Super 16: Lightning unanimous No. 1, Avalanche climb

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the unanimous No. 1 in the NHL.com Super 16 power rankings for the second time in three weeks.

The Lightning have won five games in a row and are No. 1, and the Vegas Golden Knights are No. 2, each for the fourth consecutive week.
The Colorado Avalanche climbed two spots to No. 6 with a point in eight straight games (7-0-1).
The Montreal Canadiens at No. 15 are in the Super 16 for the first time in four weeks. They were ranked No. 15 on Feb. 25 but dropped out the following week.
Montreal replaced the Philadelphia Flyers.
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 (24-6-2)Total points: 224Last week: No. 1
Andrei Vasilevskiy has won 12 straight starts, a Lightning record. He will tie the NHL record for most consecutive wins by a goalie if he wins his next two. Vasilevskiy has three shutouts, a 1.64 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage during his winning streak.

2. Vegas Golden Knights (22-7-1)Total points: 206Last week: No. 2
Robin Lehner is 2-0-0 with three goals allowed on 41 shots in two starts after missing 18 games with a concussion. Vegas is 12-3-0 since Feb. 22.
3. Carolina Hurricanes (21-7-3)Total points: 187Last week: No. 4
Dougie Hamilton has a 12-game point streak (two goals, 12 assists), the longest for a defenseman in the NHL this season and in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic is 5-0-1 with a 1.63 GAA, .944 save percentage and one shutout in six starts since March 1.
4. Washington Capitals (20-7-4)Total points: 170Last week: No. 3
John Carlson's assist in a 3-1 win against the New York Rangers on March 19 was his 20th of the season and 393rd of his NHL career, fourth most in Capitals history, one more than Mike Gartner and 25 behind Michal Pivonka. Carlson scored his seventh goal of the season and 112th in the NHL during a 2-1 loss to the Rangers the next day. He needs two goals to pass Mike Green and Calle Johansson for third among defensemen in Washington history.
5. New York Islanders (21-8-4)Total points: 169Last week: No. 6
Rookie goalie Ilya Sorokin has won eight straight starts since Feb. 16 with a 1.35 GAA, .944 save percentage (11 goals against on 198 shots) and two shutouts. Rookie forward Oliver Wahlstrom has scored six points (four goals, two assists) in six games since March 13.
6. Colorado Avalanche (20-8-3)Total points: 168Last week: No. 8
Colorado's point streak has coincided with Nathan MacKinnon's return after a three-game absence because of an injury. The center has scored 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in the eight games.

7. Florida Panthers (20-8-4)Total points: 145Last week: No. 5
Florida has scored three power-play goals in its past two games (3-for-7) but lost twice, 5-3 to the Lightning and 3-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Panthers have lost three of their past four after winning four in a row and six of seven. Aleksander Barkov, Florida's leading scorer with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists), will miss his second straight game against the Blackhawks on Thursday with a lower-body injury the center sustained in warmups Tuesday.
8. Toronto Maple Leafs (20-10-2)Total points: 121Last week: No. 7
Jack Campbell has a shutout in each of his past two starts, including 31 saves in a 2-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. His previous start was Feb. 27, when he made 30 saves in a 4-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers. Campbell missed the next eight games with a lower-body injury. He's 4-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .965 save percentage (four goals against on 113 shots) this season.
9. Boston Bruins (16-8-4)Total points: 92Last week: No. 11
The Bruins haven't played in a week due to NHL COVID-19 protocols. They won two games in a row prior to that pause.
10. Minnesota Wild (20-10-1)Total points: 89Last week: No. 9
Minnesota has a Wild-record 10-game home winning streak after a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. They are 12-3-0 at home this season.
11. Winnipeg Jets (20-11-2)Total points: 86Last week: No. 10
Paul Stastny played his 978th NHL game Wednesday, passing his father, Hockey Hall of Fame forward Peter Stastny, for most played by a family member. The forward's uncles, Anton Stastny (650 games) and Marian Stastny (322), played in the NHL, as did his brother, Yan Stastny (91).

12. Pittsburgh Penguins (20-11-2)Total points: 85Last week: No. 12
Evgeni Malkin has missed four games with a lower-body injury and the center is week to week. Brandon Tanev has missed three games with an upper-body injury and the forward is day to day. Jason Zucker has resumed skating. The forward has missed 16 games with a lower-body injury.
13. Edmonton Oilers (21-13-0)Total points: 71Last week: No. 15
Edmonton has won three in a row, led by center Connor McDavid's seven points (four goals, three assists). The Oilers captain leads the NHL with 60 points (21 goals, 39 assists) in 34 games, an average of 1.76 points per game that puts him at a 98-point pace for the 56-game schedule.
14. St. Louis Blues (16-11-5)Total points: 43Last week: No. 14
St. Louis is fourth in the Honda West Division, a combined 14-8-4 against the four teams below them in the standings (Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks) and 2-3-1 against the three ahead of them (Vegas, Colorado, Minnesota). Eighteen of the Blues' final 24 games will be against the Golden Knights (four), Avalanche (six) and Wild (eight).
15. Montreal Canadiens (14-8-9)Total points: 27Last week: NR
Montreal had a point in four straight games (2-0-2), going 4-for-9 on the power play, before their season was paused due to COVID-19 protocols. The Canadiens had four games postponed through at least Sunday.
16. Chicago Blackhawks (15-13-5)Total points: 11Last week: No. 16
Dominik Kubalik has scored a point in six straight games (two goals, four assists). The forward has scored 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 17 games since Feb. 15 after scoring three goals in his first 16.
Others receiving points:Philadelphia Flyers 4, New York Rangers 2, Calgary Flames 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Los Angeles Kings 1, Vancouver Canucks 1
Dropped out:Flyers (No. 13)
HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM
AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. New York Islanders; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. Colorado Avalanche; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Los Angeles Kings
TIM CAMPBELL
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Colorado Avalanche; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Boston Bruins; 9. New York Islanders; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Minnesota Wild; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Montreal Canadiens; 16. Chicago Blackhawks
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Colorado Avalanche; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Toronto Maple Leafs; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Winnipeg Jets; 14. Montreal Canadiens; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Columbus Blue Jackets
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Colorado Avalanche; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Montreal Canadiens; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Philadelphia Flyers
TOM GULITTI
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Montreal Canadiens; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. New York Rangers
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Boston Bruins; 15. Montreal Canadiens; 16. Chicago Blackhawks
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Colorado Avalanche; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Boston Bruins; 15. Chicago Blackhawks; 16. Montreal Canadiens
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. New York Islanders; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Colorado Avalanche; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. Chicago Blackhawks; 16. Montreal Canadiens
TRACEY MYERS
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New York Islanders; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Colorado Avalanche; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Edmonton Oilers; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Boston Bruins; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Chicago Blackhawks; 16. Montreal Canadiens
BILL PRICE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. New York Islanders; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Chicago Blackhawks; 15. Montreal Canadiens; 16. St. Louis Blues
SHAWN P. ROARKE
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Colorado Avalanche; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. New York Islanders; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Winnipeg Jets; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Boston Bruins; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Montreal Canadiens; 16. Calgary Flames
DAN ROSEN
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Boston Bruins; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Edmonton Oilers; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Montreal Canadiens; 16. New York Rangers
DAVID SATRIANO
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. New York Islanders; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Colorado Avalanche; 8. Pittsburgh Penguins; 9. Edmonton Oilers; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Winnipeg Jets; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Montreal Canadiens; 16. Vancouver Canucks
MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. New York Islanders; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Montreal Canadiens; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Philadelphia Flyers