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Each week, the Associated Press polls the nation's top sportswriters to establish a top 25 ranking for NCAA sports like football and basketball. For the first time, we've applied this method to the National Hockey League. The NHL Zoom Rankings from Hockey Utopia feature several of our most respected resources creating a poll each week to rank the top 15 NHL teams. Believed to be a one-of-a-kind resource, we hope to give hockey fans a better idea of where their team falls.
Note: Teams are given 15 points for a first place vote, 14 points for a second place vote, and so on. First place votes are in parentheses. ARV is "also receiving votes", and can be likened to "hono(u)rable mention".
Week of January 25
Welcome to the Poll: Philadelphia, Ottawa.
Look Out Below: Boston.
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks (3)
|
73 |
----
|
| 2 |
San Jose Sharks (2)
|
72 |
----
|
| 3 |
Washington Capitals
|
64 |
Up 1
|
| 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
56 |
Up 2
|
| 5 |
New Jersey Devils
|
55 |
Down 2
|
| 6 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
52 |
Up 5
|
| 7 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
46 |
Down 2
|
| 8 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
40 |
Down 1
|
| 9 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
25 |
NEW |
| 10t |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
22 |
Down 1
|
| 10t |
Ottawa Senators
|
22 |
NEW
|
| 12 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
20 |
----
|
| 13 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
17 |
Up 1
|
| 14 |
Nashville Predators
|
13 |
Down 6
|
| 15t |
New York Rangers
|
7 |
---- |
| 15t |
Calgary Flames |
7 |
Down 2 |
ARV: NY Islanders 3, Montreal 3, Boston 2, Anaheim 1
Week of January 18
Welcome to the Poll: None.
Look Out Below: None.
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks (5)
|
88 |
----
|
| 2 |
San Jose Sharks (1)
|
85 |
----
|
| 3 |
New Jersey Devils
|
75 |
----
|
| 4 |
Washington Capitals
|
74 |
----
|
| 5 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
67 |
----
|
| 6 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
55 |
----
|
| 7 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
53 |
Up 4
|
| 8 |
Nashville Predators
|
38 |
Up 4
|
| 9 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
36 |
---- |
| 10 |
Boston Bruins
|
30 |
----
|
| 11 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
29 |
Down 4
|
| 12 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
23 |
Up 2
|
| 13 |
Calgary Flames
|
15 |
Down 5
|
| 14 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
14 |
Down 1
|
| 15 |
New York Rangers
|
12 |
---- |
ARV: NY Islanders 6, Montreal 6, Ottawa 5, Dallas 5, Philadelphia 4
Week of January 11
Welcome to the Poll: New York Rangers
Look Out Below: Ottawa
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks (3)
|
|
----
|
| 2 |
San Jose Sharks (1)
|
|
Up 1
|
| 3 |
New Jersey Devils (2)
|
|
Down 1
|
| 4 |
Washington Capitals
|
|
----
|
| 5 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
|
----
|
| 6 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
|
Down 1
|
| 7 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
|
Up 6
|
| 8 |
Calgary Flames
|
|
Up 3
|
| 9 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
|
Down 1 |
| 10 |
Boston Bruins
|
|
Down 2
|
| 11 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
|
Down 4
|
| 12 |
Nashville Predators
|
|
Down 2
|
| 13 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
|
Up 1
|
| 14 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
|
Down 3
|
| 15 |
New York Rangers
|
|
NEW |
ARV: Philadelphia 1, Anaheim 1
Week of January 4
Welcome to the Poll: Ottawa
Look Out Below: Montreal
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks (3)
|
73 |
----
|
| 2 |
New Jersey Devils (2)
|
72 |
Up 1
|
| 3 |
San Jose Sharks
|
65 |
Up 2
|
| 4 |
Washington Capitals
|
58 |
Down 2
|
| 5t |
Buffalo Sabres
|
49 |
Up 1
|
| 5t |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
49 |
Down 1
|
| 7 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
43 |
---- |
| 8t |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
35 |
----
|
| 8t |
Boston Bruins
|
35 |
Up 1 |
| 10 |
Nashville Predators
|
26 |
Up 2
|
| 11t |
Calgary Flames
|
24 |
Up 2
|
| 11t |
Los Angeles Kings
|
24 |
Down 2
|
| 13 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
22 |
Down 2
|
| 14t |
Detroit Red Wings
|
8 |
Down 1
|
| 14t |
Ottawa Senators
|
8 |
NEW |
ARV: NY Rangers 5, Montreal 4
Week of December 28
Welcome to the Poll: Montreal
Look Out Below: Dallas
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks (2)
|
71 |
Up 2
|
| 2 |
Washington Capitals (1)
|
68 |
Up 3
|
| 3 |
New Jersey Devils (1)
|
65 |
----
|
| 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
|
62 |
Down 3
|
| 5 |
San Jose Sharks
|
59 |
Down 3
|
| 6 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
47 |
----
|
| 7 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
40 |
Up 1
|
| 8 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
33 |
Down 1
|
| 9t |
Los Angeles Kings
|
31 |
Up 1 |
| 9t |
Boston Bruins
|
31 |
NEW
|
| 11 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
22 |
Down 2
|
| 12 |
Nashville Predators
|
19 |
Down 1
|
| 13t |
Detroit Red Wings
|
14 |
Down 1
|
| 13t |
Calgary Flames
|
14 |
Down 1
|
| 15 |
Montreal Canadiens
|
8 |
NEW |
ARV: Ottawa 6, Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3, Minnesota 2, NY Rangers 1
Week of December 21
Welcome to the Poll: Nashville, Dallas
Look Out Below: Atlanta, Edmonton
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1t |
Chicago Blackhawks (3)
|
84 |
Up 2
|
| 1t |
New Jersey Devils (2)
|
84 |
Up 3
|
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
|
78 |
----
|
| 4 |
Washington Capitals
|
69 |
Down 3
|
| 5 |
San Jose Sharks
|
68 |
Down 3
|
| 6 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
57 |
----
|
| 7 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
50 |
Up 1
|
| 8 |
Calgary Flames |
41 |
Down 1
|
| 9 |
Colorado Avalanche |
36 |
Up 1 |
| 10 |
Nashville Predators
|
34 |
NEW
|
| 11 |
Boston Bruins
|
26 |
Down 2
|
| 12 |
Vancouver Canucks |
24 |
Down 1
|
| 13 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
22 |
Down 1
|
| 14 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
18 |
Down 1
|
| 15 |
Dallas Stars
|
11 |
NEW |
ARV: Atlanta 8, Ottawa 4, Florida 4, Minnesota 2
Week of December 14
Welcome to the Poll: Colorado, Detroit, Edmonton
Look Out Below: Dallas, Nashville, Philadelphia
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Washington Capitals (1)
|
55 |
Up 2
|
| 2 |
San Jose Sharks (1)
|
53 |
Down 1
|
| 3t |
New Jersey Devils (1)
|
52 |
Up 2
|
| 3t |
Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
|
52 |
Up 1
|
| 5 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
41 |
Down 3
|
| 6 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
37 |
Up 3
|
| 7 |
Calgary Flames
|
35 |
Down 1
|
| 8 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
33 |
----
|
| 9 |
Boston Bruins
|
28 |
Down 2
|
| 10 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
22 |
NEW
|
| 11 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
16 |
----
|
| 12 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
15 |
----
|
| 13 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
12 |
NEW
|
| 14t |
Edmonton Oilers
|
8 |
NEW
|
| 14t |
Atlanta Thrashers
|
8 |
Down 4
|
ARV: Dallas 6, Ottawa 3, Nashville 2, Montreal 1, Philadelphia 1
Week of December 7
Welcome to the Poll: Vancouver, Phoenix
Look Out Below: Colorado, Detroit
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
San Jose Sharks (2)
|
82 |
----
|
| 2 |
Chicago Blackhawks (1)
|
79 |
---- |
| 3 |
Washington Capitals
|
78 |
----
|
| 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
|
76 |
----
|
| 5 |
New Jersey Devils (1)
|
68 |
----
|
| 6 |
Calgary Flames
|
57 |
----
|
| 7 |
Boston Bruins
|
47 |
Up 4
|
| 8 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
38 |
Down 1
|
| 9 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
32 |
----
|
| 10 |
Atlanta Thrashers
|
29 |
Up 4
|
| 11 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
21 |
NEW
|
| 12 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
18 |
NEW
|
| 13t |
Dallas Stars
|
17 |
----
|
| 13t |
Nashville Predators
|
17 |
Down 5
|
| 15 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
15 |
Down 1
|
ARV: Colorado 14, Detroit 11, NY Rangers 8, Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 4, Ottawa 3
Week of November 30
Welcome to the Poll: Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta
Look Out Below: Vancouver, NY Rangers, Phoenix, Columbus
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
San Jose Sharks (2)
|
71 |
----
|
| 2 |
Chicago Blackhawks (2)
|
69 |
Up 1 |
| 3 |
Washington Capitals
|
63 |
Down 1
|
| 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
|
61 |
Up 1
|
| 5 |
New Jersey Devils
|
58 |
Down 1
|
| 6 |
Calgary Flames
|
42 |
Up 4
|
| 7 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
34 |
----
|
| 8 |
Nashville Predators
|
31 |
Down 2
|
| 9 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
28 |
----
|
| 10 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
22 |
Down 5
|
| 11 |
Boston Bruins
|
18 |
----
|
| 12 |
Ottawa Senators
|
17 |
Up 1
|
| 13 |
Dallas Stars
|
15 |
Up 2
|
| 14t |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
14 |
Up 1
|
| 14t |
Detroit Red Wings
|
14 |
Down 3
|
| 14t |
Atlanta Thrashers
|
14 |
NEW |
ARV: Vancouver 13, NY Rangers 7, Anaheim 6, Phoenix 2, Columbus 1
Week of November 23
Welcome to the Poll: Ottawa
Look Out Below: Atlanta
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
San Jose Sharks (6)
|
90 |
Up 1
|
| 2 |
Washington Capitals
|
81 |
Up 1 |
| 3 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
79 |
Up 1
|
| 4 |
New Jersey Devils
|
68 |
Down 3
|
| 5 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
65 |
Up 3
|
| 6 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
51 |
Up 4
|
| 7 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
46 |
----
|
| 8 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
45 |
Down 2
|
| 9 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
41 |
----
|
| 10 |
Calgary Flames
|
40 |
Down 5
|
| 11 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
34 |
----
|
| 12 |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
28 |
Up 1
|
| 13 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
14 |
Up 2
|
| 14 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
9 |
Up 1
|
| 15t |
New York Rangers
|
8 |
Down 3
|
| 15t |
Ottawa Senators
|
8 |
NEW |
ARV: Boston 7, Nashville 6, Dallas 4, Anaheim 4, Tampa Bay 2
Week of November 16
Welcome to the Poll: Atlanta
Look Out Below: Dallas
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
New Jersey Devils (3)
|
73 |
Up 5
|
| 2 |
San Jose Sharks (2)
|
72 |
Down 1
|
| 3 |
Washington Capitals
|
64 |
Down 1
|
| 4 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
55 |
Up 9
|
| 5 |
Calgary Flames
|
53 |
Up 3
|
| 6 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
42 |
Up 3
|
| 7 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
41 |
Down 2
|
| 8 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
37 |
Down 5
|
| 9 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
36 |
Up 5
|
| 10 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
35 |
Down 6
|
| 11 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
30 |
Down 5
|
| 12 |
New York Rangers
|
20 |
Down 2
|
| 13 |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
13 |
Down 2
|
| 14 |
Atlanta Thrashers
|
12 |
NEW
|
| 15t |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
5 |
----
|
| 15t |
Vancouver Canucks
|
5 |
Down 4 |
ARV: NY Islanders 3, Boston 3, Dallas 1
Week of November 9
Welcome to the Poll: Columbus, Detroit, Anaheim
Look Out Below: Boston
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
San Jose Sharks (5)
|
89 |
Up 3
|
| 2 |
Washington Capitals
|
79 |
----
|
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
73 |
Down 2
|
| 4 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
53 |
Up 6
|
| 5 |
Colorado Avalanche (1)
|
52 |
Down 2
|
| 6t |
Los Angeles Kings
|
48 |
Up 3
|
| 6t |
New Jersey Devils
|
48 |
Up 2
|
| 8 |
Calgary Flames
|
45 |
Up 3
|
| 9 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
38 |
Down 4
|
| 10 |
New York Rangers
|
35 |
Down 4
|
| 11t |
Vancouver Canucks
|
29 |
Up 4
|
| 11t |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
29 |
NEW |
| 13 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
27 |
Down 6
|
| 14 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
19 |
NEW
|
| 15t |
Anaheim Ducks
|
16 |
NEW
|
| 15t |
Dallas Stars |
16 |
Down 2 |
| 15t |
Phoenix Coyotes |
16 |
Down 3 |
ARV: Boston 9, NY Islanders 1, Atlanta 1
Week of November 2
Welcome to the Poll: Phoenix, Boston
Look Out Below: Edmonton, Columbus
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (3)
|
86 |
----
|
| 2 |
Washington Capitals (1)
|
80 |
----
|
| 3 |
Colorado Avalanche (2)
|
73 |
Up 1
|
| 4 |
San Jose Sharks
|
72 |
Up 5
|
| 5 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
63 |
Up 2
|
| 6 |
New York Rangers
|
58 |
Down 3
|
| 7 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
57 |
Up 1
|
| 8 |
New Jersey Devils
|
47 |
Up 3
|
| 9 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
36 |
Down 3
|
| 10 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
34 |
---- |
| 11 |
Calgary Flames
|
25 |
Down 6
|
| 12 |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
20 |
NEW |
| 13t |
Boston Bruins
|
19 |
NEW
|
| 13t |
Dallas Stars
|
19 |
Up 1
|
| 15 |
Vancouver Canucks
|
6 |
Down 2 |
ARV: Edmonton 5, Ottawa 4, Detroit 2, Columbus 2
Week of October 26
Welcome to the Poll: Los Angeles, New Jersey, Dallas
Look Out Below: Ottawa, Phoenix, Atlanta
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (6)
|
114 |
----
|
| 2 |
Washington Capitals
|
96 |
Up 1
|
| 3 |
New York Rangers
|
86 |
Down 1
|
| 4 |
Colorado Avalanche (1)
|
79 |
Up 2
|
| 5 |
Calgary Flames
|
73 |
---- |
| 6 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
72 |
NEW |
| 7 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
70 |
Up 1
|
| 8 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
68 |
Down 4
|
| 9 |
San Jose Sharks
|
66 |
----
|
| 10 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
53 |
---- |
| 11 |
New Jersey Devils
|
52 |
NEW
|
| 12 |
Edmonton Oilers
|
26 |
---- |
| 13 |
Vancouver Canucks (1)
|
25 |
Up 2
|
| 14 |
Dallas Stars
|
23 |
NEW
|
| 15 |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
16 |
Down 8 |
ARV: Ottawa 11, Anaheim 9, Boston 9, Detroit 7, Phoenix 4, St. Louis 3, Montreal 1
Week of October 19
Welcome to the Poll: Colorado, Buffalo, Ottawa, Edmonton, Phoenix, Atlanta.
Look Out Below: New Jersey, Detroit, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Boston, St. Louis.
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (6)
|
126 |
----
|
| 2 |
New York Rangers (2)
|
121 |
Up 5
|
| 3 |
Washington Capitals
|
104 |
Up 1
|
| 4 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
100 |
Up 2
|
| 5 |
Calgary Flames
|
80 |
---- |
| 6 |
Colorado Avalanche
|
79 |
NEW |
| 7 |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
73 |
Up 4
|
| 8 |
Buffalo Sabres
|
57 |
NEW
|
| 9 |
San Jose Sharks
|
53 |
Down 6
|
| 10t |
Ottawa Senators
|
49 |
NEW |
| 10t |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
49 |
Down 8
|
| 12t |
Edmonton Oilers
|
30 |
NEW |
| 12t |
Phoenix Coyotes
|
30 |
NEW
|
| 14 |
Atlanta Thrashers
|
27 |
NEW
|
| 15 |
Vancouver Canucks (1)
|
20 |
Down 3 |
ARV: New Jersey 17, Detroit 16, Los Angeles 15, Anaheim 13, Dallas 11, Boston 10.
Week of October 12
Welcome to the Poll: Los Angeles.
Look Out Below: Montreal.
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (3)
|
68 |
Up 1
|
| 2 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
63 |
Up 2
|
| 3 |
San Jose Sharks (1)
|
60 |
---- |
| 4 |
Washington Capitals
|
53 |
Down 3
|
| 5 |
Calgary Flames
|
48 |
Up 2 |
| 6 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
45 |
---- |
| 7t |
Detroit Red Wings
|
35 |
Up 2 |
| 7t |
New York Rangers
|
35 |
Up 8
|
| 9 |
Anaheim Ducks
|
29 |
Up 2
|
| 10 |
Los Angeles Kings
|
28 |
NEW |
| 11 |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
27 |
Up 2
|
| 12 |
Vancouver Canucks (1)
|
22 |
Down 4 |
| 13 |
Boston Bruins
|
20 |
Down 8
|
| 14 |
St. Louis Blues
|
14 |
Down 4
|
| 15 |
New Jersey Devils
|
12 |
Down 3 |
ARV: Ottawa 10, Montreal 9, Buffalo 8, Edmonton 4, Colorado 4, Atlanta 4, Carolina 2.
Week of October 5
Welcome to the Poll: St. Louis, Montreal.
Look Out Below: Los Angeles, Carolina.
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Washington Capitals (2)
|
101 |
Up 3 |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
|
94 |
Up 5 |
| 3 |
San Jose Sharks (2)
|
88 |
Up 1 |
| 4 |
Philadelphia Flyers
|
86 |
Up 4 |
| 5 |
Boston Bruins
|
76 |
Down 2 |
| 6 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
75 |
Down 2 |
| 7 |
Calgary Flames
|
73 |
Up 3 |
| 8t |
Vancouver Canucks (1)
|
68 |
Down 7 |
| 8t |
Detroit Red Wings
|
68 |
Down 7 |
| 10 |
St. Louis Blues
|
42 |
NEW |
| 11 |
Anaheim Ducks |
40 |
---- |
| 12 |
New Jersey Devils
|
33 |
Down 3 |
| 13 |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
27 |
Up 1 |
| 14t |
Montreal Canadiens
|
24 |
NEW |
| 14t |
New York Rangers
|
24 |
Down 1 |
ARV: Los Angeles 10, Colorado 8, Nashville 5, Dallas 4, Toronto 4, Atlanta 3, Carolina 3, Ottawa 2, Tampa Bay 1, Florida 1.
Week of September 28 (Preseason)
| # |
Team |
Pts |
Change |
| 1 |
Vancouver Canucks (3) |
91 |
-- |
| 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
77 |
-- |
| 3 |
Boston Bruins
|
76 |
-- |
| 4t |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
75 |
-- |
| 4t |
Washington Capitals
|
75 |
-- |
| 4t |
San Jose Sharks (1) |
75 |
-- |
| 7 |
Pittsburgh Penguins (1)
|
73 |
-- |
| 8 |
Philadelphia Flyers |
62 |
-- |
| 9 |
New Jersey Devils (1) |
51 |
-- |
| 10 |
Calgary Flames |
50 |
-- |
| 11 |
Anaheim Ducks |
39 |
-- |
| 12 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
22 |
-- |
| 13 |
Los Angeles Kings |
14 |
-- |
| 14t |
New York Rangers |
13 |
-- |
| 14t |
Columbus Bluejackets
|
13 |
-- |
ARV: Montreal 11, St. Louis 10, Toronto 5, Dallas 4, Ottawa 2, Tampa Bay 2
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