Super 16: Panthers vault Avalanche for top spot

The Florida Panthers are the new No. 1 in the weekly Super 16 power rankings

The Panthers, winners of 11 straight games, have overtaken the Colorado Avalanche for the top spot. The Avalanche were No. 1 for 12 consecutive weeks.
Colorado is No. 2 this week.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers each jumped one spot to Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The Calgary Flames dropped two spots to No. 6.
To create the NHL.com power rankings, each of the 14 participating staff members puts together his or her version of what they think the Super 16 should look like. Those are submitted and a point total assigned to each.
The team that is selected first is given 16 points, second gets 15, third 14, fourth 13 and so on down to No. 16, who gets one point.
Here is the Super 16:

1. Florida Panthers (55-15-6)

Total points: 219
Last week: No. 2
The Panthers have won 11 straight games, including five on the road, outscoring opponents 56-29. It's their longest win streak of the season and second longest in their history behind a 12-game winning streak in 2015-16 (Dec. 15-Jan. 10). Florida can match that when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.

2. Colorado Avalanche (55-16-6)

Total points: 215
Last week: No. 1
The Avalanche had a nine-game winning streak end in a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday. It was their second winning streak of nine or more games this season (10; Jan. 14-30), the first time they've done that in their history. They have had five winning streaks of at least five games this season, also a first in team history. Colorado has clinched first place in the Central Division and the top seed in the Western Conference.

3. Carolina Hurricanes (49-20-8)

Total points: 176
Last week: No. 3
Frederik Andersen has a lower-body injury, which is a "big concern" coach Rod Brind'Amour said Wednesday. The goalie will be re-evaluated next week. The Hurricanes are 4-5-0 in April and their power play is 2-for-31 (6.5 percent) in 12 games since March 28.

4. Toronto Maple Leafs (51-20-6)

Total points: 173
Last week: No. 5
The Maple Leafs have won four straight games since a 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on April 12. They've won the past two without center Auston Matthews (undisclosed injury), who leads the NHL with 58 goals this season. Toronto is 11-1-1 since March 27.

5. New York Rangers (50-21-6)

Total points: 167
Last week: No. 6
The Rangers have not allowed a goal in 180:06, with three straight shutout wins against the Philadelphia Flyers (4-0), Detroit Red Wings (4-0) and Winnipeg Jets (3-0). It's their first time with three straight shutout wins in a season since Feb. 4-10, 1973. They are 6-1-0 in their past seven games and have reached 50 wins for the fifth time in their history, first since 2014-15, when they set a team record with 53.

6. Calgary Flames (47-20-10)

Total points: 165
Last week: No. 4
The Flames are 7-1-1 since April 4, allowing two or fewer goals in seven of the nine games. Forwards Matthew Tkachuk (39 goals), Elias Lindholm (39 goals) and Johnny Gaudreau (38) are trying to become the first set of three teammates to each score 40 or more goals in a season with the Flames since Gary Roberts (41), Theo Fleury (40) and Robert Reichel (40) did it in 1993-94.

7. St. Louis Blues (46-20-11)

Total points: 132
Last week: No. 9
The Blues matched a team record point streak of 13 games in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. They are 11-0-2 since March 28. The loss to Boston ended a nine-game winning streak. They have scored a power-play goal in five straight games and 10 of 13 in the point streak.

8. Minnesota Wild (48-21-7)

Total points: 130
Last week: No. 8
The Wild are 5-0-2 in their past seven games and 14-1-3 in 18 games since March 16. Rookie forward Matt Boldy has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a six-game point streak. He has 35 points (15 goals, 20 assists) in 41 games since making his NHL debut on Jan. 6. Minnesota went 23-5-4 against teams from the Eastern Conference this season.

9. Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-8)

Total points: 120
Last week: No. 7
Forward Ross Colton has scored eight of his 19 goals in 12 games since March 27, tied for a team high in that stretch with forward Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning had won three of four before losing 4-3 to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. They're 9-10-2 since March 8.

10. Boston Bruins (47-24-5)

Total points: 96
Last week: No. 10
The Bruins have won their past five games decided in overtime since March 15 and nine of 12 this season. They are 0-for-27 on the power play in eight games since April 4.

11. Washington Capitals (43-23-11)

Total points: 81
Last week: No. 12
The Capitals have won six of their past eight games (6-1-1), including defeating the Avalanche, Bruins, Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Ovechkin has 18 goals in his past 22 games and reached 50 goals in a season for the ninth time, tying Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history. He is also the first player 36 years or older to score 50 in a season.

12. Pittsburgh Penguins (43-23-11)

Total points: 72
Last week: No. 11
Tristan Jarry is out week to week with a lower-body injury. The goalie was injured in a 6-3 win against the New York Islanders on April 14. Jarry is 34-18-6 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .919 save percentage this season. The Penguins are 1-for-20 on the power play with two shorthanded goals against in eight games since April 2.

13. Edmonton Oilers (45-26-6)

Total points: 67
Last week: No. 13
Mike Smith made 34 saves in a 5-2 win against the Dallas Stars after he posted consecutive shutout wins against the Nashville Predators (4-0, 30 saves) and Vegas Golden Knights (4-0, 39 saves). Smith has won seven straight starts with a 1.57 GAA and .954 save percentage. Edmonton is 15-3-2 since March 9.

14. Nashville Predators (44-28-5)

Total points: 43
Last week: No. 14
Matt Duchene became the first 40-goal scorer in Predators history in a 3-2 shootout win against the Flames on Tuesday. Filip Forsberg also ended an eight-game goal drought by scoring his 39th of the season against Calgary. Nashville is 3-3-1 in its past seven games. The Predators next four games are against the Lightning, Wild, Flames and Avalanche.

15. Dallas Stars (43-29-5)

Total points: 26
Last week: No. 15
The Stars are 4-3-2at home since March 12. They end the regular season with four straight home games against the Seattle Kraken, Vegas Golden Knights, Arizona Coyotes and Anaheim Ducks. The Kraken, Coyotes and Ducks have been eliminated from playoff contention.

16. Los Angeles Kings (41-27-10)

Total points: 16
Last week: NR
The Kings have won their past two games and three of four to stay in third in the Pacific Division. They have five games remaining, all against teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention (Anaheim, Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim, Seattle, Vancouver Canucks). Los Angeles has won four straight games against teams below them in the standings.

Others receiving points: Vancouver Canucks 6
Dropped out: Vegas Golden Knights (No. 16)

HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Edmonton Oilers; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Dallas Stars
TIM CAMPBELL
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Calgary Flames; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. New York Rangers; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Washington Capitals; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Dallas Stars
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Calgary Flames; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. New York Rangers; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Dallas Stars; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Los Angeles Kings
NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Calgary Flames; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. New York Rangers; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Los Angeles Kings
TOM GULITTI
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Vancouver Canucks
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Calgary Flames; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. New York Rangers; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Los Angeles Kings
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. Tampa Bay Lightning; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Los Angeles Kings
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. New York Rangers; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Boston Bruins; 8. Calgary Flames; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Nashville Predators; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Washington Capitals; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Los Angeles Kings
TRACEY MYERS
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Nashville Predators; 16. Dallas Stars
SHAWN P. ROARKE
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Calgary Flames; 4. St. Louis Blues; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Carolina Hurricanes; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Edmonton Oilers; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Nashville Predators; 14. Dallas Stars; 15. Pittsburgh Penguins; 16. Vancouver Canucks
DAN ROSEN
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Calgary Flames; 4. St. Louis Blues; 5. New York Rangers; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Minnesota Wild; 8. Carolina Hurricanes; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Edmonton Oilers; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Nashville Predators; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Pittsburgh Penguins
DAVID SATRIANO
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. Calgary Flames; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. Tampa Bay Lightning; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Vancouver Canucks
PAUL STRIZHEVSKY
1. Florida Panthers; 2. Colorado Avalanche; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Calgary Flames; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Washington Capitals; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Dallas Stars; 16. Los Angeles Kings
MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Florida Panthers; 3. Toronto Maple Leafs; 4. New York Rangers; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Calgary Flames; 8. Pittsburgh Penguins; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Dallas Stars
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