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Final 2008-09: Penguins Clip Wings

In a final that seemed destined to play out the same as last season, Pittsburgh stunned Detroit by coming back from a 3-2 series deficit to capture its third championship in franchise history. The Penguins capped the comeback with a 2-1 win on Detroit's ice in Game Seven behind Max Talbot's two goals and spectacular goaltending from Marc-Andre Fleury Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the 2008-09 season.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	13.687	45-28-9	Atlantic
2	Detroit	13.426	51-21-10	Central
3	Washington	12.201	50-24-8	Southeast
4	Carolina	12.049	45-30-7	Southeast
5	Boston	11.992	53-19-10	Northeast
6	San Jose	11.883	53-18-11	Pacific
7	Chicago	11.876	46-24-12	Central
8	Vancouver	11.553	45-27-10	Northwest
9	Philadelphia	11.550	44-27-11	Atlantic
10	New Jersey	11.548	51-27-4	Atlantic
11	Calgary	11.505	46-30-6	Northwest
12	NY Rangers	11.449	43-30-9	Atlantic
13	Anaheim	11.400	42-33-7	Pacific
14	St. Louis	11.396	41-31-10	Central
15	Columbus	11.388	41-31-10	Central
16	Buffalo	11.385	41-32-9	Northeast
17	Florida	11.373	41-30-11	Southeast
18	Minnesota	11.366	40-33-9	Northwest
19	Montreal	11.343	41-30-11	Northeast
20	Edmonton	11.303	38-35-9	Northwest
21	Dallas	11.298	36-35-11	Pacific
22	Nashville	11.181	40-34-8	Central
23	Los Angeles	11.144	32-35-11	Pacific
24	Atlanta	11.139	35-41-6	Southeast
25	Ottawa	11.137	36-35-11	Northeast
26	Phoenix	11.080	36-39-7	Pacific
27	Colorado	10.878	32-45-5	Northwest
28	Toronto	10.860	34-25-13	Northeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.824	24-40-18	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.710	26-47-9	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On April 12

Week 26: Bruins Hit Playoffs No. 1

A late fade by Detroit that saw the Red Wings drop their final three regular season games and six out of their final eight allowed the Bruins to squeeze into the top spot as the playoffs are set to begin. But with Detroit, San Jose and Chicago finishing Nos. 2-4, the Western Conference looks poised to capture the Stanley Cup should Boston falter. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the regular season.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	11.983	53-19-10	Northeast
2	Detroit	11.978	51-21-10	Central
3	San Jose	11.932	53-18-11	Pacific
4	Chicago	11.876	46-24-12	Central
5	New Jersey	11.561	51-27-4	Atlantic
6	Vancouver	11.541	45-27-10	Northwest
7	Philadelphia	11.534	44-27-11	Atlantic
8	Calgary	11.517	46-30-6	Northwest
9	Washington	11.517	50-24-8	Southeast
10	Pittsburgh	11.499	45-28-9	Atlantic
11	Columbus	11.428	41-31-10	Central
12	Carolina	11.394	45-30-7	Southeast
13	Buffalo	11.385	41-32-9	Northeast
14	St. Louis	11.385	41-31-10	Central
15	Florida	11.373	41-30-11	Southeast
16	Anaheim	11.373	42-33-7	Pacific
17	Minnesota	11.366	40-33-9	Northwest
18	Montreal	11.362	41-30-11	Northeast
19	NY Rangers	11.349	43-30-9	Atlantic
20	Edmonton	11.303	38-35-9	Northwest
21	Dallas	11.298	36-35-11	Pacific
22	Nashville	11.181	40-34-8	Central
23	Los Angeles	11.144	32-35-11	Pacific
24	Atlanta	11.139	35-41-6	Southeast
25	Ottawa	11.137	36-35-11	Northeast
26	Phoenix	11.080	36-39-7	Pacific
27	Colorado	10.878	32-45-5	Northwest
28	Toronto	10.860	34-25-13	Northeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.824	24-40-18	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.710	26-47-9	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On April 12

Week 25: Rocking Like Hurricanes

Behind Cam Ward's 26 straight starts in net, the Hurricanes have managed to clinch their first playoff spot since winning the Stanley Cup in 2005-06. Carolina extended its current winning streak to eight straight on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh as Ward stopped 33 shots to record his club record 38th win. The Hurricanes, who were as low as No. 24 in December, are ranked at No. 14 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Detroit	12.003	50-19-9	Central
2	Boston	11.984	51-17-10	Northeast
3	San Jose	11.967	52-16-11	Pacific
4	Chicago	11.882	43-24-11	Central
5	New Jersey	11.587	49-26-4	Atlantic
6	Vancouver	11.557	42-27-10	Northwest
7	Calgary	11.546	44-28-6	Northwest
8	Philadelphia	11.527	42-25-11	Atlantic
9	Washington	11.502	48-23-8	Southeast
10	Pittsburgh	11.465	42-28-9	Atlantic
11	Columbus	11.436	40-29-10	Central
12	Buffalo	11.359	38-31-9	Northeast
13	Montreal	11.356	41-27-10	Northeast
14	Carolina	11.354	44-28-7	Southeast
15	Florida	11.354	39-29-11	Southeast
16	Anaheim	11.352	41-33-6	Pacific
17	Minnesota	11.340	37-33-9	Northwest
18	Dallas	11.334	35-34-10	Pacific
19	Edmonton	11.306	37-33-9	Northwest
20	St. Louis	11.271	38-31-10	Central
21	NY Rangers	11.217	40-30-9	Atlantic
22	Nashville	11.180	39-32-8	Central
23	Los Angeles	11.148	32-35-11	Pacific
24	Atlanta	11.118	34-39-6	Southeast
25	Ottawa	11.112	34-34-10	Northeast
26	Phoenix	11.094	34-28-7	Pacific
27	Colorado	10.903	32-44-2	Northwest
28	Toronto	10.852	32-34-13	Northeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.849	24-37-18	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.730	26-43-9	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On April 5

Week 24: Avs Buried Under Losses

Colorado's disappointing season reached a new low on Sunday when Avalanche dropped a 4-1 decision to Anaheim to hand the Ducks their first season sweep over the Avs. The loss was also Colorado's seventh straight, the longest streak since the team dropped eight straight in 1992 as the Quebec Nordiques. The stretch leaves Colorado ranked at No. 27 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Detroit	12.022	49-17-9	Central
2	San Jose	11.990	48-15-11	Pacific
3	Boston	11.984	47-17-10	Northeast
4	Chicago	11.905	40-22-11	Central
5	New Jersey	11.613	47-24-4	Atlantic
6	Calgary	11.571	42-26-6	Northwest
7	Vancouver	11.560	40-25-9	Northwest
8	Philadelphia	11.523	41-23-10	Atlantic
9	Washington	11.493	46-23-7	Southeast
10	Columbus	11.437	39-28-8	Central
11	Pittsburgh	11.426	41-27-8	Atlantic
12	Minnesota	11.424	35-31-8	Northwest
13	Dallas	11.285	33-33-9	Pacific
14	Montreal	11.357	38-27-10	Northeast
15	Buffalo	11.350	37-30-8	Northeast
16	Florida	11.349	37-28-11	Southeast
17	Anaheim	11.329	37-32-6	Pacific
18	Edmonton	11.304	36-30-9	Northwest
19	Carolina	11.300	42-28-7	Southeast
20	St. Louis	11.256	36-30-9	Central
21	Nashville	11.178	37-30-8	Central
22	Los Angeles	11.169	31-33-11	Pacific
23	Phoenix	11.102	31-36-7	Pacific
24	NY Rangers	11.293	39-28-9	Atlantic
25	Atlanta	11.092	32-38-6	Southeast
26	Ottawa	11.081	32-32-10	Northeast
27	Colorado	10.953	31-42-2	Northwest
28	Tampa Bay	10.862	24-34-17	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.847	31-32-13	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.722	25-41-9	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On March 29

Week 23: Philly Flying High

In a possible preview of the first round of the playoffs, the Flyers beat Pittsburgh on Sunday (3-1) to open up a 2-point lead over the Penguins in the race for 4th place in the East. For Pittsburgh, it was only their second loss in regulation in the last 17 games, while the Flyers picked up just their second win at Mellon Arena in the last 12 contests. Philadelphia stands at No. 9 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Detroit	12.031	48-15-9	Central
2	San Jose	12.020	48-14-10	Pacific
3	Boston	11.996	46-17-10	Northeast
4	New Jersey	11.821	47-22-3	Atlantic
5	Chicago	11.799	38-22-11	Central
6	Calgary	11.732	41-24-6	Northwest
7	Washington	11.562	45-23-6	Southeast
8	Vancouver	11.559	38-24-9	Northwest
9	Philadelphia	11.507	39-22-10	Atlantic
10	Pittsburgh	11.433	39-27-8	Atlantic
11	Columbus	11.430	38-38-6	Central
12	Montreal	11.426	36-27-9	Northeast
13	Dallas	11.384	33-31-8	Pacific
14	Carolina	11.362	39-28-7	Southeast
15	Anaheim	11.357	35-31-6	Pacific
16	Edmonton	11.356	35-28-9	Northwest
17	Florida	11.355	35-27-10	Southeast
18	Buffalo	11.351	34-30-8	Northeast
19	St. Louis	11.240	33-20-9	Central
20	Nashville	11.229	35-30-7	Central
21	Minnesota	11.225	34-30-8	Northwest
22	Los Angeles	11.197	30-32-10	Pacific
23	NY Rangers	11.114	38-27-8	Atlantic
24	Phoenix	11.104	30-36-7	Pacific
25	Atlanta	11.081	30-37-6	Southeast
26	Ottawa	11.041	32-30-10	Northeast
27	Colorado	11.004	31-40-2	Northwest
28	Tampa Bay	10.866	23-33-16	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.829	30-30-13	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.709	24-40-8	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On March 22

Week 22: Devil Of A Time

Despite missing four months of the season with the first major injury of his career (elbow), Martin Brodeur has come back stronger than ever. The four-time Vezina winner is 7-1-0 with a 1.94 GAA since returning on February 26, elevating New Jersey to No. 2 in the Eastern Conference and No. 5 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.052	45-13-10	Pacific
2	Boston	12.017	45-17-9	Northeast
3	Detroit	12.011	46-15-9	Central
4	Chicago	11.980	37-21-9	Central
5	New Jersey	11.621	45-20-3	Atlantic
6	Calgary	11.616	40-23-6	Northwest
7	Vancouver	11.549	36-23-9	Northwest
8	Washington	11.527	43-22-6	Southeast
9	Philadelphia	11.494	37-21-10	Atlantic
10	Dallas	11.459	33-28-8	Pacific
11	Columbus	11.413	36-28-6	Central
12	Montreal	11.399	36-25-8	Northeast
13	Florida	11.375	34-25-10	Southeast
14	Buffalo	11.356	34-27-8	Northeast
15	Pittsburgh	11.335	37-26-8	Atlantic
16	Anaheim	11.307	32-31-6	Pacific
17	Edmonton	11.298	32-27-9	Northwest
18	Carolina	11.285	36-28-7	Southeast
19	Minnesota	11.277	32-29-8	Northwest
20	Nashville	11.266	35-30-5	Central
21	St. Louis	11.253	32-29-8	Central
22	Los Angeles	11.208	29-30-10	Pacific
23	Phoenix	11.113	28-35-6	Pacific
24	Atlanta	11.050	29-35-6	Southeast
25	Colorado	11.023	31-38-1	Northwest
26	NY Rangers	11.020	36-26-8	Atlantic
27	Ottawa	10.998	28-30-10	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.863	23-32-14	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.826	28-29-13	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.674	24-38-8	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On March 15

Week 21: Unhappy Habs

While the Canadiens would make the playoffs if the season ended today, a January-February slump saw Montreal drop 10 of 13 and put coach Guy Carbonneau on the hot seat. Montreal responded by going 5-4-1; good, but not good enough to save Carbonneau's job. GM Bob Gainey will take over a team that is No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.097	42-12-10	Pacific
2	Chicago	12.038	36-19-9	Central
3	Boston	12.038	43-15-9	Northeast
4	Detroit	12.029	43-15-8	Central
5	Calgary	11.638	39-21-6	Northwest
6	New Jersey	11.619	42-20-3	Atlantic
7	Washington	11.564	40-21-6	Southeast
8	Vancouver	11.544	34-22-8	Northwest
9	Dallas	11.482	31-27-8	Pacific
10	Philadelphia	11.479	35-19-10	Atlantic
11	Montreal	11.400	35-24-7	Northeast
12	Florida	11.378	34-24-8	Southeast
13	Columbus	11.377	33-27-6	Central
14	Buffalo	11.347	33-26-7	Northeast
15	Anaheim	11.319	31-30-6	Pacific
16	Minnesota	11.312	32-28-5	Northwest
17	Pittsburgh	11.303	35-26-6	Atlantic
18	Edmonton	11.295	32-27-6	Northwest
19	St. Louis	11.251	29-28-8	Central
20	Los Angeles	11.213	28-28-9	Pacific
21	Carolina	11.185	35-27-5	Southeast
22	Nashville	11.168	33-29-4	Central
23	Phoenix	11.134	28-33-5	Pacific
24	Colorado	11.025	29-36-1	Northwest
25	Atlanta	10.992	25-35-6	Southeast
26	NY Rangers	10.988	34-24-8	Atlantic
27	Ottawa	10.983	25-29-10	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.867	21-32-13	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.837	26-27-13	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.637	22-37-7	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On March 8

Week 20: Sliding Rangers Can Renney

New York's recent slide led Glen Sather to fire coach Tom Renney and replace him with former Lightning coach John Tortorella. The Rangers responded with a 6-1 win over Colorado on Saturday, but stand at just No. 26 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.137	42-10-9	Pacific
2	Chicago	12.069	35-17-9	Central
3	Boston	12.064	42-12-9	Northeast
4	Detroit	12.043	41-14-8	Central
5	Washington	11.648	40-19-5	Southeast
6	Calgary	11.626	37-19-6	Northwest
7	New Jersey	11.605	41-19-3	Atlantic
8	Vancouver	11.528	32-22-8	Northwest
9	Dallas	11.495	29-26-7	Pacific
10	Philadelphia	11.474	33-18-10	Atlantic
11	Montreal	11.402	34-22-7	Northeast
12	Columbus	11.382	31-26-6	Central
13	Florida	11.364	32-23-8	Southeast
14	Buffalo	11.344	31-25-7	Northeast
15	Anaheim	11.327	31-28-5	Pacific
16	Edmonton	11.300	31-26-5	Northwest
17	Minnesota	11.295	30-26-5	Northwest
18	Pittsburgh	11.268	32-26-6	Atlantic
19	St. Louis	11.251	28-26-8	Central
20	Los Angeles	11.227	26-27-9	Pacific
21	Phoenix	11.139	27-31-5	Pacific
22	Carolina	11.108	32-27-5	Southeast
23	Nashville	11.102	31-28-4	Central
24	Colorado	11.071	28-34-1	Northwest
25	Ottawa	10.979	23-28-10	Northeast
26	NY Rangers	10.979	32-24-8	Atlantic
27	Atlanta	10.955	23-34-6	Southeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.868	21-30-12	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.825	25-26-12	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.610	19-36-7	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On March 1

Week 18: Struggling Penguins Make Move

Unable to repeat the success the Penguins enjoyed last year when they made the Stanley Cup, Pittsburgh fired coach Michel Therrien on Sunday. The move came after a 6-2 loss at Toronto that dropped the Penguins to 1-7-1 in their last nine road games and No. 18 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.169	37-8-9	Pacific
2	Boston	12.107	39-10-8	Northeast
3	Detroit	12.071	37-12-8	Central
4	Chicago	12.032	31-15-8	Central
5	New Jersey	11.623	37-17-3	Atlantic
6	Calgary	11.597	33-18-5	Northwest
7	Dallas	11.496	27-21-7	Pacific
8	Washington	11.475	36-16-5	Southeast
9	Vancouver	11.471	27-21-8	Northwest
10	Montreal	11.456	30-21-6	Northeast
11	Philadelphia	11.424	30-16-9	Atlantic
12	Minnesota	11.405	28-24-3	Northwest
13	Columbus	11.398	28-23-5	Central
14	Anaheim	11.366	28-25-5	Pacific
15	Buffalo	11.362	29-22-6	Northeast
16	Florida	11.334	28-20-8	Southeast
17	Edmonton	11.309	28-23-4	Northwest
18	Pittsburgh	11.292	27-25-5	Atlantic
19	Los Angeles	11.243	24-22-8	Pacific
20	St. Louis	11.224	23-25-7	Central
21	Phoenix	11.136	25-27-5	Pacific
22	Colorado	11.081	26-30-1	Northwest
23	Carolina	11.077	28-24-5	Southeast
24	Nashville	11.063	27-26-3	Central
25	NY Rangers	11.014	30-21-6	Atlantic
26	Ottawa	10.932	21-25-8	Northeast
27	Tampa Bay	10.909	19-26-11	Southeast
28	Atlanta	10.892	20-32-5	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.823	21-25-10	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.625	16-33-6	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On February 15

Week 17: Wings Dominate Pittsburgh Again

In their first return to Pittsburgh since winning the Stanley Cup, the Red Wings got solid performances from two former Penguins (Marian Hossa and Ty Conklin) in a 3-0 victory on Sunday that kept Detroit at No. 3 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.195	36-7-7	Pacific
2	Boston	12.167	39-8-7	Northeast
3	Detroit	12.065	35-11-7	Central
4	Chicago	12.050	29-14-8	Central
5	New Jersey	11.599	33-17-3	Atlantic
6	Calgary	11.588	30-18-4	Northwest
7	Montreal	11.542	29-18-6	Northeast
8	Minnesota	11.525	27-22-3	Northwest
9	Dallas	11.470	26-19-7	Pacific
10	Vancouver	11.458	24-20-8	Northwest
11	Washington	11.431	34-16-4	Southeast
12	Philadelphia	11.397	28-15-9	Atlantic
13	Anaheim	11.381	27-24-5	Pacific
14	Columbus	11.381	25-23-5	Central
15	Buffalo	11.366	28-20-6	Northeast
16	Edmonton	11.310	26-23-4	Northwest
17	Pittsburgh	11.299	26-24-5	Atlantic
18	Florida	11.279	25-19-8	Southeast
19	Los Angeles	11.207	23-21-7	Pacific
20	St. Louis	11.204	22-24-6	Central
21	Phoenix	11.161	24-25-5	Pacific
22	Colorado	11.123	25-27-1	Northwest
23	Carolina	11.091	27-22-5	Southeast
24	NY Rangers	11.046	29-19-5	Atlantic
25	Nashville	11.043	25-25-3	Central
26	Tampa Bay	10.929	18-24-11	Southeast
27	Ottawa	10.877	18-25-8	Northeast
28	Atlanta	10.873	18-31-5	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.815	20-24-9	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.602	16-31-5	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On February 9

Week 16: Free-Falling Canucks

Vancouver can't buy a win as the Canucks have lost eight straight overall (0-5-3) and nine straight on their home ice (0-6-3) to drop to No. 9 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.213	36-7-5	Pacific
2	Boston	12.181	37-8-6	Northeast
3	Detroit	12.068	31-11-7	Central
4	Chicago	12.060	27-13-8	Central
5	Calgary	11.601	30-14-4	Northwest
6	New Jersey	11.583	32-15-3	Atlantic
7	Montreal	11.580	28-16-6	Northeast
8	Minnesota	11.543	25-21-3	Northwest
9	Vancouver	11.514	22-20-8	Northwest
10	Columbus	11.403	24-21-5	Central
11	Dallas	11.402	23-18-7	Pacific
12	Anaheim	11.392	25-22-5	Pacific
13	Washington	11.376	32-15-4	Southeast
14	Philadelphia	11.374	26-14-9	Atlantic
15	Edmonton	11.347	25-21-3	Northwest
16	Buffalo	11.317	26-19-5	Northeast
17	Pittsburgh	11.312	24-22-5	Atlantic
18	Florida	11.269	23-18-8	Southeast
19	Phoenix	11.197	24-22-5	Pacific
20	St. Louis	11.166	20-24-4	Central
21	Los Angeles	11.160	20-21-7	Pacific
22	Colorado	11.138	23-26-1	Northwest
23	Carolina	11.072	25-21-5	Southeast
24	NY Rangers	11.071	29-18-4	Atlantic
25	Nashville	11.012	22-24-3	Central
26	Tampa Bay	10.949	17-23-10	Southeast
27	Atlanta	10.881	17-29-5	Southeast
28	Ottawa	10.867	17-24-7	Northeast
29	Toronto	10.824	19-23-8	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.549	15-29-5	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On February 2

Week 15: Bruins No. 1 At All-Star Break

In a season of many firsts for Boston, the Bruins found another as they staged their first third-period comeback this season in a 4-3 win over Toronto on Wednesday. The Bruins erased a two-goal deficit to improve to 1-6-2 when trailing after 40 minutes and hold onto their top spot in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	12.208	34-8-5	Northeast
2	San Jose	12.197	34-6-5	Pacific
3	Detroit	12.098	31-9-6	Central
4	Chicago	12.096	25-12-8	Central
5	Montreal	11.630	27-13-6	Northeast
6	Vancouver	11.599	22-19-7	Northwest
7	Calgary	11.577	28-14-4	Northwest
8	Minnesota	11.568	23-20-3	Northwest
9	New Jersey	11.525	29-15-3	Atlantic
10	Columbus	11.389	22-20-5	Central
11	Washington	11.372	30-15-3	Southeast
12	Edmonton	11.366	24-19-3	Northwest
13	Anaheim	11.364	23-21-5	Pacific
14	Dallas	11.347	20-18-7	Pacific
15	Philadelphia	11.331	25-12-9	Atlantic
16	Pittsburgh	11.316	23-21-4	Atlantic
17	Florida	11.262	21-17-8	Southeast
18	Buffalo	11.259	24-18-5	Northeast
19	Phoenix	11.215	24-19-5	Pacific
20	Colorado	11.177	23-23-1	Northwest
21	Los Angeles	11.130	19-20-7	Pacific
22	St. Louis	11.121	19-23-4	Central
23	Carolina	11.076	23-20-5	Southeast
24	NY Rangers	11.070	28-16-4	Atlantic
25	Nashville	11.031	20-23-3	Central
26	Tampa Bay	10.910	16-21-10	Southeast
27	Atlanta	10.862	17-26-5	Southeast
28	Toronto	10.861	17-22-8	Northeast
29	Ottawa	10.845	16-21-7	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.506	13-29-5	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On January 25

Week 14: Wings Clipped In San Jose

In the showdown of Western Conference powers, Patrick Marleau's breakaway goal gave San Jose a 6-5 win over Detroit on Saturday. The loss ended Detroit's string of earning at least one point at 10 straight games and left the Red Wings at No. 4 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	12.242	33-8-5	Northeast
2	San Jose	12.170	33-6-5	Pacific
3	Chicago	12.150	25-11-8	Central
4	Detroit	12.113	31-8-6	Central
5	Vancouver	11.690	22-19-6	Northwest
6	Montreal	11.668	27-11-6	Northeast
7	Minnesota	11.585	23-19-3	Northwest
8	Calgary	11.567	27-14-4	Northwest
9	New Jersey	11.464	28-15-3	Atlantic
10	Washington	11.387	30-14-3	Southeast
11	Columbus	11.374	22-19-4	Central
12	Edmonton	11.366	23-19-3	Northwest
13	Anaheim	11.343	23-19-5	Pacific
14	Pittsburgh	11.334	23-20-4	Atlantic
15	Philadelphia	11.322	24-12-9	Atlantic
16	Dallas	11.303	19-18-7	Pacific
17	Florida	11.264	21-16-8	Southeast
18	Phoenix	11.211	23-19-5	Pacific
19	Buffalo	11.206	24-17-5	Northeast
20	Colorado	11.198	23-22-1	Northwest
21	Los Angeles	11.106	17-20-7	Pacific
22	Carolina	11.094	22-20-5	Southeast
23	Nashville	11.078	20-23-3	Central
24	St. Louis	11.075	18-23-4	Central
25	NY Rangers	11.065	27-16-4	Atlantic
26	Toronto	10.920	17-22-7	Northeast
27	Tampa Bay	10.850	15-21-10	Southeast
28	Ottawa	10.829	15-21-7	Northeast
29	Atlanta	10.823	16-25-5	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.477	12-29-5	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On January 18

Week 13: Penguins Slip Sliding Away

The Penguins made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals last year and were aiming for a return after starting out this season 15-6-4. But over the past five weeks, Pittsburgh has gone just 5-13, including a current streak in which the Penguins have dropped seven of their last eight to fall to No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	12.236	31-7-4	Northeast
2	San Jose	12.156	31-5-5	Pacific
3	Chicago	12.149	23-10-7	Central
4	Detroit	12.063	29-7-6	Central
5	Vancouver	11.778	22-17-5	Northwest
6	Montreal	11.647	25-10-6	Northeast
7	Minnesota	11.573	20-18-3	Northwest
8	Calgary	11.530	25-12-4	Northwest
9	New Jersey	11.441	24-15-3	Atlantic
10	Washington	11.422	27-13-3	Southeast
11	Pittsburgh	11.384	20-19-4	Atlantic
12	NY Rangers	11.363	25-15-4	Atlantic
13	Edmonton	11.357	20-18-3	Northwest
14	Philadelphia	11.352	23-10-9	Atlantic
15	Anaheim	11.337	22-17-5	Pacific
16	Columbus	11.332	20-18-4	Central
17	Dallas	11.298	18-17-6	Pacific
18	Florida	11.217	20-16-6	Southeast
19	Colorado	11.205	22-19-1	Northwest
20	Phoenix	11.193	21-71-5	Pacific
21	Buffalo	11.182	21-16-5	Northeast
22	Carolina	11.170	21-17-5	Southeast
23	Los Angeles	11.169	17-19-6	Pacific
24	Nashville	11.086	19-20-3	Central
25	St. Louis	11.040	16-22-3	Central
26	Toronto	10.968	16-20-6	Northeast
27	Ottawa	10.843	13-21-6	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.813	13-19-10	Southeast
29	Atlanta	10.808	14-24-5	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.458	12-26-4	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On January 11

Week 12: Senators Add To Deficit

The Senators are on an extended road trip thanks to the world junior tournament in Ottawa. That hasn't helped what is turning into a disastrous season as Ottawa has gone 0-5-1 on the current trip to fall to No. 27 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Boston	12.253	29-6-4	Northeast
2	San Jose	12.181	29-4-5	Pacific
3	Chicago	12.137	21-8-7	Central
4	Detroit	11.983	26-7-5	Central
5	Vancouver	11.820	21-15-4	Northwest
6	Montreal	11.618	22-10-6	Northeast
7	Minnesota	11.590	19-16-3	Northwest
8	Pittsburgh	11.515	19-16-4	Atlantic
9	Calgary	11.484	23-13-4	Northwest
10	New Jersey	11.463	23-12-3	Atlantic
11	Washington	11.423	26-11-3	Southeast
12	Edmonton	11.382	18-16-3	Northwest
13	Anaheim	11.334	20-15-5	Pacific
14	Philadelphia	11.325	21-10-8	Atlantic
15	Dallas	11.301	16-16-5	Pacific
16	Columbus	11.292	18-17-4	Central
17	Phoenix	11.227	19-15-5	Pacific
18	Colorado	11.207	19-19-1	Northwest
19	Los Angeles	11.181	16-16-6	Pacific
20	Florida	11.164	17-16-6	Southeast
21	Carolina	11.149	20-15-5	Southeast
22	Buffalo	11.135	19-15-5	Northeast
23	NY Rangers	11.086	23-14-3	Atlantic
24	Nashville	11.080	17-18-3	Central
25	Toronto	11.021	16-17-6	Northeast
26	St. Louis	11.005	15-21-3	Central
27	Ottawa	10.893	13-18-6	Northeast
28	Atlanta	10.828	13-22-5	Southeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.765	11-18-10	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.408	12-24-4	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On January 4

Week 10: Islanders Stranded At Bottom

The Islanders fell to Nashville (1-0) on Saturday to remain winless in December. New York has lost nine straight overall thanks to a punchless offense that has scored only 17 goals during the streak. The skid has the Isles at the bottom of this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.195	26-4-3	Pacific
2	Boston	12.142	24-5-4	Northeast
3	Chicago	11.971	18-6-7	Central
4	Vancouver	11.964	19-12-3	Northwest
5	Detroit	11.932	22-6-4	Central
6	Minnesota	11.664	16-14-2	Northwest
7	Pittsburgh	11.653	18-11-4	Atlantic
8	Montreal	11.615	18-9-6	Northeast
9	New Jersey	11.401	19-9-3	Atlantic
10	Calgary	11.399	18-11-4	Northwest
11	Edmonton	11.386	15-14-3	Northwest
12	Washington	11.373	20-11-3	Southeast
13	Anaheim	11.343	18-13-3	Pacific
14	Philadelphia	11.315	18-8-7	Atlantic
15	NY Rangers	11.302	22-12-2	Atlantic
16	Phoenix	11.289	16-14-4	Pacific
17	Columbus	11.205	14-15-4	Central
18	Colorado	11.203	16-16-1	Northwest
19	Dallas	11.184	13-14-5	Pacific
20	Florida	11.179	15-13-4	Southeast
21	Toronto	11.143	14-13-6	Northeast
22	Buffalo	11.127	16-13-5	Northeast
23	Los Angeles	11.121	13-14-6	Pacific
24	Carolina	11.116	16-13-5	Southeast
25	Nashville	11.112	16-13-3	Central
26	St. Louis	11.016	13-17-3	Central
27	Ottawa	11.011	12-14-5	Northeast
28	Atlanta	10.910	11-18-4	Southeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.637	7-16-9	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.435	10-20-3	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On December 21

Week 9: Capital Debut

Making his NHL debut on the road, Washington goalie Simeon Varlamov stopped 32 shots to lead the Capitals to a 2-1 win over Montreal on Saturday. The Caps ran their record to 13-1-0 since October 28 when they score first and sit at No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.211	24-3-2	Pacific
2	Boston	12.070	21-5-4	Northeast
3	Vancouver	11.963	17-11-3	Northwest
4	Detroit	11.903	20-5-4	Central
5	Chicago	11.874	15-6-7	Central
6	Minnesota	11.745	15-13-1	Northwest
7	Pittsburgh	11.704	16-10-4	Atlantic
8	Montreal	11.625	16-8-5	Northeast
9	Edmonton	11.390	14-12-2	Northwest
10	Calgary	11.377	16-11-3	Northwest
11	Washington	11.352	18-10-3	Southeast
12	New Jersey	11.340	16-9-2	Atlantic
13	Anaheim	11.328	17-11-3	Pacific
14	NY Rangers	11.299	20-11-2	Atlantic
15	Phoenix	11.274	14-13-3	Pacific
16	Philadelphia	11.237	16-7-6	Atlantic
17	Columbus	11.210	13-14-3	Central
18	Colorado	11.188	13-13-1	Northwest
19	Dallas	11.188	11-14-4	Pacific
20	Los Angeles	11.142	13-12-4	Pacific
21	Florida	11.127	14-13-3	Southeast
22	Carolina	11.113	13-12-5	Southeast
23	Nashville	11.109	15-12-3	Central
24	Toronto	11.105	11-12-6	Northeast
25	Buffalo	11.089	15-12-3	Northeast
26	Ottawa	11.067	11-12-5	Northeast
27	St. Louis	11.053	12-14-3	Central
28	Atlanta	10.925	9-16-4	Southeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.641	7-15-8	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.551	10-18-2	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On December 14

Week 8: Tampa No Melrose Place

Things were so bad in Tampa Bay that the club fired new coach Barry Melrose after just a 5-7-4 start. But the Lightning have faired no better under interim coach Rick Tocchet as Tampa has lost seven straight and 14 of its last 16 to fall to last in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.141	22-3-2	Pacific
2	Boston	12.015	18-4-4	Northeast
3	Vancouver	11.987	15-10-3	Northwest
4	Detroit	11.919	18-4-4	Central
5	Minnesota	11.830	15-10-1	Northwest
6	Chicago	11.827	12-6-7	Central
7	Pittsburgh	11.766	15-7-4	Atlantic
8	Montreal	11.645	15-6-5	Northeast
9	Calgary	11.381	16-10-1	Northwest
10	Edmonton	11.316	13-11-2	Northwest
11	Washington	11.296	15-10-3	Southeast
12	Anaheim	11.277	15-10-3	Pacific
13	New Jersey	11.276	14-8-2	Atlantic
14	Philadelphia	11.238	13-7-6	Atlantic
15	Phoenix	11.237	12-13-2	Pacific
16	Columbus	11.235	11-13-3	Central
17	Dallas	11.194	10-12-4	Pacific
18	NY Rangers	11.175	18-10-2	Atlantic
19	Carolina	11.160	13-12-3	Southeast
20	Colorado	11.130	13-13-1	Northwest
21	Nashville	11.128	14-10-2	Central
22	Los Angeles	11.127	11-11-4	Pacific
23	Toronto	11.116	9-12-6	Northeast
24	Buffalo	11.086	12-11-3	Northeast
25	St. Louis	11.069	11-11-3	Central
26	Ottawa	11.068	10-10-4	Northeast
27	Florida	11.027	11-12-3	Southeast
28	Atlanta	10.976	9-14-3	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.690	10-14-2	Atlantic
30	Tampa Bay	10.663	6-12-8	Southeast

* Through Games Played On December 7

Week 7: November To Remember For Boston

The Bruins capped off an 11-1-1 month of November -- their best month in 30 years -- with a decisive 4-1 win over Detroit on Sunday. The win was also Boston's ninth straight at home giving the Bruins their longest home winning streak in 25 years. The stretch has Boston up to No. 4 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.030	20-3-1	Pacific
2	Vancouver	12.019	14-8-2	Northwest
3	Detroit	11.934	15-4-4	Central
4	Boston	11.908	16-4-4	Northeast
5	Minnesota	11.850	14-7-1	Northwest
6	Chicago	11.837	10-6-6	Central
7	Pittsburgh	11.743	14-6-3	Atlantic
8	Montreal	11.663	13-6-4	Northeast
9	Calgary	11.337	14-9-1	Northwest
10	Washington	11.297	13-8-3	Southeast
11	Philadelphia	11.288	11-7-5	Atlantic
12	NY Rangers	11.269	17-8-2	Atlantic
13	Columbus	11.244	10-10-3	Central
14	Anaheim	11.243	14-8-3	Pacific
15	New Jersey	11.239	12-8-2	Atlantic
16	Carolina	11.231	12-11-2	Southeast
17	Phoenix	11.212	10-11-2	Pacific
18	Edmonton	11.198	10-11-2	Northwest
19	Buffalo	11.182	11-9-3	Northeast
20	Los Angeles	11.150	10-9-3	Pacific
21	Dallas	11.133	8-11-4	Pacific
22	Toronto	11.118	8-9-6	Northeast
23	Colorado	11.118	11-12-0	Northwest
24	Nashville	11.111	11-10-2	Central
25	St. Louis	11.087	10-10-2	Central
26	Ottawa	11.071	8-10-4	Northeast
27	Atlanta	11.027	8-12-3	Southeast
28	Florida	10.941	9-11-3	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.730	10-12-2	Atlantic
30	Tampa Bay	10.723	6-10-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On November 30

Week 6: Bruins Ruin Roy Night

On a night when the Canadiens retired Patrick Roy's No. 33, it was Boston that got solid goaltending from Tim Thomas in a 3-2 win on Saturday. The victory continued the Bruins' hot streak as they have earned at least a point in 10 straight games and 13 of their last 14 to move up to No. 6 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Detroit	11.988	14-2-3	Central
2	Vancouver	11.960	13-6-2	Northwest
3	San Jose	11.895	17-3-1	Pacific
4	Chicago	11.856	10-4-5	Central
5	Minnesota	11.844	11-6-1	Northwest
6	Boston	11.827	14-3-4	Northeast
7	Montreal	11.706	11-5-4	Northeast
8	Pittsburgh	11.700	12-5-3	Atlantic
9	Philadelphia	11.326	10-6-4	Atlantic
10	NY Rangers	11.322	15-7-2	Atlantic
11	Columbus	11.310	9-8-3	Central
12	Carolina	11.307	11-9-2	Southeast
13	Washington	11.298	11-6-3	Southeast
14	Phoenix	11.262	8-10-2	Pacific
15	Buffalo	11.245	9-8-3	Northeast
16	Calgary	11.243	11-9-1	Northwest
17	Los Angeles	11.172	8-8-3	Pacific
18	Toronto	11.168	7-8-5	Northeast
19	Anaheim	11.166	11-8-3	Pacific
20	Colorado	11.164	9-10-0	Northwest
21	New Jersey	11.155	11-7-2	Atlantic
22	Edmonton	11.136	9-9-2	Northwest
23	Dallas	11.128	6-10-4	Pacific
24	Ottawa	11.122	7-9-4	Northeast
25	Nashville	11.115	10-9-1	Central
26	St. Louis	11.076	8-8-2	Central
27	Atlanta	11.031	7-10-2	Southeast
28	Florida	10.907	8-11-1	Southeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.776	6-8-6	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.704	9-10-2	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On November 23

Week 5: Detroit Home Away From Home

Detroit has had no trouble adjusting to the road this season as the Red Wings defeated Florida (3-2) on Friday to run their road record to 8-1-1. The Red Wings have not lost in regulation in the month of November and moved up to No. 1 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Detroit	11.928	11-2-3	Central
2	Chicago	11.840	7-4-5	Central
3	Vancouver	11.832	10-6-1	Northwest
4	San Jose	11.826	15-3-1	Pacific
5	Montreal	11.820	10-4-2	Northeast
6	Minnesota	11.812	10-4-1	Northwest
7	Boston	11.675	10-3-4	Northeast
8	Pittsburgh	11.625	11-4-2	Atlantic
9	Buffalo	11.454	9-5-3	Northeast
10	Carolina	11.366	9-7-2	Southeast
11	Columbus	11.341	8-7-3	Central
12	Washington	11.326	10-4-3	Southeast
13	Phoenix	11.319	8-8-0	Pacific
14	NY Rangers	11.318	13-5-2	Atlantic
15	Calgary	11.267	9-8-1	Northwest
16	Philadelphia	11.250	7-6-4	Atlantic
17	Ottawa	11.233	6-9-2	Northeast
18	Anaheim	11.224	10-7-2	Pacific
19	Colorado	11.222	8-8-0	Northwest
20	Los Angeles	11.220	7-8-2	Pacific
21	Dallas	11.117	6-8-3	Pacific
22	New Jersey	11.089	8-7-2	Atlantic
23	Nashville	11.087	9-7-1	Central
24	Toronto	11.078	7-7-4	Northeast
25	St. Louis	11.074	6-8-2	Central
26	Edmonton	11.010	8-7-2	Northwest
27	Atlanta	10.978	7-8-2	Southeast
28	Florida	10.885	6-9-1	Southeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.832	5-7-5	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.640	6-9-2	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On November 16

Week 4: Shark Attack In San Jose

A loss on Sunday to Phoenix without starters Jonathan Cheechoo and goalie Evgeni Nabokov has done little to dampen the start for San Jose. Prior to the setback, the Sharks had won seven straight and remain perfect at home (9-0) while sitting at No. 4 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Montreal	11.956	8-2-2	Northeast
2	Detroit	11.945	9-2-2	Central
3	Chicago	11.826	7-3-3	Central
4	San Jose	11.825	13-3-0	Pacific
5	Vancouver	11.764	9-6-0	Northwest
6	Minnesota	11.712	8-4-1	Northwest
7	Buffalo	11.638	8-3-3	Northeast
8	Pittsburgh	11.546	8-4-2	Atlantic
9	Carolina	11.532	8-5-2	Southeast
10	Boston	11.449	8-3-3	Northeast
11	Anaheim	11.371	9-7-1	Pacific
12	Calgary	11.367	8-7-1	Northwest
13	NY Rangers	11.330	11-5-1	Atlantic
14	Ottawa	11.323	6-6-2	Northeast
15	New Jersey	11.259	7-5-2	Atlantic
16	Los Angeles	11.254	5-6-2	Pacific
17	Colorado	11.243	6-8-0	Northwest
18	Columbus	11.239	7-6-2	Central
19	Philadelphia	11.209	4-6-3	Atlantic
20	Washington	11.203	7-4-2	Southeast
21	Phoenix	11.190	7-6-0	Pacific
22	St. Louis	11.148	5-7-1	Central
23	Edmonton	11.087	7-6-1	Northwest
24	Dallas	11.064	5-7-2	Pacific
25	Nashville	11.029	6-7-1	Central
26	Toronto	10.944	6-5-4	Northeast
27	Tampa Bay	10.926	5-4-4	Southeast
28	Florida	10.821	5-8-1	Southeast
29	Atlanta	10.798	6-7-2	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.599	4-8-2	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On November 9

Week 3: Blackhawks Up

A disappointing start for Chicago saw coach Denis Savard fired on October 16 and replaced by former Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville. The move has paid off immediate dividends as the Blackhawks have gone 4-1-2 under Quenneville's guidance and moved up to No. 6 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Montreal	12.081	8-1-1	Northeast
2	Detroit	11.919	8-2-2	Central
3	Minnesota	11.779	7-2-1	Northwest
4	Buffalo	11.756	7-2-2	Northeast
5	San Jose	11.714	10-2-0	Pacific
6	Chicago	11.660	5-3-3	Central
7	Vancouver	11.603	6-6-0	Northwest
8	Pittsburgh	11.556	6-4-2	Atlantic
9	Carolina	11.507	6-3-2	Southeast
10	NY Rangers	11.453	10-3-1	Atlantic
11	Colorado	11.427	5-6-0	Northwest
12	Calgary	11.426	7-4-1	Northwest
13	Anaheim	11.391	7-5-1	Pacific
14	Los Angeles	11.345	3-6-1	Pacific
15	St. Louis	11.336	5-5-0	Central
16	Boston	11.319	6-3-3	Northeast
17	New Jersey	11.312	6-2-2	Atlantic
18	Philadelphia	11.278	4-4-3	Atlantic
19	Washington	11.270	5-4-1	Southeast
20	Ottawa	11.234	4-5-2	Northeast
21	Columbus	11.155	4-6-1	Central
22	Nashville	11.105	6-4-1	Central
23	Edmonton	11.057	6-4-1	Northwest
24	Dallas	10.995	4-6-2	Pacific
25	Phoenix	10.970	4-5-0	Pacific
26	Florida	10.948	4-6-1	Southeast
27	Tampa Bay	10.859	4-3-3	Southeast
28	Toronto	10.820	5-4-3	Northeast
29	Atlanta	10.703	3-7-2	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.563	2-7-1	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On November 2

Week 2: Saber Rattling

Defense has been the key to Buffalo's fast start as the Sabres have allowed a league-low 1.62 goals per game. Goalie Ryan Miller (5-0-1; 1.60 GAA) has made up for injuries to defensemen Craig Rivet and Henrik Tallinder with his stellar play as Buffalo's 6-0-2 mark has it ranked No. 2 in this week's Index. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Montreal	12.164	5-1-1	Northeast
2	Buffalo	12.034	6-0-2	Northeast
3	Detroit	11.890	6-1-1	Central
4	Minnesota	11.879	5-0-1	Northwest
5	San Jose	11.634	7-2-0	Pacific
6	Pittsburgh	11.557	5-2-2	Atlantic
7	Chicago	11.521	3-2-3	Central
8	Colorado	11.510	5-3-0	Northwest
9	NY Rangers	11.478	8-2-1	Atlantic
10	Vancouver	11.436	4-4-0	Northwest
11	Carolina	11.436	4-2-1	Southeast
12	Los Angeles	11.436	3-4-0	Pacific
13	New Jersey	11.434	5-2-1	Atlantic
14	St. Louis	11.421	5-3-0	Central
15	Washington	11.353	4-3-1	Southeast
16	Boston	11.289	3-2-3	Northeast
17	Ottawa	11.211	2-5-1	Northeast
18	Anaheim	11.143	4-5-0	Pacific
19	Calgary	11.132	4-3-1	Northwest
20	Philadelphia	11.117	2-3-3	Atlantic
21	Columbus	11.105	3-5-0	Central
22	Nashville	11.083	4-4-0	Central
23	Florida	11.075	4-4-0	Southeast
24	Edmonton	11.052	4-3-0	Northwest
25	Dallas	11.011	3-4-2	Pacific
26	Phoenix	10.964	3-4-0	Pacific
27	Atlanta	10.920	2-4-2	Southeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.753	1-3-3	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.699	2-5-0	Atlantic
30	Toronto	10.624	3-2-3	Northeast

* Through Games Played On October 26

Week 1: Early Celebration In Montreal

The Canadiens are starting their 100th season in fine fashion as they've won four straight while outscoring the opposition (19-8). Montreal is off to its best start since the 1982-83 season thanks in large part to the goaltending of Carey Price (3-0-1, 1.92 GAA) and has the No. 1 spot in the first Index of the season. Here are the complete Dunkel hockey ratings* for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Montreal	12.091	4-0-1	Northeast
2	Buffalo	11.915	4-0-1	Northeast
3	Minnesota	11.826	4-0-0	Northwest
4	Detroit	11.789	3-1-1	Central
5	San Jose	11.770	5-1-0	Pacific
6	Vancouver	11.641	3-3-0	Northwest
7	NY Rangers	11.593	6-1-1	Atlantic
8	Ottawa	11.473	2-2-1	Northeast
9	St. Louis	11.467	4-1-0	Central
10	Washington	11.458	3-1-1	Southeast
11	New Jersey	11.433	4-1-0	Atlantic
12	Boston	11.416	2-1-1	Northeast
13	Edmonton	11.416	4-0-0	Northwest
14	Carolina	11.402	3-1-1	Southeast
15	Pittsburgh	11.388	3-2-1	Atlantic
16	Chicago	11.341	2-2-2	Central
17	Colorado	11.277	2-3-0	Northwest
18	Los Angeles	11.219	2-2-0	Pacific
19	Columbus	11.193	2-3-0	Central
20	Dallas	11.148	1-3-1	Pacific
21	Phoenix	11.120	2-3-0	Pacific
22	Nashville	11.100	3-3-0	Central
23	Anaheim	11.081	1-5-0	Pacific
24	Atlanta	10.959	2-2-1	Southeast
25	Florida	10.955	2-2-0	Southeast
26	NY Islanders	10.922	2-3-0	Atlantic
27	Calgary	10.920	1-3-1	Northwest
28	Philadelphia	10.842	0-3-2	Atlantic
29	Tampa Bay	10.763	0-2-3	Southeast
30	Toronto	10.597	1-2-2	Northeast

* Through Games Played On October 19

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
DIVISION IA
1. Alabama 115.676
2. Florida 110.370
3. Texas 109.929
4. Boise State 107.739
5. TCU 107.230
(Through Games on 1/7)

FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
DIVISION IAA
1. Villanova 86.981
2. Montana 85.073
3. William & Mary 83.835
4. Appalachian State 81.816
5. Richmond 79.909
(Through Games on 12/18)

PRO FOOTBALL
FINAL REGULAR SEASON DUNKEL TOP 5
1. New Orleans 142.626
2. Indianapolis 139.044
3. Minnesota 137.750
4. Dallas 137.542
5. San Diego 136.964
(Through Games on 2/7)

CFL FOOTBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Montreal 121.334
2. Saskatechewan 114.639
3. Calgary 111.718
4. BC 108.774
5. Edmonton 108.335
(Through Games on 11/29)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Duke 77.315
2. Kansas 76.837
3. Kansas State 74.956
4. Ohio State 74.239
5. Kentucky 73.517
(Through Games on 2/28)

PRO BASKETBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. LA Lakers 123.579
2. Cleveland 123.478
3. Orlando 122.056
4. Denver 121.162
5. Utah 120.717
(Through Games on 2/28)

WNBA BASKETBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Phoenix 115.333
2. Indiana 113.532
3. Los Angeles 112.012
4. Seattle 111.883
5. Atlanta 110.672
(Through Games on 10/9)

PRO HOCKEY
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Washington 12.150
2. San Jose 12.110
3. Chicago 11.974
4. Los Angeles 11.807
5. Buffalo 11.789
(Through Games on 2/14)

PRO BASEBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. NY Yankees 16.958
2. LA Angels 16.331
3. Philadelphia 16.140
4. Boston 15.885
5. Texas 15.652
(Through Games on 11/4)

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