As of December 18, 2009

The New Jersey Devils have claimed the top spot in this week's TFP Power Rankings, while the Nashville Predators and Phoenix Coyotes are battled their way into the Top-10 thanks to stellar goaltending.

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

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1 6 Never count out the New Jersey Devils. With Zach Parise leading the attack and Martin Brodeur between the pipes, this team is dangerous
2 2 Remind us again why the Blackhawks would want to trade Patrick Sharp?
3 1 Dany Heatley's 21 goals are expected... but Patrick Marleau has lit the lamp just as many times.
4 3 Tomas Fleischmann has 13 goals and 21 points in 23 games... impressive.
5 5 Even with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins can't seem to get the powerplay going -- they rank 29th in the NHL on the man-advantage.
6 9 Youngster Drew Doughty has stepped up nicely this season for the Kings, picking up eight goals and 16 assists so far.
7 4 Does anyone know what happened to Craig Conroy? He's only picked up seven assists this year.
8 12 If the Predators didn't have Pekka Rinne between the pipes, they'd be near the bottom of the West...
9 14 ...Ditto for the Coyotes and Ilya Bryzgalov.
10 10 Wojtek Wolski is doing everything right for Colorado this year. He leads the team in goals with 13 and has notched 20 assists.
11 7 Someone needs to tell Ryan Miller to calm down. He's been absolutely unstoppable this season.
12 8 Tuukka Rask is making a big name for himself very quickly in Boston. He's 9-2-2 with a 1.97 goals-against-average this season.
13 15 The Stars needed Loui Eriksson to fill a big offensive void for them this year and he's yet to disappoint.
14 11 Who has had a more important start to the season: Maxim Afinogenov or Rich Peverley?
15 24 Martin Havlat's finally woken up out of his slumber. He's collected seven points in his last four games.
16 13 Mike Fisher's been making a huge argument for the Canadian Olympic squad; he's second in team scoring with 28 points.
17 17 Apparently you're not cool in Detroit unless you get injured.
18 21 When did Henrik Sedin explode into 3rd in NHL scoring??
19 23 Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss have been producing very well for the Panthers lately. Now they just need Rostislav Olesz to join them.
20 28 Dustin Penner doesn't look like he has any intention of slowing down. He continues to lead the Oilers in scoring.
21 16 Until Steve Mason can get his act together this season, the Blue Jackets are going to have a bumpy ride.
22 26 Paul Kariya, Keith Tkachuk and Andy McDonald aren't getting the job done in St. Louis. If that continues, they aren't making the playoffs this season.
23 22 Marian Gaborik is still waiting for the rest of his teammates to chip in offensively.
24 24 The Leafs are definitely spreading around the offense, but they need more consistency from their top-six forwards.
25 25 At least they get Andrei Markov back this weekend!
26 27 If Scott Niedermayer is a minus-10, you know something's wrong.
27 19 Brendan Witt can stop an SUV is its tracks, but he can't seem to stop opposing players from skating by him.
28 20 Matt Carle used to be among the top NHLers in +/-... He's a minus-7 in his last 10 games.
29 18 Vinny Lecavalier's been playing better of late, but the Lightning need him to start scoring goals if they want to make a run at a playoff spot.
30 30 Speechless.

 

 

 

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