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Week 19: Tip Of The Cap

Washington extended its winning streak to 14 straight -- 3rd longest in NHL history -- with a 5-4 overtime win against the Penguins in which the Caps overcame a 4-1 deficit in the second period. Washington crept closer to top-ranked San Jose in this week's Index. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.129	38-11-9	Pacific
2	Washington	12.122	41-12-6	Southeast
3	Chicago	11.995	38-15-5	Central
4	Buffalo	11.856	32-18-7	Northeast
5	Los Angeles	11.792	36-19-3	Pacific
6	Vancouver	11.773	35-20-2	Northwest
7	Pittsburgh	11.750	35-22-2	Atlantic
8	New Jersey	11.619	36-19-2	Atlantic
9	Phoenix	11.585	35-19-5	Pacific
10	Ottawa	11.462	33-22-4	Northeast
11	Colorado	11.423	32-19-6	Northwest
12	Detroit	11.399	27-21-10	Central
13	Minnesota	11.373	29-25-4	Northwest
14	Calgary	11.340	29-21-9	Northwest
15	Philadelphia	11.334	28-25-3	Atlantic
16	Florida	11.328	24-25-9	Southeast
17	Nashville	11.317	31-22-4	Central
18	Anaheim	11.285	27-24-7	Pacific
19	St. Louis	11.281	25-24-9	Central
20	Boston	11.245	24-22-11	Northeast
21	Atlanta	11.120	25-24-8	Southeast
22	Dallas	11.120	26-21-11	Pacific
23	NY Rangers	11.109	26-26-7	Atlantic
24	Montreal	11.061	28-26-6	Northeast
25	Columbus	10.916	24-27-9	Central
26	Tampa Bay	10.886	25-21-11	Southeast
27	Edmonton	10.809	18-33-6	Northwest
28	NY Islanders	10.749	23-27-8	Atlantic
29	Toronto	10.714	19-29-11	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.699	21-30-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On February 7

Week 18: Olympian Effort

With the Olympics coming to Vancouver, the Canucks are putting together an impressive effort of their own as they stretched their current winning streak to 7 games on Sunday by overcoming a 3-goal deficit in a 5-3 win at Toronto. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.120	36-10-9	Pacific
2	Washington	12.055	37-12-6	Southeast
3	Chicago	12.021	37-14-4	Central
4	Buffalo	11.896	32-15-7	Northeast
5	Los Angeles	11.764	33-19-3	Pacific
6	Pittsburgh	11.760	35-21-1	Atlantic
7	Vancouver	11.750	34-18-2	Northwest
8	New Jersey	11.665	35-17-2	Atlantic
9	Phoenix	11.602	33-18-5	Pacific
10	Ottawa	11.476	31-21-4	Northeast
11	Colorado	11.433	30-18-6	Northwest
12	Detroit	11.420	26-19-10	Central
13	St. Louis	11.390	24-22-9	Central
14	Boston	11.385	23-21-9	Northeast
15	Calgary	11.369	27-21-8	Northwest
16	Minnesota	11.357	27-24-4	Northwest
17	Philadelphia	11.350	28-23-3	Atlantic
18	Nashville	11.338	30-21-3	Central
19	Florida	11.338	24-23-9	Southeast
20	Anaheim	11.244	26-23-7	Pacific
21	Atlanta	11.124	24-22-8	Southeast
22	NY Rangers	11.123	25-24-7	Atlantic
23	Dallas	11.109	24-20-11	Pacific
24	Montreal	11.047	25-25-6	Northeast
25	Columbus	10.923	22-26-9	Central
26	Tampa Bay	10.850	22-21-11	Southeast
27	Edmonton	10.848	17-31-6	Northwest
28	NY Islanders	10.776	23-25-8	Atlantic
29	Toronto	10.704	17-28-11	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.660	19-29-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On January 31

Week 17: Mess In Mass

The Senate election in Massachusetts hasn't been the only stunner in the state as the Bruins have dropped eight of their last nine, including their last five at home. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.078	35-10-8	Pacific
2	Chicago	12.049	35-13-4	Central
3	Washington	11.982	33-12-6	Southeast
4	Buffalo	11.903	30-13-7	Northeast
5	Pittsburgh	11.767	32-20-1	Atlantic
6	Los Angeles	11.747	29-19-3	Pacific
7	Vancouver	11.713	31-18-2	Northwest
8	New Jersey	11.694	34-15-1	Atlantic
9	Phoenix	11.630	29-18-5	Pacific
10	Detroit	11.466	25-18-8	Central
11	Boston	11.443	23-20-8	Northeast
12	Calgary	11.439	26-19-6	Northwest
13	Colorado	11.412	30-15-6	Northwest
14	St. Louis	11.391	22-21-8	Central
15	Nashville	11.377	29-19-3	Central
16	Minnesota	11.341	25-23-4	Northwest
17	Philadelphia	11.336	26-22-3	Atlantic
18	Florida	11.316	22-21-9	Southeast
19	Anaheim	11.215	24-21-7	Pacific
20	NY Rangers	11.168	24-21-7	Atlantic
21	Atlanta	11.145	22-21-8	Southeast
22	Dallas	11.119	22-19-11	Pacific
23	Ottawa	11.084	28-21-4	Northeast
24	Montreal	11.041	25-23-5	Northeast
25	Columbus	10.925	20-25-9	Central
26	Edmonton	10.921	16-28-6	Northwest
27	Tampa Bay	10.832	21-20-10	Southeast
28	NY Islanders	10.788	23-21-8	Atlantic
29	Toronto	10.716	17-26-10	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.584	16-28-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On January 24

Week 16: Blackhawks Still Look Sharp

The Blackhawks took the season series from Detroit (3-1) thanks to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Wings on Sunday behind Patrick Sharp's second-period goal and shootout clincher. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Chicago	12.061	34-11-4	Central
2	San Jose	12.060	31-10-8	Pacific
3	Washington	11.949	30-12-6	Southeast
4	Buffalo	11.899	29-11-6	Northeast
5	Pittsburgh	11.789	30-19-1	Atlantic
6	New Jersey	11.738	32-13-1	Atlantic
7	Los Angeles	11.731	27-18-3	Pacific
8	Vancouver	11.703	28-18-2	Northwest
9	Phoenix	11.675	28-16-5	Pacific
10	Detroit	11.590	24-16-8	Central
11	Calgary	11.497	26-16-6	Northwest
12	Boston	11.488	23-16-8	Northeast
13	Nashville	11.385	29-16-3	Central
14	Colorado	11.371	27-15-6	Northwest
15	Minnesota	11.339	24-23-3	Northwest
16	St. Louis	11.178	21-91-7	Central
17	NY Rangers	11.177	23-19-7	Atlantic
18	Anaheim	11.164	22-20-7	Pacific
19	Atlanta	11.161	21-19-7	Southeast
20	Dallas	11.127	20-17-11	Pacific
21	Philadelphia	11.114	23-21-3	Atlantic
22	Florida	11.102	20-20-8	Southeast
23	Montreal	11.080	23-23-4	Northeast
24	Ottawa	11.017	24-21-4	Northeast
25	Edmonton	10.994	16-26-5	Northwest
26	Columbus	10.918	18-23-9	Central
27	Tampa Bay	10.818	18-19-10	Southeast
28	NY Islanders	10.718	21-19-8	Atlantic
29	Toronto	10.717	16-24-9	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.551	14-26-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On January 17

Week 15: Flightless Penguins

Failing to get anything out of their league-worst power play, the Penguins hit a slide in which they dropped seven of their last nine culminating in a 7-4 loss to Philadelphia in Thursday. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.082	29-10-7	Pacific
2	Chicago	12.038	31-11-4	Central
3	Washington	11.937	27-11-6	Southeast
4	Buffalo	11.925	28-11-5	Northeast
5	Pittsburgh	11.835	28-18-1	Atlantic
6	Detroit	11.792	23-16-6	Central
7	New Jersey	11.766	32-11-1	Atlantic
8	Phoenix	11.715	26-15-5	Pacific
9	Los Angeles	11.698	25-18-3	Pacific
10	Vancouver	11.677	27-17-2	Northwest
11	Calgary	11.530	26-14-6	Northwest
12	Philadelphia	11.481	23-19-3	Atlantic
13	Boston	11.475	22-15-7	Northeast
14	Colorado	11.379	26-15-6	Northwest
15	Nashville	11.369	27-16-3	Central
16	St. Louis	11.362	18-19-7	Central
17	Minnesota	11.305	23-20-3	Northwest
18	Florida	11.260	18-20-7	Southeast
19	Atlanta	11.207	20-19-6	Southeast
20	NY Rangers	11.195	22-17-7	Atlantic
21	Dallas	11.151	19-16-11	Pacific
22	Montreal	11.106	22-21-4	Northeast
23	Anaheim	11.101	20-19-7	Pacific
24	Ottawa	11.085	22-21-4	Northeast
25	Edmonton	11.063	16-23-5	Northwest
26	Columbus	10.914	18-20-9	Central
27	Toronto	10.749	15-23-9	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.745	17-17-10	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.665	20-19-8	Atlantic
30	Carolina	10.517	14-24-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On January 10

Week 14: Anttii Up

The Blackhawks are playing so well right now that even their back-up goalie is sizzling. Anttii Niemi came close to picking up his league-tying fifth shutout in just 11 starts this season in leading Chicago to a 5-2 win over Anaheim on Sunday. It was Chicago's 12th win in its last 15 starts, putting the Blackhawks just behind San Jose in this week's Index. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	San Jose	12.065	27-9-7	Pacific
2	Chicago	11.969	29-10-3	Central
3	Washington	11.949	24-11-6	Southeast
4	Buffalo	11.944	26-11-4	Northeast
5	Pittsburgh	11.926	26-16-1	Atlantic
6	New Jersey	11.780	29-10-1	Atlantic
7	Phoenix	11.729	25-14-4	Pacific
8	Los Angeles	11.645	25-15-3	Pacific
9	Vancouver	11.611	25-16-1	Northwest
10	Calgary	11.532	24-12-5	Northwest
11	Detroit	11.482	21-14-6	Central
12	Boston	11.445	21-13-7	Northeast
13	Colorado	11.404	24-13-6	Northwest
14	Nashville	11.365	25-14-3	Central
15	Minnesota	11.331	20-19-3	Northwest
16	Atlanta	11.295	18-17-6	Southeast
17	Florida	11.265	17-18-7	Southeast
18	NY Rangers	11.195	20-17-5	Atlantic
19	St. Louis	11.193	17-18-6	Central
20	Dallas	11.159	18-12-11	Pacific
21	Philadelphia	11.143	19-19-3	Atlantic
22	Edmonton	11.116	16-22-4	Northwest
23	Montreal	11.101	21-20-3	Northeast
24	Ottawa	11.101	22-16-4	Northeast
25	Anaheim	11.051	16-19-7	Pacific
26	Columbus	10.931	15-19-9	Central
27	Toronto	10.790	14-19-9	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.704	16-15-10	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.648	17-18-8	Atlantic
30	Carolina	10.476	11-23-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On January 3

Week 13: Oil Spill

A holiday break did little good for Edmonton as they picked up where they left off with their 6th straight loss (4-1) to Vancouver on Saturday. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.015	26-12-1	Atlantic
2	San Jose	11.996	23-8-7	Pacific
3	Washington	11.942	24-8-6	Southeast
4	Chicago	11.906	26-9-3	Central
5	Buffalo	11.876	23-11-4	Northeast
6	New Jersey	11.761	26-9-1	Atlantic
7	Phoenix	11.676	24-13-2	Pacific
8	Los Angeles	11.634	22-13-3	Pacific
9	Vancouver	11.551	23-16-0	Northwest
10	Calgary	11.544	20-12-5	Northwest
11	Colorado	11.506	22-12-6	Northwest
12	Nashville	11.449	22-14-3	Central
13	Boston	11.429	19-11-7	Northeast
14	Detroit	11.427	19-14-5	Central
15	Atlanta	11.370	18-15-4	Southeast
16	Minnesota	11.343	19-16-3	Northwest
17	NY Rangers	11.211	18-16-4	Atlantic
18	Dallas	11.150	16-11-11	Pacific
19	St. Louis	11.122	17-16-5	Central
20	Montreal	11.085	19-18-3	Northeast
21	Ottawa	11.069	19-15-4	Northeast
22	Florida	11.056	16-17-7	Southeast
23	Anaheim	11.042	15-16-7	Pacific
24	Philadelphia	11.019	18-81-2	Atlantic
25	Edmonton	10.988	15-19-4	Northwest
26	Columbus	10.985	14-18-7	Central
27	Toronto	10.822	14-17-9	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.707	14-15-9	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.645	15-18-7	Atlantic
30	Carolina	10.445	9-22-7	Southeast

* Through Games Played On December 27

Week 12: Devil You Know

Martin Brodeur continues to set records, the latest coming on Friday as the veteran set the mark for games played by goalies (1,030) in a 4-2 win over Ottawa. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.043	25-11-1	Atlantic
2	San Jose	11.989	21-8-7	Pacific
3	Washington	11.896	22-8-6	Southeast
4	Buffalo	11.868	22-10-3	Northeast
5	Chicago	11.861	23-8-3	Central
6	New Jersey	11.733	26-8-1	Atlantic
7	Phoenix	11.617	22-13-2	Pacific
8	Los Angeles	11.600	22-12-3	Pacific
9	Calgary	11.549	20-11-4	Northwest
10	Vancouver	11.518	20-16-0	Northwest
11	Detroit	11.468	18-13-5	Central
12	Boston	11.447	17-11-7	Northeast
13	Atlanta	11.419	18-13-4	Southeast
14	Colorado	11.413	21-11-6	Northwest
15	Nashville	11.396	22-11-3	Central
16	Dallas	11.369	15-10-11	Pacific
17	Ottawa	11.253	18-14-4	Northeast
18	Minnesota	11.228	17-16-3	Northwest
19	Florida	11.226	16-15-7	Southeast
20	NY Rangers	11.199	17-16-3	Atlantic
21	Edmonton	11.154	15-17-4	Northwest
22	St. Louis	11.119	16-14-5	Central
23	Montreal	11.071	17-18-3	Northeast
24	Philadelphia	11.064	15-18-2	Atlantic
25	Columbus	11.051	14-16-7	Central
26	Anaheim	11.005	14-14-7	Pacific
27	Toronto	10.831	13-16-8	Northeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.717	13-14-9	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.705	13-17-7	Atlantic
30	Carolina	10.422	9-21-6	Southeast

* Through Games Played On December 20

Week 11: Rangers In Danger

Goals have come few and far between for the Rangers, scoring only 13 in their last eight games, while dropping six of their last seven to fall to No. 18 in this week's Index. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.046	23-10-1	Atlantic
2	San Jose	12.020	19-8-7	Pacific
3	Washington	11.890	21-7-6	Southeast
4	Chicago	11.849	20-8-3	Central
5	Buffalo	11.841	20-10-2	Northeast
6	New Jersey	11.751	23-8-1	Atlantic
7	Phoenix	11.565	20-12-2	Pacific
8	Los Angeles	11.549	22-11-3	Pacific
9	Calgary	11.530	19-10-4	Northwest
10	Detroit	11.492	17-11-5	Central
11	Vancouver	11.489	19-14-0	Northwest
12	Boston	11.472	16-10-6	Northeast
13	Atlanta	11.471	17-12-3	Southeast
14	St. Louis	11.468	14-12-5	Central
15	Nashville	11.439	20-11-3	Central
16	Colorado	11.390	19-11-6	Northwest
17	Minnesota	11.263	16-14-3	Northwest
18	NY Rangers	11.260	14-16-3	Atlantic
19	Philadelphia	11.246	15-16-1	Atlantic
20	Edmonton	11.233	15-14-4	Northwest
21	Florida	11.187	14-14-7	Southeast
22	Dallas	11.175	14-9-10	Pacific
23	Columbus	11.109	14-14-6	Central
24	Montreal	11.084	15-17-3	Northeast
25	Ottawa	11.004	17-12-4	Northeast
26	Anaheim	10.969	12-13-7	Pacific
27	Toronto	10.784	12-15-7	Northeast
28	NY Islanders	10.782	13-14-7	Atlantic
29	Tampa Bay	10.726	11-13-9	Southeast
30	Carolina	10.358	8-19-6	Southeast

* Through Games Played On December 13

Week 10: Low Flyers

Canning coach John Stevens and replacing him with Peter Laviolette didn't do much to spark the tanking Flyers as Philadelphia lost to the Capitals (8-2) in Laviolette's debut on Saturday for their seventh loss in the last eight games. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.068	21-10-1	Atlantic
2	San Jose	12.056	19-7-7	Pacific
3	Washington	11.885	20-6-6	Southeast
4	Chicago	11.883	19-8-3	Central
5	Buffalo	11.779	18-9-2	Northeast
6	New Jersey	11.765	21-8-1	Atlantic
7	Calgary	11.759	19-8-4	Northwest
8	Phoenix	11.504	18-11-2	Pacific
9	Los Angeles	11.490	20-10-3	Pacific
10	Vancouver	11.453	17-14-0	Northwest
11	Boston	11.447	16-9-5	Northeast
12	Detroit	11.377	15-11-5	Central
13	Colorado	11.333	18-10-6	Northwest
14	St. Louis	11.285	13-12-5	Central
15	Atlanta	11.266	15-11-3	Southeast
16	Nashville	11.211	18-11-2	Central
17	Minnesota	11.178	15-13-3	Northwest
18	Dallas	11.172	14-8-9	Pacific
19	Edmonton	11.170	15-13-4	Northwest
20	NY Rangers	11.132	14-14-2	Atlantic
21	Columbus	11.123	14-11-6	Central
22	Philadelphia	11.085	14-14-1	Atlantic
23	Montreal	11.062	15-15-2	Northeast
24	Florida	11.039	12-14-6	Southeast
25	Ottawa	11.001	15-11-4	Northeast
26	Anaheim	10.972	11-13-7	Pacific
27	NY Islanders	10.809	11-13-7	Atlantic
28	Toronto	10.718	10-14-7	Northeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.709	11-11-9	Southeast
30	Carolina	10.280	7-18-6	Southeast

* Through Games Played On December 6

Week 9: The Crosby Show

Sidney Crosby broke out of a scoring slump with a hat trick and two assists in an 8-3 blowout over the Rangers on Saturday. The eight goals were a season-high for the top-ranked Penguins. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.071	19-9-0	Atlantic
2	San Jose	12.045	19-6-4	Pacific
3	Washington	11.906	16-5-6	Southeast
4	Chicago	11.887	17-6-3	Central
5	Buffalo	11.879	15-7-2	Northeast
6	Detroit	11.865	13-9-4	Central
7	Philadelphia	11.821	13-10-1	Atlantic
8	New Jersey	11.756	17-6-1	Atlantic
9	Atlanta	11.610	14-7-3	Southeast
10	Phoenix	11.497	15-11-1	Pacific
11	Los Angeles	11.478	16-10-2	Pacific
12	St. Louis	11.462	10-10-5	Central
13	Boston	11.419	13-8-5	Northeast
14	NY Rangers	11.408	13-13-1	Atlantic
15	Vancouver	11.376	14-12-0	Northwest
16	Colorado	11.365	15-8-5	Northwest
17	Calgary	11.363	17-6-3	Northwest
18	Florida	11.307	10-12-4	Southeast
19	Nashville	11.206	15-10-1	Central
20	Dallas	11.192	12-8-7	Pacific
21	Minnesota	11.148	10-12-3	Northwest
22	Edmonton	11.142	10-13-4	Northwest
23	Columbus	11.109	13-9-5	Central
24	Montreal	11.085	12-13-2	Northeast
25	Ottawa	10.985	13-8-4	Northeast
26	Anaheim	10.957	10-12-4	Pacific
27	NY Islanders	10.786	10-10-7	Atlantic
28	Tampa Bay	10.721	10-7-8	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.622	7-12-7	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.261	5-17-5	Southeast

* Through Games Played On November 29

Week 8: Iginla Heats Up Flames

Looking to bounce back from an 7-1 loss to the Blackhawks, No. 15 Calgary got a hat trick from captain Jarome Iginla in a 5-2 win over the Kings on Saturday. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Buffalo	12.270	12-6-2	Northeast
2	Detroit	12.181	11-7-4	Central
3	Pittsburgh	12.128	16-8-0	Atlantic
4	San Jose	12.021	16-5-4	Pacific
5	Washington	11.969	13-5-6	Southeast
6	Philadelphia	11.937	12-8-1	Atlantic
7	Chicago	11.788	15-5-2	Central
8	New Jersey	11.708	14-6-1	Atlantic
9	Phoenix	11.544	13-10-1	Pacific
10	Los Angeles	11.519	13-9-2	Pacific
11	Colorado	11.467	14-7-3	Northwest
12	NY Rangers	11.433	12-10-1	Atlantic
13	Boston	11.382	11-8-4	Northeast
14	Dallas	11.369	11-6-6	Pacific
15	Calgary	11.350	13-6-3	Northwest
16	Vancouver	11.322	12-11-0	Northwest
17	Florida	11.290	10-9-3	Southeast
18	Columbus	11.286	12-7-3	Central
19	Atlanta	11.269	10-7-3	Southeast
20	Nashville	11.269	13-8-1	Central
21	Ottawa	11.164	12-6-3	Northeast
22	Minnesota	11.156	8-12-2	Northwest
23	Edmonton	11.150	10-11-3	Northwest
24	St. Louis	11.137	8-9-4	Central
25	Montreal	11.035	11-11-1	Northeast
26	Anaheim	10.898	8-11-3	Pacific
27	NY Islanders	10.771	9-8-7	Atlantic
28	Tampa Bay	10.687	9-5-7	Southeast
29	Toronto	10.617	4-11-7	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.226	5-13-5	Southeast

* Through Games Played On November 22

Week 7: Ennis The Menace

Everything is clicking right now for No. 1 Buffalo. The latest example was rookie Tyler Ennis, who filled in for an injured Drew Stafford and scored a goal in his first game during the Sabres' 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Saturday. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Buffalo	12.413	12-4-1	Northeast
2	Pittsburgh	12.315	13-7-0	Atlantic
3	Detroit	12.194	10-5-3	Central
4	San Jose	11.976	14-4-4	Pacific
5	Washington	11.965	12-4-4	Southeast
6	New Jersey	11.909	14-4-0	Atlantic
7	Philadelphia	11.902	10-5-1	Atlantic
8	Calgary	11.862	12-4-2	Northwest
9	Chicago	11.716	14-5-2	Central
10	Phoenix	11.622	11-8-0	Pacific
11	Colorado	11.598	12-5-3	Northwest
12	Los Angeles	11.588	12-7-2	Pacific
13	Atlanta	11.527	10-6-1	Southeast
14	NY Rangers	11.509	11-8-1	Atlantic
15	Dallas	11.492	8-5-6	Pacific
16	Columbus	11.442	10-6-2	Central
17	Boston	11.438	8-7-4	Northeast
18	St. Louis	11.357	6-8-4	Central
19	Vancouver	11.301	11-10-0	Northwest
20	Edmonton	11.197	8-10-2	Northwest
21	Florida	11.184	7-9-1	Southeast
22	Minnesota	11.142	7-11-2	Northwest
23	Montreal	10.993	9-11-0	Northeast
24	Anaheim	10.909	6-9-3	Pacific
25	Nashville	10.908	9-8-1	Central
26	Ottawa	10.903	8-6-3	Northeast
27	NY Islanders	10.671	7-6-7	Atlantic
28	Toronto	10.654	3-10-5	Northeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.628	7-4-6	Southeast
30	Carolina	10.237	3-12-4	Southeast

* Through Games Played On November 15

Week 6: Shark Attack

San Jose continued its dominance over the defending-champion Penguins with a 5-0 win on Saturday that improved its record to 10-1-1 against Pittsburgh in the last 12 meetings. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.556	12-5-0	Atlantic
2	Buffalo	12.540	9-4-1	Northeast
3	Washington	11.913	10-3-4	Southeast
4	San Jose	11.887	12-4-2	Pacific
5	Philadelphia	11.792	9-4-1	Atlantic
6	Chicago	11.733	8-5-2	Central
7	Phoenix	11.703	10-7-0	Pacific
8	Los Angeles	11.678	10-5-2	Pacific
9	Colorado	11.666	12-4-2	Northwest
10	NY Rangers	11.609	10-7-1	Atlantic
11	Detroit	11.576	7-5-3	Central
12	Boston	11.482	7-7-2	Northeast
13	New Jersey	11.475	11-4-0	Atlantic
14	Calgary	11.321	10-4-1	Northwest
15	Edmonton	11.266	8-8-1	Northwest
16	Vancouver	11.244	10-8-0	Northwest
17	St. Louis	11.154	5-6-4	Central
18	Dallas	11.147	7-4-6	Pacific
19	Columbus	11.125	9-5-2	Central
20	Atlanta	11.080	7-6-1	Southeast
21	Minnesota	11.069	6-10-0	Northwest
22	Florida	11.052	5-9-1	Southeast
23	Montreal	11.001	8-9-0	Northeast
24	Ottawa	10.927	7-5-2	Northeast
25	Anaheim	10.840	6-7-2	Pacific
26	Nashville	10.800	7-7-1	Central
27	Tampa Bay	10.528	6-4-5	Southeast
28	NY Islanders	10.486	6-6-5	Atlantic
29	Toronto	10.442	3-7-5	Northeast
30	Carolina	10.348	2-11-3	Southeast

* Through Games Played On November 8

Week 5: Falling Leafs

It's been a rough start for Toronto as the Leafs wrapped up a road trip with a 5-4 shootout loss to Montreal on Sunday that left them with the worst record in the NHL (1-7-4) and the bottom rating in this week's Index. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.745	11-3-0	Atlantic
2	Buffalo	12.611	8-2-1	Northeast
3	Washington	11.982	8-2-4	Southeast
4	Chicago	11.858	8-4-1	Central
5	NY Rangers	11.749	9-5-1	Atlantic
6	Philadelphia	11.742	6-4-1	Atlantic
7	San Jose	11.697	10-4-1	Pacific
8	Phoenix	11.657	9-4-0	Pacific
9	Colorado	11.650	10-3-2	Northwest
10	Los Angeles	11.577	8-4-2	Pacific
11	Boston	11.532	6-6-1	Northeast
12	Dallas	11.426	6-3-5	Pacific
13	Detroit	11.407	5-4-3	Central
14	New Jersey	11.339	8-4-0	Atlantic
15	Edmonton	11.338	7-6-1	Northwest
16	Calgary	11.254	7-4-1	Northwest
17	Ottawa	11.225	6-4-2	Northeast
18	Montreal	11.133	7-7-0	Northeast
19	Columbus	11.106	7-5-1	Central
20	Vancouver	11.106	8-7-0	Northwest
21	St. Louis	11.102	5-6-1	Central
22	Atlanta	11.100	5-4-1	Southeast
23	Florida	11.099	4-7-1	Southeast
24	Minnesota	11.082	5-9-0	Northwest
25	Anaheim	10.825	4-6-2	Pacific
26	Nashville	10.728	6-6-1	Central
27	Carolina	10.525	2-8-3	Southeast
28	Tampa Bay	10.405	4-3-4	Southeast
29	NY Islanders	10.173	4-4-5	Atlantic
30	Toronto	10.013	1-7-4	Northeast

* Through Games Played On November 1

Week 4: Kings Of The West

The Kings won their fourth straight -- matching their season-high winning streak from last season -- with a 6-2 victory over Columbus on Sunday. LA's quick start has been led by Anze Kopitar, who leads the league in goals (10) and points (21) in the young season. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.861	9-2-0	Atlantic
2	Buffalo	12.565	6-1-1	Northeast
3	Washington	12.051	6-2-2	Southeast
4	Chicago	11.992	6-3-1	Central
5	NY Rangers	11.926	7-3-1	Atlantic
6	Philadelphia	11.837	5-3-1	Atlantic
7	Phoenix	11.808	6-3-0	Pacific
8	Boston	11.598	5-4-1	Northeast
9	Colorado	11.518	8-1-2	Northwest
10	San Jose	11.481	7-4-1	Pacific
11	Los Angeles	11.390	8-4-0	Pacific
12	Edmonton	11.369	6-4-1	Northwest
13	Detroit	11.314	3-4-2	Central
14	Calgary	11.232	7-2-1	Northwest
15	Atlanta	11.211	4-3-1	Southeast
16	St. Louis	11.207	4-4-1	Central
17	New Jersey	11.116	6-3-0	Atlantic
18	Columbus	11.056	6-4-0	Central
19	Ottawa	11.042	5-2-2	Northeast
20	Montreal	11.039	5-5-0	Northeast
21	Vancouver	11.037	6-5-0	Northwest
22	Dallas	11.033	5-2-4	Pacific
23	Florida	11.030	2-6-1	Southeast
24	Minnesota	11.029	3-7-0	Northwest
25	Anaheim	11.017	3-5-1	Pacific
26	Tampa Bay	10.938	3-3-3	Southeast
27	Carolina	10.685	2-5-3	Southeast
28	Nashville	10.681	3-6-1	Central
29	Toronto	10.653	0-7-1	Northeast
30	NY Islanders	10.007	1-4-4	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On October 25

Week 3: Rising From The Ashes

The financial future of Phoenix is very much in doubt, but right now the Coyotes aren't letting that bother them on the ice. Phoenix upended Boston (4-1) on Saturday for its third win in a row and fifth in seven games this year to put the Coyotes at No. 10 in this week's Index. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	12.908	7-1-0	Atlantic
2	Buffalo	12.460	4-1-1	Northeast
3	Detroit	12.424	3-3-1	Central
4	Washington	12.150	4-2-2	Southeast
5	Chicago	12.044	5-2-1	Central
6	Philadelphia	11.994	3-2-1	Atlantic
7	NY Rangers	11.950	7-1-0	Atlantic
8	St. Louis	11.909	3-2-1	Central
9	Atlanta	11.862	4-1-0	Southeast
10	Phoenix	11.739	5-2-0	Pacific
11	Boston	11.691	3-4-0	Northeast
12	Colorado	11.424	6-1-1	Northwest
13	Columbus	11.320	5-1-0	Central
14	San Jose	11.290	4-3-1	Pacific
15	Ottawa	11.275	5-2-0	Northeast
16	Los Angeles	11.192	4-4-0	Pacific
17	Edmonton	11.183	4-2-1	Northwest
18	Anaheim	11.144	3-3-1	Pacific
19	Calgary	11.099	5-2-1	Northwest
20	Montreal	11.065	2-5-0	Northeast
21	New Jersey	10.910	4-3-0	Atlantic
22	Dallas	10.894	3-1-3	Pacific
23	Nashville	10.892	2-4-1	Central
24	Vancouver	10.820	3-4-0	Northwest
25	Toronto	10.791	0-6-1	Northeast
26	Carolina	10.780	2-4-1	Southeast
27	Florida	10.285	2-4-0	Southeast
28	Minnesota	10.218	1-6-0	Northwest
29	Tampa Bay	10.100	2-3-2	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.021	0-3-3	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On October 18

Week 2: Broken Wing

The Red Wings suffered a blow Thursday night when Johan Franzen tore his ACL and will be out for at least four months. That leaves No. 2 Detroit without its second-leading scorer from last season (34 goals). Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	13.026	4-1-0	Atlantic
2	Detroit	12.480	2-2-0	Central
3	Washington	12.328	2-2-1	Southeast
4	Buffalo	12.185	2-0-1	Northeast
5	Philadelphia	12.072	3-1-1	Atlantic
6	Chicago	11.982	2-1-1	Central
7	St. Louis	11.946	2-2-0	Central
8	Boston	11.935	2-3-0	Northeast
9	Atlanta	11.714	2-1-0	Southeast
10	NY Rangers	11.604	4-1-0	Atlantic
11	Colorado	11.321	3-1-1	Northwest
12	Nashville	11.280	2-1-0	Central
13	Calgary	11.271	4-1-0	Northwest
14	San Jose	11.257	3-2-0	Pacific
15	Montreal	11.238	2-3-0	Northeast
16	Anaheim	11.063	2-2-1	Pacific
17	Los Angeles	11.058	4-1-0	Pacific
18	Edmonton	10.988	2-1-1	Northwest
19	Columbus	10.934	3-1-0	Central
20	New Jersey	10.831	2-2-0	Atlantic
21	Ottawa	10.817	3-1-0	Northeast
22	Carolina	10.799	2-3-0	Southeast
23	Vancouver	10.735	2-3-0	Northwest
24	Dallas	10.684	1-0-3	Pacific
25	Phoenix	10.596	2-2-0	Pacific
26	Florida	10.544	1-3-0	Southeast
27	Minnesota	10.396	1-3-0	Northwest
28	Toronto	10.071	0-3-1	Northeast
29	Tampa Bay	10.028	1-1-2	Southeast
30	NY Islanders	10.027	0-1-3	Atlantic

* Through Games Played On October 11

Week 1: Pens Write Solid Start

The defending champion Penguins opened the 2009-10 season with two victories, including a 4-3 SO win over the Islanders on Saturday in which Sidney Crosby became the 5th-quickest player in history to reach 400 points. Here are the complete ratings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Pittsburgh	13.309	2-0-0	Atlantic
2	Washington	12.534	2-0-0	Southeast
3	Boston	12.279	1-1-0	Northeast
4	St. Louis	12.272	2-0-0	Central
5	Detroit	12.255	0-2-0	Central
6	Philadelphia	12.136	2-0-0	Atlantic
7	Chicago	11.910	1-0-1	Central
8	San Jose	11.775	1-1-0	Pacific
9	Montreal	11.627	2-0-0	Northeast
10	Atlanta	11.618	1-0-0	Southeast
11	Florida	11.582	1-1-0	Southeast
12	Calgary	11.568	2-0-0	Northwest
13	Colorado	11.565	2-0-0	Northwest
14	Buffalo	11.335	0-0-1	Northeast
15	NY Rangers	11.333	1-1-0	Atlantic
16	Nashville	11.222	1-0-0	Central
17	Columbus	11.176	1-0-0	Central
18	Phoenix	11.149	1-0-0	Pacific
19	Edmonton	11.121	0-1-0	Northwest
20	Minnesota	11.021	0-1-0	Northwest
21	New Jersey	10.989	0-1-0	Atlantic
22	Toronto	10.944	0-1-1	Northeast
23	Los Angeles	10.917	0-1-0	Pacific
24	Anaheim	10.903	0-1-0	Pacific
25	Ottawa	10.616	0-1-0	Northeast
26	Vancouver	10.541	0-2-0	Northwest
27	Carolina	10.490	0-2-0	Southeast
28	Dallas	10.475	0-0-1	Pacific
29	NY Islanders	10.068	0-0-1	Atlantic
30	Tampa Bay	10.037	0-1-0	Southeast

* Through Games Played On October 4

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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