15. Edmonton Oilers (10-8-2)
Total points: 39
Last week: No. 13
“Despite having to overcome an ankle injury and getting off to a slow start by his standards, Connor McDavid could very well work himself into the Hart Trophy conversation. The Oilers captain has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in seven games since returning to the lineup after missing three games because of the injury sustained at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 28. With two goals and an assist in a 5-2 win at the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, McDavid pulled within 10 points of MacKinnon for the NHL scoring lead. McDavid has 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) in 17 games this season and has 62 games remaining to try and make up the difference on MacKinnon, who has 34 points (seven goals, 27 assists) in 19 games. McDavid can never be counted out of the Hart Trophy race, having won it three times already (2017, 2021, 2023). If he can stay healthy, McDavid will likely make a charge up the scoring race again this season and once again be considered as the League’s most valuable player.” — Derek Van Diest, staff writer
16. Calgary Flames (10-6-3)
Total points: 38
Last week: No. 16
“Dustin Wolf has silenced some of his critics early and could find himself in Calder contention if he continues playing as well as he has for Calgary. The goalie improved his record to 7-2-1 in 10 starts with 28 saves in a 2-1 shootout win against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Wolf has a 2.36 GAA and .925 save percentage. He is a big reason Calgary is third in the Pacific Division. Wolf is in his first full season with the Flames. He played 17 games last season (15 starts) and struggled at times, posting a 7-7-1 record with a 3.16 GAA and .893 save percentage. Wolf (6-foot, 166 pounds) is considered small for a goalie by today’s standards, and some believed he would struggle making the transition to the NHL from the American Hockey League, where he was dominant. Wolf was named AHL MVP in 2023, along with best goalie in 2022 and 2023. Wolf could be the first Flames player to be named NHL rookie of the year since Sergei Makarov won it in 1990 at the age of 31 after joining Calgary from the Soviet Union.” — Van Diest
Others receiving points: Anaheim Ducks 1
Dropped out from last week: None
Enterprise Team of the Week: The Capitals, up two spots to No. 5 this week, went out west last week after a 4-3 overtime loss to the No. 10 Maple Leafs at home. They had a 3-1 lead late in the third period of that game but couldn’t hold it. They were undeterred. They went west and won three games in a row, defeating the No. 14 Avalanche 5-2 at Ball Arena, the No. 7 Golden Knights 5-2 at T-Mobile Arena, and the Utah Hockey Club 6-2 at Delta Center. They lost Ovechkin to a lower-leg injury in the game against Utah, so the Capitals didn’t emerge whole from the trip. They still return home to play Colorado at Capital One Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; KUSA, MNMT, ALT, SNP, SNE) riding a three-game winning streak and with enough confidence to withstand the Ovechkin injury. Their next four games are against teams ranked in the Super 16 this week, including the No. 9 Devils, No. 3 Panthers and No. 11 Lightning. — Rosen
HERE’S HOW WE RANKED ’EM
JEAN-FRANCOIS CHAUMONT
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Vancouver Canucks; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Calgary Flames
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Vancouver Canucks; 16. Colorado Avalanche
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. New Jersey Devils; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Colorado Avalanche
TOM GULITTI
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. Vancouver Canucks; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. New Jersey Devils; 11. Toronto Maple Leafs; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Calgary Flames
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Dallas Stars; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Tampa Bay Lightning; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Calgary Flames
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Dallas Stars; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Toronto Maple Leafs; 12. Colorado Avalanche; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Vancouver Canucks; 16. Edmonton Oilers
TRACEY MYERS
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Minnesota Wild; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Florida Panthers; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. New Jersey Devils; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Vegas Golden Knights; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Los Angeles Kings; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Colorado Avalanche
BILL PRICE
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. New York Rangers; 5. New Jersey Devils; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. Los Angeles Kings; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Colorado Avalanche; 14. Tampa Bay Lightning; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Vancouver Canucks
SHAWN P. ROARKE
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Dallas Stars; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. New Jersey Devils; 11. Vancouver Canucks; 12. Toronto Maple Leafs; 13. Colorado Avalanche; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Anaheim Ducks
DAN ROSEN
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Florida Panthers; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. New Jersey Devils; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. Colorado Avalanche; 12. Dallas Stars; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. Vancouver Canucks
DAVID SATRIANO
1. Washington Capitals; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. New York Rangers; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Los Angeles Kings; 13. Vancouver Canucks; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Calgary Flames
PAUL STRIZHEVSKY
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New York Rangers; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. New Jersey Devils; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Colorado Avalanche
DEREK VAN DIEST
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Florida Panthers; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. New York Rangers; 9. New Jersey Devils; 10. Los Angeles Kings; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Vancouver Canucks; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Tampa Bay Lightning
MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. New Jersey Devils; 11. Los Angeles Kings; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Tampa Bay Lightning; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Vancouver Canucks; 16. Calgary Flames
