Wild Remain Among Elite in This Week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings

The Minnesota Wild lead both the NHL's Central Division and Western Conference with 84 points (only Washington has more at 85) -- and that keeps them among the NHL elite in this week's ESPN Power Rankings. See where they landed as well as where the other 29 teams stack up this week.

ESPN's 2016 NHL Power Rankings: Week of February 20th

1. Washington Capitals
2. Minnesota Wild
3. Chicago Blackhawks
4. Pittsburgh Penguins
5. San Jose Sharks
6. New York Rangers
7. Columbus Blue Jackets
8. Edmonton Oilers
9. Anaheim Ducks
10. St. Louis Blues
11. Ottawa Senators
12. Nashville Predators
13. Boston Bruins
14. Florida Panthers
15. Montreal Canadiens
16. Los Angeles Kings
17. New York Islanders
18. Toronto Maple Leafs
19. Calgary Flames
20. Winnipeg Jets
21. Philadelphia Flyers
22. Tampa Bay Lightning
23. Buffalo Sabres
24. New Jersey Devils
25. Vancouver Canucks
26. Dallas Stars
27. Detroit Red Wings
28. Carolina Hurricanes
29. Arizona Coyotes
30. Colorado Avalanche

ESPN comments:

The Wild get their five-day bye week after Tuesday's game (versus Chicago) and then come out of that to play their final 23 games in 41 days. Whoa.

The biggest risers of the week are the Winnipeg Jets, jumping six spots from #26 to #20. The biggest drop of the week belongs to the Carolina Hurricanes, plunging six spots from #22 to #28.

The Wild host the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow night (2/21) in St. Paul.  

Let's Go Wild!