Total points: 29
Preseason rank: Unranked
"Six out of a possible eight points in the first four games is a heck of a way for the Red Wings to start the season, especially with how they got one point in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. A backcheck from forward Dylan Larkin stopped the Kings from scoring an empty-net goal with 90 seconds remaining in the third period, and forward Oskar Sundqvist then delivered with a game-tying goal at 19:19. The Red Wings lost in overtime, but Larkin's backcheck combined with Sundqvist's game-tying goal go down as an important early-season swing. They also won 5-2 against the New Jersey Devils and 3-0 against the Montreal Canadiens. If the Red Wings want to be a playoff team, they have to win those games. And they did. It's why I ranked them No. 15." -- Rosen
Others receiving points:Los Angeles Kings 28, Nashville Predators 26, Buffalo Sabres 17, Washington Capitals 15, Minnesota Wild 1
Dropped out from preseason Super 16 (last ranking): Wild (10), Predators (12), Kings (13), Capitals (16)