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Wednesday, November 25
2001-02 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 Colorado 344 15.0 18.0 5.0 315 8.0 87.0 2.0 30.0 21.0
2 Detroit 359 9.0 20.3 2.0 343 15.0 86.0 8.0 34.0 27.0
3 Buffalo 374 2.0 13.4 27.0 304 5.0 86.5 4.0 38.0 10.0
4 Los Angeles 353 12.0 20.7 1.0 366 24.5 86.6 3.0 40.5 23.0
5 Carolina 390 1.0 16.2 12.0 332 13.0 83.7 19.0 45.0 2.0
6 Vancouver 372 5.0 18.5 4.0 379 26.5 85.0 15.0 50.5 6.0
7 Anaheim 373 3.5 11.5 30.0 330 12.0 86.1 7.0 52.5 -8.0
8 Montreal 301 26.0 15.0 18.0 276 3.0 86.2 6.0 53.0 10.0
9 NY Islanders 363 8.0 16.3 11.0 366 24.5 85.8 10.0 53.5 14.0
10 Ottawa 331 21.0 16.6 10.0 307 7.0 84.4 17.0 55.0 13.0
11 Dallas 350 13.0 17.1 8.0 319 9.0 81.5 26.0 56.0 0.0
12 Toronto 349 14.0 15.5 15.0 328 11.0 84.5 16.0 56.0 6.0
13 Tampa Bay 311 23.0 14.8 19.0 273 2.0 85.3 13.0 57.0 3.0
14 San Jose 368 6.0 16.0 13.0 380 28.0 85.8 11.0 58.0 14.0
15 St. Louis 356 10.5 17.4 7.0 379 26.5 85.2 14.0 58.0 4.0
16 New Jersey 261 30.0 16.9 9.0 264 1.0 83.7 20.0 60.0 -5.0
17 Columbus 356 10.5 14.0 24.0 306 6.0 83.0 22.0 62.5 -7.0
18 Edmonton 333 20.0 15.3 16.0 348 16.5 85.6 12.0 64.5 6.0
19 Philadelphia 299 27.5 13.0 28.0 293 4.0 86.3 5.0 64.5 -3.0
20 Washington 299 27.5 19.4 3.0 325 10.0 82.2 24.0 64.5 -6.0
21 Nashville 337 18.0 14.2 23.0 354 19.0 85.9 9.0 69.0 -4.0
22 Minnesota 373 3.5 14.7 20.0 362 23.0 82.9 23.0 69.5 -5.0
23 Chicago 302 25.0 17.9 6.0 340 14.0 81.5 27.0 72.0 -7.0
24 Phoenix 341 16.5 15.5 14.0 356 20.5 83.1 21.0 72.0 -5.0
25 Boston 283 29.0 13.8 26.0 348 16.5 87.1 1.0 72.5 3.0
26 Calgary 364 7.0 15.1 17.0 356 20.5 81.5 28.0 72.5 -6.0
27 Pittsburgh 335 19.0 14.0 25.0 352 18.0 83.8 18.0 80.0 -15.0
28 Florida 341 16.5 14.7 22.0 393 29.0 80.7 29.0 96.5 -25.0
29 Atlanta 306 24.0 12.1 29.0 358 22.0 81.8 25.0 100.0 -37.0
30 NY Rangers 326 22.0 14.7 21.0 398 30.0 79.9 30.0 103.0 -29.0