Super 16: Lightning unanimous No. 1, Hurricanes enter top three

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the unanimous No. 1 in the NHL.com Super 16 power rankings.

The Lightning are 8-0-1 since Feb. 22.
The New York Islanders made the biggest move up, jumping five spots to No. 5. They've won six games in a row with eight goals against.
The Boston Bruins tumbled four spots to No. 8.
The same 16 teams ranked last week are ranked this week.
To create the NHL.com power rankings, each of the 14 participating staff members put together his or her version of what they think it should look like. Those were submitted and a point total assigned to each.
The team that was selected first was given 16 points, second got 15, third 14, and so on down to No. 16, which got one point.
Here is the Super 16:
1. Tampa Bay Lightning (18-4-2)Total points: 224Last week: No. 1
Victor Hedman has an assist in five straight games, matching his NHL career long the defenseman set four other times.

2. Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-1)Total points: 204Last week: No. 2
Robin Lehner is working his way back toward playing again. The goalie was assigned to practice with Henderson of the American Hockey League on a conditioning loan Wednesday. Lehner has been out since Feb. 7 because of an upper-body injury.
3. Carolina Hurricanes (18-6-1)Total points: 190Last week: No. 5
Jordan Staal has scored 10 goals in 23 games, two more than the center scored in 68 games last season, and seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past four games. The Hurricanes have won six in a row since Feb. 27.
4. Toronto Maple Leafs (18-7-2)Total points: 168Last week: No. 3
Auston Matthews ended a five-game goal drought by scoring two in a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, the first of three straight games between Toronto and Winnipeg. Matthews has scored 20 goals in 24 games despite a wrist injury that coach Sheldon Keefe said is affecting the center's shot.
5. New York Islanders (16-6-4)Total points: 160Last week: No. 10
The Islanders are 8-0-1 with 16 goals against in their past nine games. They are 11-0-2 at Nassau Coliseum, the only team in the NHL without a regulation loss at home.
6. Florida Panthers (16-5-4)Total points: 155Last week: No. 6
The Panthers are 9-2-1 with an NHL-best 90.2 percent penalty kill on the road. Sergei Bobrovsky is 4-0-1 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in five starts since Feb. 25.
7. Washington Capitals (15-6-4)Total points: 140Last week: No. 7
Jakub Vrana has scored five goals in his past six games, including in overtime in a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, the forward's second goal of the game. The Capitals are 9-2-1 since losing four in a row from Feb. 1-14.

8. Boston Bruins (13-6-4)Total points: 134Last week: No. 4
The Bruins ended a six-game power-play drought (0-for-12) when David Pastrnak scored at 19:32 of the first period in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Islanders on Tuesday. Boston has been shut out or scored one goal in three of their past four games and has scored two or fewer goals in five of their past seven.
9. Winnipeg Jets (16-8-1)Total points: 111Last week: No. 8
The Jets have been on the penalty kill fewer than two times per game in their past seven games (12 times total). The problem is, they have allowed five power-play goals in that span and are 62.5 percent on the penalty kill in eight games since Feb. 21.
10. Colorado Avalanche (14-8-2)Total points: 84Last week: No. 9
Nathan MacKinnon returned against the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday after the center missed three games with an upper-body injury; the Avalanche were 1-1-1. Colorado is without forward J.T. Compher (upper body), and defensemen Bowen Byram (upper body), Cale Makar (upper body), Erik Johnson (upper body) and Conor Timmins (upper body).
11. Pittsburgh Penguins (15-9-1)Total points: 69Last week: No. 15
The Penguins have won three games in a row, scoring at least four goals in each, and have scored 21 goals winning four of five. Center Evgeni Malkin has scored seven points (two goals, five assists) in his past five games and 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 11 games since Feb. 18.
12. Minnesota Wild (15-8-1)Total points: 67Last week: No. 12
Rookie forward Kirill Kaprizov has five multipoint games, including four in his past 11 games. Three Wild rookies had more multipoint games in a season than Kaprizov: Kurtis Foster (seven, 2005-06), Ryan Donato (six, 2018-19), and Marian Gaborik (six, 2000-01).
13. St. Louis Blues (14-8-4)Total points: 63Last week: No. 14
Vladimir Tarasenko has an assist and five shots on goal in two games since the forward returned after missing the first 24 games rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery. Center Ryan O'Reilly has scored six points in his past three games (one goal, five assists).
14. Philadelphia Flyers (13-7-3)Total points: 54Last week: No. 11
James van Riemsdyk scored his 11th goal in his 23rd game of the season, a 5-4 shootout win against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. The forward didn't score his 11th goal last season until his 36th game. He's tied for the Flyers lead with forward Joel Farabee, who has scored his 11 goals at even strength.
15. Edmonton Oilers (17-11-0)Total points: 43Last week: No. 16
Connor McDavid has scored at least two points against each of the other six teams in the Scotia North Division, and at least one goal against all but the Montreal Canadiens (three games).

16. Chicago Blackhawks (13-9-5)Total points: 30Last week: No. 13
The Blackhawks lead the NHL in scoring by rookies this season with 19 goals and 41 points. Forward Pius Suter leads the rookies with 13 points (eight goals, five assists), and forward Philipp Kurashev has scored 10 points (six goals, four assists).
Others receiving points:Montreal Canadiens 8
Dropped out: None
HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Winnipeg Jets; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Colorado Avalanche; 12. Philadelphia Flyers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Chicago Blackhawks; 16. St. Louis Blues
TIM CAMPBELL
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Boston Bruins; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Colorado Avalanche; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. St. Louis Blues; 11. New York Islanders; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Minnesota Wild; 14. Pittsburgh Penguins; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Montreal Canadiens
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. New York Islanders; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Winnipeg Jets; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Philadelphia Flyers; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Chicago Blackhawks
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Florida Panthers; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Winnipeg Jets; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Philadelphia Flyers; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Montreal Canadiens
TOM GULITTI
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Florida Panthers; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Boston Bruins; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Winnipeg Jets; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Philadelphia Flyers; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Chicago Blackhawks
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. New York Islanders; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Carolina Hurricanes; 7. Colorado Avalanche; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Chicago Blackhawks
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Boston Bruins; 8. New York Islanders; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Chicago Blackhawks; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Minnesota Wild
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. New York Islanders; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Chicago Blackhawks; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Philadelphia Flyers; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Edmonton Oilers
TRACEY MYERS
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. New York Islanders; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Boston Bruins; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. St. Louis Blues; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Minnesota Wild; 14. Chicago Blackhawks; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Philadelphia Flyers
BILL PRICE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Boston Bruins; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Colorado Avalanche; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Florida Panthers; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Philadelphia Flyers; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Winnipeg Jets; 14. Chicago Blackhawks; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Edmonton Oilers
SHAWN P. ROARKE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Boston Bruins; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Winnipeg Jets; 9. Florida Panthers; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Philadelphia Flyers; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. Chicago Blackhawks; 16. Edmonton Oilers
DAN ROSEN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. New York Islanders; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Winnipeg Jets; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Colorado Avalanche; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Philadelphia Flyers; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Montreal Canadiens
DAVID SATRIANO
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Toronto Maple Leafs; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Boston Bruins; 9. Edmonton Oilers; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Chicago Blackhawks; 15. Minnesota Wild; 16. Philadelphia Flyers
MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Boston Bruins; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. New York Islanders; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. Colorado Avalanche; 10. Philadelphia Flyers; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Montreal Canadiens; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Pittsburgh Penguins; 16. Minnesota Wild