NHL Power Rankings Week 5: Rangers rise, Canucks are terrible

Despite having a terrible week, the San Jose Sharks are still a good team. However, they must get better play from their goaltender Martin Jones. San Jose got outscored last week 11-4, including a 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. While Jones wasn’t the only person to blame for the bad week, his subpar performances certainly didn’t help. He only stopped 19 of 22 shots on Thursday against the Calgary Flames. Their offense is bound to wake up soon, as their 54.15 percent even strength xGF percentage suggests. However, with the Los Angeles Kings not far behind them, they’ve got to wake up soon.

The Anaheim Ducks have been playing better as of late. Their expected goals for percentage of 50.40 is a good barometer of that. As expected, they’ve been a middle of the pack team on offense. Their 2.69 goals per game puts them 15th in the NHL. However, they’ve been excellent defensively under new head coach Randy Carlyle, allowing just 2.31 goals per game (seventh). Last week, they beat up on their division foes, beating the Kings, Flames, and Coyotes by a combined score of 13-2. However, their 4-1 loss to the Penguins suggests they still have to improve if they want to bring home a Stanley Cup.