Super 16: Panthers No. 1 in power rankings for second straight week

The Florida Panthers are again No. 1 in the NHL.com Super 16 power rankings this week, staying in the top spot after overtaking the Colorado Avalanche last week.

The Avalanche were No. 1 for 12 straight weeks before the Panthers knocked them out last week. They are No. 2 again this week.
The Calgary Flames moved up two spots to No. 4 and the Tampa Bay Lightning three to No. 6.
The New York Rangers are down four spots and sitting at No. 9.
The same 16 teams ranked last week are in the Super 16 this week.
WIth the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting Monday, this is the final Super 16 power rankings of the 2021-22 season.
To create the NHL.com power rankings, each of the 14 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 assigned to each.
The team that is selected first is given 16 points, second gets 15, third 14, fourth 13 and so on down to No. 16, who gets one point.
Here is the Super 16:

1. Florida Panthers (57-17-6)

Total points: 218
Last week: No. 1
The Panthers have lost two straight games, getting outscored 12-6 by the Lightning (8-4) and Boston Bruins (4-2). The back-to-back losses come after a team-record 13-game winning streak from March 29-April 23 that helped them clinch first place in the Atlantic Division. Florida has a two-point lead on the Colorado Avalanche for the Presidents' Trophy given to the team with the best regular-season record, each with two games remaining.

2. Colorado Avalanche (56-18-6)

Total points: 211
Last week: No. 2
The Avalanche ended their longest losing streak of the season (0-4-0) with a 5-3 win against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, when goalie Darcy Kuemper set a single-season NHL career high in games played and starts (56). Kuemper is 37-12-3 with a 2.52 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and five shutouts. Colorado will finish first in the Central Division.

3. Carolina Hurricanes (53-20-8)

Total points: 195
Last week: No. 3
The Hurricanes have won five straight games since April 18 to secure first place in the Metropolitan Division. Rookie goalie Pyotr Kochetkov has appeared in Carolina's past three games, starting two and allowing six goals on 61 shots (.902 save percentage).

4. Calgary Flames (50-20-10)

Total points: 166
Last week: No. 6
The Flames have won three in a row, have points in six straight games (5-0-1) and are 10-1-1 since April 4. They will finish first in the Pacific Division.

5. Toronto Maple Leafs (53-21-7)

Total points: 160
Last week: No. 4
The Maple Leafs have won two in a row and center Auston Matthews has scored 60 goals this season, becoming the first player to reach the milestone since Lightning forward Steven Stamkos (60 in 2011-12). Matthews, who has 106 points, is the ninth player in the past 30 years to score 60 goals and get 100 points in the same season. Toronto has locked up second place in the Atlantic Division.

6. Tampa Bay Lightning (50-22-8)

Total points: 155
Last week: No. 9
The Lightning have won four straight games and six of seven (6-1-0) and have 50 wins for the fourth time in their history. Their power play is 11-for-21 (52.4 percent) in six games since April 16. Tampa Bay is third in the Atlantic Division, three points ahead of Boston, each with two games remaining.

7. Minnesota Wild (51-22-7)

Total points: 136
Last week: No. 8
The Wild have set team records with 51 wins and 109 points. Their 10-game point streak (8-0-2) ended with a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday that also ended a 13-game home point streak (12-0-1). Minnesota will play the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference First Round.

8. St. Louis Blues (49-21-11)

Total points: 134
Last week: No. 7
The Blues had a team record 16-game point streak (14-0-2) end in their loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. St. Louis has an NHL-high eight 20-goal scorers this season: Vladimir Tarasenko (34), Pavel Buchnevich (30), David Perron (26), Ivan Barbashev (26), Jordan Kyrou (26), Brayden Schenn (24), Brandon Saad (24) and Robert Thomas (20). Ryan O'Reilly has scored 19 goals.

9. New York Rangers (51-24-6)

Total points: 131
Last week: No. 5
The Rangers are locked into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Igor Shesterkin leads the NHL with a 2.07 goals-against average and .935 save percentage (minimum 50 games). The goalie is 36-13-4 with six shutouts.

10. Boston Bruins (50-25-5)

Total points: 96
Last week: No. 10
The Bruins have won three in a row and five of six (5-1-0), with five wins against teams going to the playoffs (2-1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 in overtime against the Blues, 3-1 against the Rangers and 4-2 against the Panthers). However, Boston is 0-for-36 on the power play in its past 12 games.

11. Edmonton Oilers (47-27-6)

Total points: 80
Last week: No. 13
The Oilers are 5-1-0 in their past six games and 17-4-2 since March 9. Connor McDavid leads the NHL with 122 points (44 goals, 78 assists), seven more than Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau (115). He has the most points by an Oilers player in a single season since Mark Messier scored 129 (45 goals, 84 assists) in 1989-90.

12. Washington Capitals (44-24-12)

Total points: 68
Last week: No. 11
The Capitals had a five-game point streak (3-0-2) end with a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Alex Ovechkin didn't play because of an upper-body injury. The forward, who scored 50 goals this season for the ninth time in the NHL, said he is hopeful to be ready for the start of the playoffs next week.

13. Pittsburgh Penguins (45-25-11)

Total points: 60
Last week: No. 12
The Penguins have lost their past two games to the Philadelphia Flyers (4-1) and Oilers (5-1) by a combined 9-2. They have lost three of five and are 4-7-1 in April. Their power play is 2-for-28 (7.1 percent) in the 12 games.

14. Los Angeles Kings (44-27-10)

Total points: 40
Last week: No. 16
The Kings have won five in a row, all against teams that are not going to the playoffs (Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks twice, Chicago Blackhawks and Seattle Kraken). They clinched third place in the Pacific Division and will play the Oilers in the Western Conference First Round. Jonathan Quick is 5-0-0 with a 1.60 GAA and .938 save percentage in the winning streak.

15. Nashville Predators (44-29-7)

Total points: 29
Last week: No. 14
The Predators have lost three in a row and four of five (1-2-2). They scored four goals in each of their past two games, losing in overtime to the Wild and Flames. Nashville is 7-for-21 (33.3 percent) on the power play while allowing six goals on the man-advantage in its past four games.

16. Dallas Stars (45-30-6)

Total points: 25
Last week: No. 15
The Stars clinched the final playoff berth in the NHL on Wednesday when they got one point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes. The Stars haven't qualified for the playoffs since 2019-20, when they lost to the Lightning in six games in the Stanley Cup Final.
Others receiving points:None
Dropped out:None

HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Edmonton Oilers; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Dallas Stars
TIM CAMPBELL
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Washington Capitals; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Nashville Predators
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Calgary Flames; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Tampa Bay Lightning; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Pittsburgh Penguins; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Nashville Predators
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Calgary Flames; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Dallas Stars
TOM GULITTI
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Calgary Flames; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Dallas Stars
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Washington Capitals; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Dallas Stars
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Tampa Bay Lightning; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Dallas Stars
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Colorado Avalanche; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Calgary Flames; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Washington Capitals; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Dallas Stars
TRACEY MYERS
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Dallas Stars
SHAWN P. ROARKE
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. St. Louis Blues; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Tampa Bay Lightning; 8. Edmonton Oilers; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. New York Rangers; 12. Dallas Stars; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Washington Capitals; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Pittsburgh Penguins
DAN ROSEN
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. St. Louis Blues; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Edmonton Oilers; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Los Angeles Kings; 13. Dallas Stars; 14. Washington Capitals; 15. Pittsburgh Penguins; 16. Nashville Predators
DAVID SATRIANO
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Colorado Avalanche; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. Tampa Bay Lightning; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Los Angeles Kings
PAUL STRIZHEVSKY
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. New York Rangers; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Nashville Predators
MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. New York Rangers; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Washington Capitals; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Dallas Stars
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