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Wednesday, November 25
2003-04 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 Detroit 314 25.5 20.1 5.0 317 6.0 86.8 1.0 37.5 31.0
2 Ottawa 370 7.0 21.6 1.0 347 12.0 83.6 18.0 38.0 21.0
3 Tampa Bay 339 16.5 16.2 16.0 278 2.0 84.9 10.0 44.5 24.0
4 Colorado 363 9.0 20.4 3.0 357 18.0 83.8 16.0 46.0 9.0
5 San Jose 337 19.0 16.6 13.0 319 7.0 85.3 7.0 46.0 9.0
6 Columbus 401 3.0 14.5 24.0 337 10.0 85.2 9.0 46.0 -1.0
7 Dallas 328 21.0 15.9 18.0 311 4.0 85.9 4.0 47.0 2.0
8 New Jersey 312 27.0 16.3 15.0 266 1.0 85.3 6.0 49.0 15.0
9 Vancouver 376 5.0 14.9 22.0 360 21.0 86.1 3.0 51.0 3.0
10 Buffalo 367 8.0 15.8 19.0 348 13.5 84.8 11.0 51.5 3.0
11 Nashville 428 1.0 16.8 11.0 351 16.0 81.8 24.0 52.0 14.0
12 Toronto 373 6.0 20.1 4.0 386 26.0 83.4 20.0 56.0 11.0
13 Calgary 357 12.0 15.1 21.0 346 11.0 84.7 13.0 57.0 10.0
14 NY Islanders 325 22.0 16.6 14.0 359 19.5 85.5 5.0 60.5 8.0
15 Montreal 319 24.0 17.2 10.0 314 5.0 82.5 22.0 61.0 -1.0
16 Atlanta 410 2.0 14.6 23.0 391 28.0 85.2 8.0 61.0 6.0
17 St. Louis 341 15.0 17.9 9.0 369 22.5 84.6 15.0 61.5 0.0
18 Minnesota 339 16.5 13.6 28.0 285 3.0 84.6 14.0 61.5 2.0
19 Philadelphia 314 25.5 20.7 2.0 348 13.5 83.3 21.0 62.0 11.0
20 Anaheim 310 28.5 18.1 7.0 353 17.0 84.7 12.0 64.5 3.0
21 Florida 310 28.5 16.8 12.0 373 24.0 86.3 2.0 66.5 -4.0
22 Pittsburgh 360 10.0 18.1 8.0 369 22.5 77.2 30.0 70.5 -27.0
23 Boston 300 30.0 16.0 17.0 335 8.0 83.6 17.0 72.0 -13.0
24 Los Angeles 356 13.0 14.0 27.0 336 9.0 80.7 28.0 77.0 -10.0
25 Chicago 349 14.0 15.8 20.0 383 25.0 83.6 19.0 78.0 -17.0
26 Carolina 384 4.0 10.7 30.0 359 19.5 81.6 25.0 78.5 -25.0
27 Washington 334 20.0 19.2 6.0 401 30.0 81.3 26.0 82.0 -12.0
28 Edmonton 338 18.0 13.0 29.0 350 15.0 81.1 27.0 89.0 -17.0
29 Phoenix 358 11.0 14.2 26.0 398 29.0 82.2 23.0 89.0 -19.0
30 NY Rangers 322 23.0 14.3 25.0 388 27.0 79.4 29.0 104.0 -36.0