NHL Power Rankings: Ottawa gains power
Posted January 16, 2012 3:56 pm.
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Winning looks good on everyone. Take the Ottawa Senators, winners of four straight, eight of nine, and the hottest team in the NHL. Only one point separates the Sens and the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in the race for the Northeast title (to be fair, the B’s have five games in hand), and Ottawa has a seven-point advantage over its Ontario brethren, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Though eager fans had a heavy hand in voting four Sens into the starting All-Star lineup, the individual performances on this team should be applauded. Jason Spezza is scoring more than a point per game, and often with highlight-reel flair; at age 39, Daniel Alfredsson (33 points) is still producing and having fun; Milan Michalek is fifth overall in goals; defenceman Erik Karlsson is second among all players in assists (38); coach Paul MacLean is looking like a Jack Adams Award finalist; and superb goaltender Craig Anderson ranks third in the NHL with 23 wins.
Here are this week’s Sportsnet.ca Power Rankings:
