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NHL Power Rankings 2025-26 | PuckCast
Week of Mar 18, 2026
NHL Power Index
Point standings show results. The Power Index shows which teams are earning them.
Biggest Riser
Montréal Canadiens
+2
Biggest Faller
Detroit Red Wings
-3
#
Team
MOV
DIFF
L10
STRK
Next
Elite
(4)
1
Colorado Avalanche
COL
44-13-9 · 97 pts
—
+79
—
DAL (Mar 18 · 9:30 PM)
2
Dallas Stars
DAL
42-15-10 · 94 pts
—
+51
—
COL (Mar 18 · 9:30 PM)
3
Carolina Hurricanes
CAR
42-19-6 · 90 pts
—
+38
—
PIT (Mar 18 · 7:00 PM)
4
Buffalo Sabres
BUF
42-20-6 · 90 pts
—
+37
—
SJS (Mar 19 · 10:00 PM)
Contenders
(6)
5
Minnesota Wild
MIN
39-18-12 · 90 pts
—
+31
—
CHI (Mar 19 · 7:30 PM)
6
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL
41-21-4 · 86 pts
—
+53
—
VAN (Mar 19 · 10:00 PM)
7
Montréal Canadiens
MTL
37-20-10 · 84 pts
+2
+14
—
DET (Mar 19 · 7:00 PM)
8
New York Islanders
NYI
39-24-5 · 83 pts
+2
+8
—
OTT (Mar 19 · 7:00 PM)
9
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT
34-18-15 · 83 pts
-2
+26
—
CAR (Mar 18 · 7:00 PM)
10
Boston Bruins
BOS
37-23-8 · 82 pts
+1
+10
—
WPG (Mar 19 · 7:00 PM)
Middle of the Pack
(9)
11
Detroit Red Wings
DET
37-23-8 · 82 pts
-3
-3
—
MTL (Mar 19 · 7:00 PM)
12
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ
35-21-11 · 81 pts
—
+8
—
NYR (Mar 19 · 7:00 PM)
13
Anaheim Ducks
ANA
37-27-3 · 77 pts
—
-10
—
PHI (Mar 18 · 10:00 PM)
14
Ottawa Senators
OTT
34-23-9 · 77 pts
—
+20
—
WSH (Mar 18 · 7:30 PM)
15
Edmonton Oilers
EDM
34-26-9 · 77 pts
+2
+8
—
FLA (Mar 19 · 9:00 PM)
16
Utah Mammoth
UTA
35-27-6 · 76 pts
-1
+23
—
VGK (Mar 19 · 10:00 PM)
17
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK
31-23-14 · 76 pts
-1
+9
—
UTA (Mar 19 · 10:00 PM)
18
Washington Capitals
WSH
33-27-8 · 74 pts
—
+9
—
OTT (Mar 18 · 7:30 PM)
19
Philadelphia Flyers
PHI
31-23-12 · 74 pts
—
-14
—
ANA (Mar 18 · 10:00 PM)
Fringe
(6)
20
Seattle Kraken
SEA
31-27-9 · 71 pts
—
-12
—
NSH (Mar 19 · 8:00 PM)
21
Los Angeles Kings
LAK
28-24-15 · 71 pts
—
-21
—
PHI (Mar 19 · 10:30 PM)
22
New Jersey Devils
NJD
34-31-2 · 70 pts
—
-24
—
NYR (Mar 18 · 7:00 PM)
23
San Jose Sharks
SJS
32-28-6 · 70 pts
—
-27
—
BUF (Mar 19 · 10:00 PM)
24
Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR
29-28-12 · 70 pts
—
-25
—
CAR (Mar 20 · 7:00 PM)
25
Florida Panthers
FLA
33-31-3 · 69 pts
—
-24
—
EDM (Mar 19 · 9:00 PM)
Basement
(7)
26
Nashville Predators
NSH
30-28-9 · 69 pts
—
-29
—
SEA (Mar 19 · 8:00 PM)
27
Winnipeg Jets
WPG
28-28-11 · 67 pts
—
-15
—
BOS (Mar 19 · 7:00 PM)
28
New York Rangers
NYR
28-31-8 · 64 pts
—
-19
—
NJD (Mar 18 · 7:00 PM)
29
St. Louis Blues
STL
27-30-10 · 64 pts
—
-45
—
CGY (Mar 18 · 9:30 PM)
30
Chicago Blackhawks
CHI
25-30-12 · 62 pts
—
-39
—
MIN (Mar 19 · 7:30 PM)
31
Calgary Flames
CGY
26-34-7 · 59 pts
—
-45
—
STL (Mar 18 · 9:30 PM)
32
Vancouver Canucks
VAN
21-38-8 · 50 pts
—
-72
—
TBL (Mar 19 · 10:00 PM)
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