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  As of March 12, 2008
 
With 10 straight victories, the San Jose Sharks have taken over first-place in this week's TFP Power Rankings, with the New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche jumping into the Top 10.

Here is a look at this week's TFP Power Rankings, updated every week throughout the 2007-08 regular-season.

 
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1 4 The Sharks are riding the best streak of the season, having won 10 in a row.
 
Top 2 Performers: Joe Thornton, Evgeni Nabokov
PP %: 17.8 PK %: 86.0 Last 10: 10-0-0
2 2 In addition to a fantastic season, the Stars have the league's best penalty kill rating.
 
Top 2 Performers: Mike Ribeiro, Brad Richards
PP %: 18.2 PK %: 87.0 Last 10: 6-4-0
3 6 After a rough February, the Red Wings seem to be back on track. Detroit has won four in-a-row and are looking strong.
 
Top 2 Performers: Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk
PP %: 20.8 PK %: 83.6 Last 10: 5-4-1
4 1 The Ducks have a fantastic home record (23-8-4), but their away record isn't as sharp (16-17-4).
 
Top 2 Performers: Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf
PP %: 16.2 PK %: 82.8 Last 10: 7-2-1
5 3 More impressive than their league-leading powerplay is the fact that the Habs have scored an NHL-best 227 goals.
 
Top 2 Performers: Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec
PP %: 24.7 PK %: 80.9 Last 10: 6-4-0
6 5 Despite their solid season, Dainius Zubrus is on pace for only 11 goals, his worst offensive-output since the 1998-99 season.
 
Top 2 Performers: Zach Parise, Martin Brodeur
PP %: 16.3 PK %: 82.9 Last 10: 6-3-1
7 12 The Rangers have lost just twice in regulation in their last 17 games.
 
Top 2 Performers: Henrik Lundqvist, Scott Gomez
PP %: 16.6 PK %: 83.4 Last 10: 8-0-2
8 15 Don't look now, but Jose Theodore is starting to look like his old self.
 
Top 2 Performers: Paul Stastny, Andrew Brunette
PP %: 13.3 PK %: 81.5 Last 10: 8-2-0
9 11 Four-time All-Star Jarome Iginla is on pace for the best offensive season of his career with 97 points.
 
Top 2 Performers: Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius
PP %: 16.0 PK %: 81.3 Last 10: 7-1-2
10 10 It may not have happened the way Martin Gerber wanted, but the Senators now know who their true No.1 goalie is.
 
Top 2 Performers: Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson
PP %: 18.8 PK %: 81.8 Last 10: 4-5-1
11 6 The Penguins aren't far off of first in the East, and they could jump ahead the rest once Marian Hossa returns to the lineup.
 
Top 2 Performers: Evgeni Malkin, Ty Conklin
PP %: 20.4 PK %: 80.3 Last 10: 5-3-2
12 13 Ryan Kesler has been producing well for the Canucks this year. The 23-year-old is on pace for 23 goals and 40 points.
 
Top 2 Performers: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin
PP %: 17.6 PK %: 83.3 Last 10: 6-2-2
13 9 The Wild has lost four-games in-a-row and have fallen out of first-place in the NorthWest Conference.
 
Top 2 Performers: Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik
PP %: 18.3 PK %: 84.5 Last 10: 3-5-2
14 7 The Bruins may have given up Brad Boyes for Dennis Wideman, but the defenseman is having a solid year with 31 points.
 
Top 2 Performers: Marc Savard, Zdeno Chara
PP %: 18.1 PK %: 78.7 Last 10: 5-3-2
15 20 Jeff Carter ranks second on the Flyers in goals (26). That's pretty good for someone the team tried to trade a while ago.
 
Top 2 Performers: Mike Knuble, Daniel Briere
PP %: 22.7 PK %: 82.6 Last 10: 5-2-3
16 17 Talk about rejuvenating one's career. Sergei Samsonov has notched 24 points in 27 games with the Hurricanes this season.
 
Top 2 Performers: Eric Staal, Sergei Samsonov
PP %: 17.5 PK %: 77.3 Last 10: 7-2-1
17 14 Alexander Radulov is having a great sophomore season, on pace for 28 goals and 61 points.
 
Top 2 Performers: J.P. Dumont, Jason Arnott
PP %: 15.7 PK %: 84.7 Last 10: 4-5-1
18 16 Since joining the Coyotes, goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has secured his spot at the team's top goalie, going 24-17-4.
 
Top 2 Performers: Peter Mueller, Ilya Bryzgalov
PP %: 17.9 PK %: 82.0 Last 10: 4-5-1
19 25 Andrew Cogliano, Sam Gagner & Robert Nilsson have tremendous chemistry and they look to be Edmonton's next top line.
 
Top 2 Performers: Andrew Cogliano, Sam Gagner
PP %: 16.3 PK %: 85.3 Last 10: 7-3-0
20 18 As good as Cristobal Huet has been in Washington, the Capitals can't seem to back him up.
 
Top 2 Performers: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom
PP %: 19.2 PK %: 80.8 Last 10: 4-4-2
21 19 Only four-points out of the playoffs, the Sabres still have a chance of catching the Flyers for the 8th spot in the East.
 
Top 2 Performers: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville
PP %: 18.4 PK %: 84.1 Last 10: 3-4-3
22 24 Figures. The Leafs are pretty much out of the playoffs and they decide it's time to play.
 
Top 2 Performers: Mats Sundin, Vesa Toskala
PP %: 16.8 PK %: 78.5 Last 10: 6-3-1
23 23 The Blackhawks re-welcomed Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita on Friday, paving the way for Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
 
Top 2 Performers: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews
PP %: 15.3 PK %: 82.1 Last 10: 5-4-1
24 21 With a new captain in town, the Blue Jackets can look forwards the future with Rick Nash leading the way.
 
Top 2 Performers: Rick Nash, Nikolai Zherdev
PP %: 15.5 PK %: 85.2 Last 10: 4-4-2
25 27 As solid as Olli Jokinen has been offensively this season, he's a team-worst minus-13.
 
Top 2 Performers: Olli Jokinen, Nathan Horton
PP %: 19.7 PK %: 81.2 Last 10: 5-3-2
26 22 With six points in his last 10 games, Trent Hunter is on pace for a career-year in assists with 32.
 
Top 2 Performers: Bill Guerin, Mike Comrie
PP %: 15.3 PK %: 82.4 Last 10: 3-7-0
27 28 With one win in their last 11 games, the Thrashers are making a good argument for a lottery pick in the draft.
 
Top 2 Performers: Ilya Kovalchuk, Tobias Enstrom
PP %: 17.5 PK %: 79.2 Last 10: 1-5-4
28 26 Since the trade deadline, the Blues have won only once.
 
Top 2 Performers: Brad Boyes, Paul Kariya
PP %: 13.6 PK %: 83.7 Last 10: 1-7-2
29 30 At least they know where they stand. Bring on the battle for first-overall in this June's draft!
 
Top 2 Performers: Michael Cammalleri, Anze Kopitar
PP %: 18.0 PK %: 79.2 Last 10: 2-5-3
30 29 Man, John Tortorella's blood pressure must be through the roof!
 
Top 2 Performers: Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis
PP %: 18.7 PK %: 80.8 Last 10: 2-7-1
 

 

 

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