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Wednesday, November 25
2002-03 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 Ottawa 391 6.0 21.2 2.0 332 5.0 84.9 10.0 23.0 29.0
2 Tampa Bay 391 6.0 17.9 10.0 316 3.0 82.6 20.0 39.0 16.0
3 Vancouver 420 1.5 20.7 3.0 390 25.0 84.1 12.0 41.5 27.0
4 Dallas 327 25.0 19.0 5.0 346 8.0 85.5 5.0 43.0 15.0
5 Minnesota 366 14.0 14.2 23.0 308 2.0 86.0 4.0 43.0 13.0
6 Anaheim 348 20.0 16.1 16.0 333 6.0 87.4 2.0 44.0 17.0
7 Pittsburgh 360 16.0 18.3 7.0 352 10.0 83.5 13.0 46.0 1.0
8 Columbus 410 4.0 17.3 12.0 409 28.0 85.3 8.0 52.0 14.0
9 Detroit 319 27.0 23.8 1.0 377 20.0 85.4 6.0 54.0 28.0
10 St. Louis 391 6.0 20.5 4.0 389 23.5 81.7 22.0 55.5 13.0
11 Edmonton 386 9.0 14.5 19.0 351 9.0 82.6 19.0 56.0 0.0
12 Colorado 363 15.0 18.7 6.0 359 15.0 82.5 21.0 57.0 4.0
13 Nashville 418 3.0 13.9 26.0 353 11.0 82.7 17.0 57.0 -9.0
14 Philadelphia 328 24.0 14.3 21.0 338 7.0 85.2 9.0 61.0 -3.0
15 Toronto 359 17.0 17.5 11.0 426 30.0 86.9 3.0 61.0 11.0
16 Buffalo 354 19.0 14.4 20.0 363 16.0 85.4 7.0 62.0 -5.0
17 New Jersey 303 30.0 11.9 30.0 264 1.0 87.9 1.0 62.0 7.0
18 Atlanta 371 13.0 17.3 13.0 355 12.0 81.7 24.0 62.0 -7.0
19 San Jose 375 12.0 18.1 9.0 358 14.0 81.0 30.0 65.0 -5.0
20 Los Angeles 355 18.0 14.6 18.0 372 18.0 83.3 15.0 69.0 -6.0
21 NY Islanders 384 11.0 15.4 17.0 405 27.0 83.5 14.0 69.0 -1.0
22 Boston 325 26.0 18.2 8.0 375 19.0 82.7 18.0 71.0 -7.0
23 Calgary 389 8.0 12.1 29.0 389 23.5 83.3 16.0 76.5 -23.0
24 Carolina 420 1.5 13.8 27.0 392 26.0 81.6 25.0 79.5 -17.0
25 Montreal 315 28.0 14.0 25.0 317 4.0 81.7 23.0 80.0 -18.0
26 Florida 347 21.0 14.1 24.0 356 13.0 81.5 26.0 84.0 -19.0
27 Chicago 308 29.0 12.7 28.0 369 17.0 84.8 11.0 85.0 -17.0
28 Washington 331 23.0 17.2 14.0 384 21.0 81.3 28.0 86.0 -11.0
29 NY Rangers 339 22.0 16.2 15.0 388 22.0 81.2 29.0 88.0 -18.0
30 Phoenix 385 10.0 14.3 22.0 412 29.0 81.3 27.0 88.0 -29.0