Super 16: Avalanche unanimous No. 1, Wild return to top 10

The Minnesota Wild are back in the top 10 of the weekly NHL.com Super 16 power rankings, moving up three spots to No. 10 after a 5-1-1 stretch.

The Wild won two of 10 games from Feb. 16-March 6 and dropped to No. 13 last week but have jumped ahead of the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators.
The Colorado Avalanche are the unanimous No. 1 this week, their ninth consecutive week atop the Super 16.
The Pittsburgh Penguins moved up two spots to No. 5.
The same 16 teams were ranked by all voters for the first time this season.
To create the 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, which gets one point.
Here is the Super 16:

1. Colorado Avalanche (45-14-5)

Total points: 224
Last week: No. 1
Colorado won four in a row by a combined score of 14-5 before losing to the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Wednesday. The Avalanche were 6-for-10 on the power play during the streak and 1-for-5 Wednesday.

2. Florida Panthers (42-14-6)

Total points: 208
Last week: No. 3
Claude Giroux will debut with the Panthers when they play at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Florida acquired the forward in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 19. The Panthers have scored at least one power-play goal in 12 of 17 games since Jan. 31 (18-for-57, 31.6 percent).

3. Carolina Hurricanes (42-15-6)

Total points: 195
Last week: No. 2
The Hurricanes are 19-for-21 on the penalty kill (90.5 percent) since March 4. They have not scored more than three goals in a game since Feb. 27, averaging 2.17 goals in the 12 games.

4. Tampa Bay Lightning (39-17-6)

Total points: 176
Last week: No. 4
The Lightning have lost two in a row and five of seven since March 8 but allowed a total of seven goals in their past four, including a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers and a 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

5. Pittsburgh Penguins (39-16-10)

Total points: 167
Last week: No. 7
Sidney Crosby has scored at least one point in 25 of 29 games since Jan. 15, including at least two in 13. The center scored 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists) in those games. The Penguins have won five of seven.

6. Calgary Flames (38-17-8)

Total points: 158
Last week: No. 5
A 4-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday was Calgary's first in regulation when leading after two periods this season (31-1-2). Johnny Gaudreau scored his 80th point of the season with a goal in a 5-2 win against the Canucks on Saturday. The forward, who has scored 82 points (29 goals, 53 assists) in 63 games, reached 80 points in 62 games, the fewest for any Flames player since Jarome Iginla did it in 59 games in 2006-07.

7. New York Rangers (40-19-5)

Total points: 131
Last week: No. 6
Igor Shesterkin has allowed at least four goals in three of his past five games after not allowing more than three goals in 18 straight. Forward Chris Kreider's NHL-leading 22 power-play goals is tied with Mike Gartner and Marcel Dionne for third in one season by a Rangers player, trailing Vic Hadfield (23 in 1971-72) and Jaromir Jagr (24 in 2005-06).

8. Toronto Maple Leafs (40-18-5)

Total points: 126
Last week: No. 8
Auston Matthews scored nine goals in a six-game goal streak that ended Wednesday. The center leads the NHL with 46 goals in 58 games and is on pace to score 61 this season.

9. Boston Bruins (39-19-5)

Total points: 118
Last week: No. 9
Hampus Lindholm will make his Bruins debut against the Lightning on Thursday. The Bruins acquired the defenseman in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Boston has won its past two games and five of six and are 12-2-1 since Feb. 19.

10. Minnesota Wild (37-20-4)

Total points: 97
Last week: No. 13
Minnesota had 11 goal-scorers in its past seven games, including a Wild-high four each for forwards Ryan Hartman and Kirill Kaprizov. Cam Talbot is 5-0-0 with a 1.97 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and one shutout in that stretch.

11. St. Louis Blues (35-18-9)

Total points: 85
Last week: No. 10
David Perron has scored 10 goals in a seven-game goal streak since March 8. It's the forward's longest in his 15 NHL seasons. Perron is tied with forward Jordan Kyrou for the Blues lead with 22 goals. St. Louis is 3-4-3 this month, averaging 3.40 goals per game.

12. Washington Capitals (35-20-10)

Total points: 67
Last week: No. 11
The Capitals have lost their past two games, each at home. They have the fewest home wins (15) of any team in a Stanley Cup Playoff position. Washington's 20 road wins are tied for second in the NHL.

13. Nashville Predators (37-23-4)

Total points: 61
Last week: No. 12
Filip Forsberg has scored 35 goals and Matt Duchene has scored 34, making the Predators one of two NHL teams to have two players in the top 10 in goals. Leon Draisaitl has scored 42 goals and Connor McDavid has scored 35 for the Edmonton Oilers. Roman Josi leads NHL defensemen with 78 points (18 goals, 60 assists), which is seventh in the NHL. HIs 25 points (four goals, 21 assists) in 11 games this month leads the NHL. He's scored at least a point in all 11 games.

14. Los Angeles Kings (35-22-8)

Total points: 45
Last week: No. 14
The Kings, coming off a 6-1 win against the Predators, have alternated wins and losses in their past six games. Defenseman Drew Doughty could be out for the remainder of the regular season with an upper-body injury.

15. Edmonton Oilers (35-24-5)

Total points: 25
Last week: No. 15
The Oilers lost back-to-back games (3-2 in overtime to the Avalanche and 5-3 to the Dallas Stars) on Monday and Tuesday after winning five in a row. McDavid needs two assists to reach 60 for the sixth straight season and seven points to score 100 for the fifth time in six seasons.

16. Dallas Stars (35-24-3)

Total points: 21
Last week: No. 16
Dallas has won two in a row and three of four since a three-game losing streak. Jake Oettinger is second in the NHL in starts (19) and wins (12) since Jan. 30. His .921 save percentage is eighth and his 2.46 GAA is seventh among goalies who have played at least 10 games in that stretch.
Others receiving points: None
Dropped out: None

HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

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