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

The Minnesota Wild return from their 3-game West Coast road trip grabbing five of the six possible points from San Jose, LA, and Anaheim -- 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 January 9th

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

ESPN comments:

The Wild have bounced back nicely after their 12-game winning streak was halted by Columbus on Dec. 31. Minnesota has the top goal differential in the Western Conference and notched a homecoming win for coach Bruce Boudreau on Sunday in Anaheim.

The biggest risers of the week are the Vancouver Canucks, jumping six spots from #22 to #16. The biggest fall of the week belongs to the Ottawa Senators, plunging seven spots from #10 to #17.

The Wild return home to host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Go Wild!