Super 16: Lightning make move toward top spot

The Boston Bruins are No. 1 again in NHL.com's weekly Super 16 power rankings.
The Bruins, who are in the top spot for the third straight week, were ranked No. 1 by seven of the 14 participating staff members and No. 2 by five. Interestingly, they were not ranked No. 3 by anyone but were slotted in at No. 4 by two staffers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning moved up two spots to No. 2. They were ranked No. 1 by four staff members. The Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights each got one first-place vote.

To create the power rankings, each of the participating staff members puts together his or her version of what they think the Super 16 should look like. Those are submitted and a point total is assigned to each.
The team picked first is given 16 points, second gets 15, third gets 14 and so on down to No. 16, which gets one point.

1. Boston Bruins (37-13-8)

Total points: 213Last week: No. 1
Hit: The Bruins are 17-2-2 in their past 21 road games dating to Nov. 16.
Miss:Forward David Pastrnak has one point, a goal, in his past six games.

2. Tampa Bay Lightning (40-17-3)

Total points: 199Last week: No. 4
Hit:The Lightning have scored at least one power-play goal in four consecutive games (6-for-17) and in nine of 10 since Feb. 1 (12-for-37).
Miss: Center Tyler Johnson has no points in the past five games and no goals in 17 games since scoring a hat trick Jan. 9.

3. Nashville Predators (36-14-9)

Total points: 192Last week: No. 3
Hit:The Predators are 5-1-1 in the second of back-to-back games this season. Defenseman Ryan Ellis has six points (one goal, five assists) in the past five games.
Miss: Forward Kyle Turris scored in a 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday to end a nine-game goal drought. It was his second goal in 21 games since Dec. 30. Turris has seven points (three goals, four assists) in 26 games since Dec. 19. He had 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in his first 17 games with the Predators after being acquired in a trade from the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 5.

4. Vegas Golden Knights (40-16-4)

Total points: 189Last week: No. 2
Hit: Defenseman Brayden McNabb is the only player in the Western Conference and one of two in the NHL (Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik) to have at least 130 hits and 130 blocked shots. McNabb has 153 hits and 134 blocked shots. He is 15th in hits and tied for fourth in blocked shots. Orpik has 168 hits and 131 blocks.
Miss: Forward James Neal has missed the past two games with an illness.

5. Pittsburgh Penguins (35-22-4)

Total points: 167Last week: No. 6
Hit:The Penguins have won five consecutive games, scoring at least five goals in three of them. They're 10-1-1 and averaging 4.42 goals per game since Jan. 23. Kris Letang needs one assist to tie Paul Coffey for most by a defenseman in Penguins history (332).
Miss:Nothing here.

6. Winnipeg Jets (35-16-9)

Total points: 161Last week: No. 5
Hit: Forward Blake Wheeler had 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) to lead the Jets on their 10-game homestand, when they went 6-3-1. He had at least a point in the last six games, including two or more in the final three.
Miss: The Jets allowed two power-play goals each of the past two games.

7. Toronto Maple Leafs (37-20-5)

Total points: 139Last week: No. 8
Hit: The Maple Leafs are 11-2-0 since Jan. 24 and have scored at least three goals in 10 of the 13 games.
Miss: They've allowed 38.2 shots on goal per game their past nine games, including at least 40 in four of the games.

8. Washington Capitals (34-19-7)

Total points: 123Last week: No. 7
Hit:Alex Ovechkin has scored in back-to-back games and in three of the past four. He leads the League with 36 goals and is six from 600 in the NHL.
Miss: The Capitals have allowed three goals in the first period in two of their past three games. They lost each, 7-1 at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday and 4-2 against the Lightning on Tuesday.

9. San Jose Sharks (33-19-8)

Total points: 111Last week: No. 12
Hit:The Sharks are 5-1-0 with 21 goals, all at even strength, since Feb. 10. They have 61 even-strength goals in 24 games since Jan. 2.
Miss:They're 0-for-13 on the power play in their past six games. They've had two or fewer power-play opportunities in 11 of 19 games since Jan. 13.

10. Dallas Stars (34-22-4)

Total points: 94Last week: No. 10
Hit:Defenseman Stephen Johns has three goals, including two game-winners, in the past eight games. He leads Stars defensemen with eight goals.
Miss: Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov have combined for one point, an assist from Benn, in the past four games. Radulov has no goals in the past seven.

11. Philadelphia Flyers (31-19-10)

Total points: 79Last week: No. 14
Hit:Jakub Voracek, who leads the League with 55 assists, is on pace for 75 assists and 93 points. His NHL career highs are 59 assists and 81 points, each in the 2014-15 season. The Flyers are 7-0-2 since Feb. 3.
Miss: In addition to being without goalies Brian Elliott (core muscle surgery) and Michal Neuvirth (lower-body injury), forward Wayne Simmonds is out 2-3 weeks with an upper-body injury. He hadn't missed a game since April 11, 2015, before sitting out a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

12. Minnesota Wild (32-20-7)

Total points: 59Last week: No. 11
Hit: Eric Staal's next point will be the 900th of his NHL career. He has 379 goals and 520 assists in 1,070 games. Staal leads the Wild with 53 points (26 goals, 27 assists) in 59 games this season, including 16 (seven goals, nine assists) in 14 games since Jan. 14.
Miss:Forward Nino Niederreiter has two points (two goals) in nine games since returning from an injury Feb. 2. He has five minor penalties in the past four games.

13. St. Louis Blues (34-23-4)

Total points: 50Last week: No. 9
Hit:The Blues have scored at least one power-play goal in three straight games. It's the first time they've done that since they started the season with a streak of five straight games.
Miss: They've lost four games in a row (0-3-1) and are 3-5-1 this month. Forward Vladimir Tarasenko's goal in a 3-2 loss against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday was his third in 11 games since Jan. 25.

14. Los Angeles Kings (33-22-5)

Total points: 45Last week: No. 16
Hit:Defenseman Dion Phaneuf has scored a goal in three of his four games with the Kings since they acquired him in a trade from Ottawa. He had three goals in 53 games with the Senators, none in 43 games dating to Oct. 26 before scoring in his Kings debut Feb. 15.
Miss: Forward Tyler Toffoli has four points (one goal, three assists) in 18 games since Jan. 13. He had 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) in 42 games before his scoring slump began.

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15. Anaheim Ducks (31-20-11)

Total points: 37Last week: NR
Hit:Adam Henrique has scored the game-winning goal in six of Anaheim's 20 victories since he was acquired in a trade from the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 30. He scored his sixth winner in his 34th game with the Ducks, becoming the fastest player to six in their history. Saku Koivu scored six winners in his first 61 games with Anaheim.
Miss: Goalie John Gibson is day to day with a lower-body injury he sustained in a 2-0 win against Vegas on Monday. He didn't practice Tuesday or dress for the game against the Stars on Wednesday. Gibson also missed four games Feb. 1-6 with a lower-body injury.

16. New Jersey Devils (31-21-8)

Total points: 29Last week: No. 15
Hit: Taylor Hall has at least one point in the 19 games he's played in 2018, totaling 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists). He missed three games (Jan. 22-25) with a thumb injury.
Miss: Rookie forward Jesper Bratt has no goals in 15 games since Jan. 22. He has three assists in that span.
Dropped out:Calgary Flames (No. 13)
Others receiving points:Calgary Flames 9, Columbus Blue Jackets 8

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HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. San Jose Sharks; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Calgary Flames
TIM CAMPBELL
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Boston Bruins; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. San Jose Sharks; 8. Pittsburgh Penguins; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. Philadelphia Flyers; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Calgary Flames
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Nashville Predators; 6. Winnipeg Jets; 7. Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. San Jose Sharks; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Philadelphia Flyers; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Anaheim Ducks; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. New Jersey Devils
NICK COTSONIKA
1. Pittsburgh Penguins; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Philadelphia Flyers; 8. Winnipeg Jets; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. San Jose Sharks; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. New Jersey Devils
LISA DILLMAN
1. Nashville Predators; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Philadelphia Flyers; 10. San Jose Sharks; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Anaheim Ducks; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. New Jersey Devils; 15. Minnesota Wild; 16. St. Louis Blues
TOM GULITTI
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Philadelphia Flyers; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. New Jersey Devils; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Anaheim Ducks
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Pittsburgh Penguins; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Boston Bruins; 5. Nashville Predators; 6. Winnipeg Jets; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Philadelphia Flyers; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. San Jose Sharks; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Minnesota Wild; 14. Columbus Blue Jackets; 15. New Jersey Devils; 16. Los Angeles Kings
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Philadelphia Flyers; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. New Jersey Devils; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Anaheim Ducks
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Pittsburgh Penguins; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Winnipeg Jets; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Anaheim Ducks; 11. Los Angeles Kings; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Columbus Blue Jackets; 14. Dallas Stars; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. New Jersey Devils
TRACEY MYERS
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Winnipeg Jets; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Philadelphia Flyers; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. New Jersey Devils; 16. Columbus Blue Jackets
BILL PRICE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Pittsburgh Penguins; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Winnipeg Jets; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Philadelphia Flyers; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Los Angeles Kings; 13. New Jersey Devils; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Anaheim Ducks
SHAWN ROARKE
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Pittsburgh Penguins; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. San Jose Sharks; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Calgary Flames; 12. New Jersey Devils; 13. Dallas Stars; 14. Philadelphia Flyers; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Anaheim Ducks
DAN ROSEN
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Pittsburgh Penguins; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Winnipeg Jets; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. San Jose Sharks; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Philadelphia Flyers; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. New Jersey Devils

MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. San Jose Sharks; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Philadelphia Flyers; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. New Jersey Devils; 16. Calgary Flames