After winning six straight and nine of their last 10 games the Chicago Blackhawks move up from the No. 2 spot to No. 1 in this week’s NHL power rankings while a pair of Central Division foes take a small step back
Heading into the second week of December it looks like the Central Division is going to have a dogfight in store to determine who will win the division this year between the Blackhawks, Predators and Blues separated by one point while last year’s champion, Colorado, is mired in last place as one of the league’s biggest disappointments.
The Central is getting competition from the Pacific where the Calgary and Vancouver are off to surprising starts in the first third of the year, but if there’s a division to rival the Central as the league’s best it will be the Atlantic where Detroit and Tampa Bay are tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference and if Montreal can get out of their recent funk they’ll make the chase for the top spot an interesting battle come spring.
The Blackhawks are the hottest team in the NHL so let’s see how their ascension to the top spot has shaken up this week’s NHL Power Rankings.
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