NHL Power Rankings: 2017-18 Consensus Week 14
NHL Power Rankings: Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights sit a top our consensus NHL power rankings.

For the second consecutive week, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Vegas Golden Knights hold the top two rankings in our consensus NHL power rankings.

The Winnipeg Jets moved up four spots to No. 3, overtaking the Washington Capitals who fall one spot to No. 4.

The Boston Bruins moved back one to No. 5.

At the bottom of our rankings, the Buffalo Sabres take over last place.

The Arizona Coyotes finally move out of the basement, moving up to No. 30.

The Vancouver Canucks fall one spot after being passed by the Ottawa Senators who now sit at No. 28.

The Edmonton Oilers round out the bottom five.

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Jan. 10
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The OCR
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SI
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11
22
37
43
54
6T5
7T5
89
914
11
11T12
128
1320
1410
15T12
1619
1721
18T15
18
2023
2124
22T15
2317
2422
2526
2627
2725
2830
2928
3031
3129
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We’ve taken power rankings from eight media outlets this week, dropping the top and bottom rankings. To get our consensus NHL Power Rankings point totals, we awarded the top team 31 points, the second team 30 points, third team 29 points, etc.

** Keep in mind the dates the rankings were posted, and in some cases, they may have been submitted to their editors the day before it was published. Different outlets use different factors in determining their rankings. **