Super 16: Flames climb six spots to No. 5 in power rankings

It's Thanksgiving in the United States, so in the spirit of Turkey Day this week's edition of the Super 16 power rankings is all about what teams are thankful for at this point in the season.

The Carolina Hurricanes are thankful for a lot of things, including being No. 1 in the Super 16 for a fourth consecutive week.
The Calgary Flames should be thankful that they're up six spots to No. 5. The Colorado Avalanche might as well be thankful for the same thing; they're up five spots to No. 10.
The Winnipeg Jets might not be as thankful considering they're down five spots to No. 11.
There's more below, but first in order to create the NHL.com power rankings, each of the 13 participating staff members put together his or her version of what they think it should look like. Those were submitted and a point total assigned to each.
The team that was selected first was given 16 points, second got 15, third 14 and so on down to No. 16, which got one point.
Here is the Super 16:

1. Carolina Hurricanes (14-3-1)

Total points: 208
Last week: No. 1
The Hurricanes are thankful for the emergence of rookie forward Seth Jarvis, who has looked comfortable and confident playing on the top line with Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Jarvis was the No. 13 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.

2. Florida Panthers (14-2-3)

Total points: 195
Last week: No. 2
The Panthers are thankful for home games. They won 2-1 in overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday and are 11-0-0 at FLA Live Arena this season, tying the 1963-64 Chicago Black Hawks for the best start to a season at home. They have a plus-27 goal differential in their home games (50-23) and haven't lost at home in the regular season since April 24, a streak of 15 games.

3. Washington Capitals (12-3-5)

Total points: 167
Last week: No. 4
The Capitals are thankful for their first line of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson. They have carried much of the offense with forwards
Nicklas Backstrom
(hip),
Anthony Mantha
(shoulder), T.J. Oshie (lower body) and
Lars Eller
(NHL COVID-19 protocol) missing time. Backstrom hasn't played this season.

4. Edmonton Oilers (14-5-0)

Total points: 159
Last week: No. 3
The Oilers are thankful for forwards Leon Draisaitl (40 points) and Connor McDavid (36 points), because any team that can claim the top two scorers in the NHL would be thankful for that. They also are thankful for the first goal; they are 7-0-0 when scoring first.

5. Calgary Flames (12-3-5)

Total points: 155
Last week: No. 11
The Flames are thankful for games against the Eastern Conference. They are 11-1-2 against those teams, including 7-0-1 against the Metropolitan Division.

6. Tampa Bay Lightning (11-4-3)

Total points: 146
Last week: No. 5
The Lightning are thankful for their scoring depth, because they need it without forwards Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point in the lineup. Kucherov is out at least another month because of surgery to repair a lower-body injury, and Point is out 4-6 weeks with an upper-body injury. The Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 without them Tuesday, with goals from forwards Steven Stamkos,
Alex Barre-Boulet
and Corey Perry, and defenseman Zach Bogosian. It was the first of the season for Perry and Bogosian.

7. Toronto Maple Leafs (14-6-1)

Total points: 137
Last week: No. 8
The Maple Leafs are thankful for their penalty kill, which is 17 for 19 in its past nine games. They are eighth in the NHL at 85.7 percent; last season they were tied for 23rd at 78.5 percent.

8. New York Rangers (12-4-3)

Total points: 115
Last week: No. 7
The Rangers are thankful for game-winning goals in the last second of regulation; defenseman Ryan Lindgren scored with 0.7 seconds remaining in a 5-4 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. They are also thankful for home-ice advantage; they have won five straight at Madison Square Garden.

9. Minnesota Wild (11-6-1)

Total points: 93
Last week: No. 10
The Wild are thankful for games that extend beyond regulation because they are 5-1 in such games (3-0 in overtime, 2-1 in the shootout).

10. Colorado Avalanche (9-5-1)

Total points: 81
Last week: No. 15
The Avalanche are thankful for forward Nazem Kadri, who is fourth in the NHL with 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists) in 16 games. He has a 10-game point streak (six goals, 15 assists), including 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) during a six-game winning streak, all without center Nathan MacKinnon (lower body).

11. Winnipeg Jets (9-6-4)

Total points: 72
Last week: No. 6
The Jets are thankful for their discipline. They are averaging 8:00 in penalty minutes per game and 4:22 per game shorthanded. Each is among the six lowest times in the NHL.

12. St. Louis Blues (10-7-2)

Total points: 61
Last week: No. 14
The Blues are thankful for forward Brandon Saad. He has scored eight goals, including a St. Louis-high four on special teams (three on the power play, one shorthanded).

13. Anaheim Ducks (10-7-3)

Total points: 60
Last week: No. 9
The Ducks are thankful for forward Troy Terry's 16-game point streak (12 goals, 10 assists) that ended in a 3-2 loss at the Nashville Predators on Monday. Terry's streak was the third longest in Ducks history, behind Corey Perry (19 games, Oct. 21-Dec. 1, 2009) and
Teemu Selanne
(17 games, Feb. 3-March 10, 1999).

14. Vegas Golden Knights (12-8-0)

Total points: 38
Last week: No. 16
The Golden Knights are thankful for organizational depth, which has been tested this season. They have used an NHL-high 31 skaters in 20 games.

15. Boston Bruins (10-6-0)

Total points: 26
Last week: No. 12
The Bruins are thankful for Charlie McAvoy, who has turned into a bona fide No. 1 defenseman and potential Norris Trophy candidate. McAvoy scored 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 15 games, with six points at even strength and seven on the power play. The 23-year-old is averaging 23:24 of ice time per game.

16. Columbus Blue Jackets (11-6-0)

Total points: 24
Last week: NR
The Blue Jackets are thankful for Zach Werenski, who like McAvoy is proving he's a No. 1 defenseman and potential Norris Trophy candidate. Werenski has a six-game point streak (three goals, five assists). He has scored 14 points (five goals, nine assists) and is averaging 26:37 of ice time in 17 games.
Others receiving points: Pittsburgh Penguins 16, Nashville Predators 12, Philadelphia Flyers 2, New Jersey Devils 1
Dropped out: Flyers (No. 13)

HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Edmonton Oilers; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Tampa Bay Lightning; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Anaheim Ducks; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Boston Bruins; 14. Vegas Golden Knights; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Columbus Blue Jackets
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Edmonton Oilers; 4. Calgary Flames; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Tampa Bay Lightning; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Anaheim Ducks; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Columbus Blue Jackets; 14. Boston Bruins; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Vegas Golden Knights
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Calgary Flames; 4. Edmonton Oilers; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Columbus Blue Jackets; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Winnipeg Jets; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. Boston Bruins; 16. New Jersey Devils
TOM GULITTI
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Edmonton Oilers; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Anaheim Ducks; 13. St. Louis Blues; 14. Columbus Blue Jackets; 15. Boston Bruins; 16. Philadelphia Flyers
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Edmonton Oilers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Winnipeg Jets; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. New York Rangers; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. Vegas Golden Knights; 13. Colorado Avalanche; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Philadelphia Flyers
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Edmonton Oilers; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. St. Louis Blues; 11. Anaheim Ducks; 12. Colorado Avalanche; 13. Winnipeg Jets; 14. Columbus Blue Jackets; 15. Pittsburgh Penguins; 16. Vegas Golden Knights
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Edmonton Oilers; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Vegas Golden Knights; 11. Winnipeg Jets; 12. Colorado Avalanche; 13. Boston Bruins; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Anaheim Ducks; 16. Columbus Blue Jackets
TRACEY MYERS
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. Winnipeg Jets; 8. Edmonton Oilers; 9. Anaheim Ducks; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Nashville Predators; 14. Vegas Golden Knights; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Columbus Blue Jackets
SHAWN P. ROARKE
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Edmonton Oilers; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Colorado Avalanche; 7. Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. Calgary Flames; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. New York Rangers; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. St. Louis Blues; 16. Nashville Predators
DAN ROSEN
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Calgary Flames; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Edmonton Oilers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Colorado Avalanche; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Vegas Golden Knights; 16. Pittsburgh Penguins
DAVID SATRIANO
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Edmonton Oilers; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Tampa Bay Lightning; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. Winnipeg Jets; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Pittsburgh Penguins; 16. Nashville Predators
PAUL STRIZHEVSKY
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Edmonton Oilers; 4. Washington Capitals; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. New York Rangers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Colorado Avalanche; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Columbus Blue Jackets; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. Boston Bruins; 15. Vegas Golden Knights; 16. Nashville Predators
MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Carolina Hurricanes; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Washington Capitals; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Edmonton Oilers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. New York Rangers; 9. Winnipeg Jets; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Vegas Golden Knights; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. St. Louis Blues; 15. Boston Bruins; 16. Pittsburgh Penguins