.0 84 7.0 84.5 4.0 65.0 -2.0
4 Calgary 80 26.5 20.0 16.0 88 12.0 78.4 22.0 76.5 0.0
5 Chicago 80 26.5 22.5 8.0 77 4.0 85.7 1.0 39.5 7.0
6 Atlanta 81 25.0 23.5 5.0 81 6.0 82.7 7.0 43.0 9.0
7 St. Louis 82 24.0 12.2 30.0 89 13.5 83.1 5.0 72.5 -5.0
8 New Jersey 84 22.0 21.4 14.0 67 1.0 80.6 15.0 52.0 6.0
9 Florida 84 22.0 13.1 29.0 86 11.0 74.4 28.0 90.0 -11.0
10 Columbus 84 22.0 25.0 3.0 103 27.0 78.6 21.0 73.0 1.0
11 Philadelphia 86 20.0 25.6 1.0 93 19.5 80.6 14.0 54.5 2.0
12 NY Islanders 87 18.5 18.4 19.0 96 23.0 82.3 11.0 71.5 2.0
13 Nashville 87 18.5 17.2 24.0 71 2.0 80.3 17.0 61.5 2.0
14 Anaheim 88 17.0 21.6 13.0 105 28.0 75.2 26.0 84.0 -8.0
15 Toronto 89 16.0 22.5 9.0 89 13.5 74.2 30.0 68.5 -4.0
16 NY Rangers 90 15.0 22.2 10.0 99 24.0 84.8 3.0 52.0 7.0
17 Phoenix 91 14.0 20.9 15.0 107 29.0 82.2 12.0 70.0 0.0
18 Minnesota 93 13.0 18.3 20.0 85 9.0 82.4 10.0 52.0 -1.0
19 Detroit 94 12.0 23.4 6.0 78 5.0 74.4 29.0 52.0 3.0
20 Colorado 95 11.0 17.9 22.0 102 25.5 81.4 13.0 71.5 -1.0
21 Tampa Bay 96 9.5 17.7 23.0 90 16.0 76.7 25.0 73.5 -6.0
22 Washington 96 9.5 22.9 7.0 94 21.5 77.7 24.0 62.0 -1.0
23 Vancouver 97 8.0 23.7 4.0 90 16.0 77.8 23.0 51.0 2.0
24 Buffalo 98 6.5 19.4 18.0 74 3.0 82.4 9.0 36.5 3.0
25 San Jose 98 6.5 25.5 2.0 93 19.5 84.9 2.0 30.0 13.0
26 Edmonton 100 5.0 22.0 11.0 85 9.0 78.8 19.5 44.5 2.0
27 Los Angeles 101 4.0 21.8 12.0 90 16.0 74.4 27.0 59.0 -4.0
28 Pittsburgh 103 3.0 14.6 27.0 94 21.5 83.0 6.0 57.5 -1.0
29 Carolina 104 2.0 14.4 28.0 110 30.0 79.1 18.0 78.0 -8.0
30 Dallas 108 1.0 19.4 17.0 85 9.0 78.8 19.5 46.5 2.0