Super 16: Getting crowded at top

The Boston Bruins held on to their spot as the No. 1 team in NHL.com's Super 16 power rankings for the second consecutive week. Boston was ranked first by nine of the 14 staff members who participate in the weekly rankings.
The next three teams were separated by two points, with the Vegas Golden Knights receiving 195 points, the Nashville Predators 194 and the Tampa Bay Lightning 193. Vegas was ranked No. 1 by three staff members and Tampa Bay had the other two No. 1 votes.

No teams moved up or down more than two spots this week, and the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings got back into the Super 16.

To create the power rankings, each of the 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 is assigned to each.
The team picked first is given 16 points, second gets 15, third gets 14 and so on down to No. 16, which gets one point.

1. Boston Bruins (35-12-8)

Total points: 216Last week: No. 1
Hit: Center Patrice Bergeron has five goals in the past four games, seven in the past seven and 11 in 12 games since Jan. 18. He has 27 goals in 50 games. His NHL career high is 32 goals in 80 games in 2015-16.
Miss: Nothing.

2. Vegas Golden Knights (37-15-4)

Total points: 195Last week: No. 3
Hit: The Golden Knights have a League-best .880 winning percentage in games when they score the first goal (22-3-0). They're also 40.6 percent (13-for-32) on the power play in 11 games since Jan. 21 and scored at least one power-play goal in 10 of those games
Miss: Forward William Carrier has missed four games and is on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.

3. Nashville Predators (34-12-9)

Total points: 194Last week: No. 4
Hit: Goalie Pekka Rinne is 10-0-1 with two shutouts and a .933 save percentage (310 saves on 332 shots) in his past 11 starts. He hasn't lost in regulation since Jan. 2.
Miss: The Predators are 0-for-13 on the power play in their past five games.

4. Tampa Bay Lightning (38-16-3)

Total points: 193Last week: No. 2
Hit: Rookie forward Yanni Gourde has 22 goals in 56 games, the same amount he scored in 57 games last season with Syracuse of the American Hockey League. He has five goals in six games since Feb. 3 and needs two goals to tie the Lightning record for goals in a season by a rookie, set by Tyler Johnson in 2013-14.
Miss: The Lightning have lost three straight road games and allowed at least four goals in each. Two of the losses were to the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers, who combined have 40 wins, two more than the Lightning.

5. Winnipeg Jets (33-15-9)

Total points: 170Last week: No. 5
Hit: Winnipeg is 17-for-19 on the penalty kill in the first seven games of its season-long 10-game homestand. The Jets are 4-2-1 with games remaining against the Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings.
Miss: The Jets, who have allowed at least three goals in four straight games, will play eight of 10 games on the road from Feb. 23-March 13.

6. Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-4)

Total points: 141Last week: No. 7
Hit: The Penguins have won nine consecutive home games outscoring their opponents 47-25. It's their longest home winning streak since they won 13 in a row in 2013-14.
Miss: Nothing of late, except forward Patric Hornqvist has missed five games with a lower-body injury.

7. Washington Capitals (32-17-7)

Total points: 130Last week: No. 6
Hit: Center Nicklas Backstrom has scored in back-to-back games and in four of the past five. Center Evgeny Kuznetsov extended his point streak to eight games (two goals, nine assists) with an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss at Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Miss: The Capitals are 0-0-4 in games decided in overtime since Jan. 18. They were 6-0-2 in their first eight games decided in overtime.

8. Toronto Maple Leafs (35-19-5)

Total points: 127Last week: No. 10
Hit: Maple Leafs forward William Nylander had 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in the past 11 games.
Miss: Center Tyler Bozak has not scored in 16 straight games.

9. St. Louis Blues (34-21-4)

Total points: 115Last week: No. 9
Hit: Defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has four points (one goal, three assists) in the past five games. He had two points in his first 23 games.
Miss: Goalies Jake Allen and Carter Hutton have combined for an .867 save percentage in the past five games (16 goals on 121 shots). The Blues are 2-2-1.

10. Dallas Stars (33-20-4)

Total points: 104Last week: No. 8
Hit: Defenseman Marc Methot is expected to return to the lineup against the Blues on Friday. He has missed 41 games because of a knee injury, including 15 in a row since Jan. 6.
Miss: The Stars have allowed 31 or more shots on goal in each of the past five games, including 117 in the past three.

11. Minnesota Wild (31-19-6)

Total points: 85Last week: No. 12
Hit: The Wild have a point in 13 consecutive home games (10-0-3), the longest home point streak in their history and the longest in the NHL this season. They have outscored the opposition 49-25.
Miss: Forward Mikael Granlund has gone seven straight games without a goal, his longest drought of the season.

12. San Jose Sharks (30-19-8)

Total points: 73Last week: No. 11
Hit: Goalie Martin Jones has a .932 save percentage and 1.98 goals-against average in six starts since Jan. 31.
Miss: The Sharks are 2-2-2 in those six games averaging two goals per game.

13. Calgary Flames (29-20-8)

Total points: 49Last week: No. 13
Hit: Forward Johnny Gaudreau has 10 points (four goals, six assists) during a seven-game point streak, tied for his second longest point streak of the season. His longest was a 10-gamer from Oct. 27-Nov. 20.
Miss: Forward Micheal Ferland, who has 20 goals, has scored one in the past 14 games.

14. Philadelphia Flyers (28-19-10)

Total points: 44Last week: NR
Hit: Forward Travis Konecny has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 22 games since joining Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier on the top line.
Miss: Goalie Brian Elliott will miss 5-6 weeks following core muscle surgery. Michael Neuvirth, who is the No. 1 with Elliott sidelined, has allowed at least four goals in three of his past four starts.

15. New Jersey Devils (28-20-8)

Total points: 16Last week: No. 15
Hit: Left wing Taylor Hall has at least one point in each of the past 15 games he's played since Jan. 2 (23 points; 11 goals, 12 assists).
Miss:Goalie Cory Schneider remains on injured reserve with lingering hip and groin issues. He is expected to resume skating next week but the Devils have not announced a timeline for his return.

16. Los Angeles Kings (30-21-5)

Total points: 13Last week: NR
Hit: Center Anze Kopitar has eight points (four goals, four assists) during a five-game point streak. He has 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in the past 17 games.
Miss: The Kings have allowed at least one power-play goal in four straight games, including three in a 7-3 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. Their penalty kill is fourth in the NHL at 83.4 percent but is 72.2 percent (39-for-54) in 15 games since Jan. 6.

Dropped out: Colorado Avalanche (No. 14), Anaheim Ducks (No. 16)
Others receiving points: Anaheim Ducks 12, Colorado Avalanche 11, Carolina Hurricanes 10, Columbus Blue Jackets 6

HERE'S HOW WE RANKED 'EM

AMALIE BENJAMIN
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. St. Louis Blues; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. San Jose Sharks; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Anaheim Ducks; 16. Colorado Avalanche
TIM CAMPBELL
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Boston Bruins; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. St. Louis Blues; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Minnesota Wild; 10. Toronto Maple Leafs; 11. San Jose Sharks; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Anaheim Ducks; 16. Colorado Avalanche
BRIAN COMPTON
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. Pittsburgh Penguins; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. San Jose Sharks; 13. Philadelphia Flyers; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. Los Angeles Kings
NICK COTSONIKA
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Pittsburgh Penguins; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Winnipeg Jets; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. Philadelphia Flyers; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Washington Capitals; 13. San Jose Sharks; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Colorado Avalanche; 16. Los Angeles Kings
LISA DILLMAN
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. St. Louis Blues; 7. Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. New Jersey Devils; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Philadelphia Flyers; 15. Carolina Hurricanes; 16. San Jose Sharks
TOM GULITTI
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. San Jose Sharks; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Philadelphia Flyers; 15. New Jersey Devils; 16. Carolina Hurricanes
ADAM KIMELMAN
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Boston Bruins; 4. Winnipeg Jets; 5. Nashville Predators; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. St. Louis Blues; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. San Jose Sharks; 11. Dallas Stars; 12. Philadelphia Flyers; 13. Minnesota Wild; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Carolina Hurricanes; 16. New Jersey Devils
ROBERT LAFLAMME
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. St. Louis Blues; 8. Pittsburgh Penguins; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. San Jose Sharks; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Philadelphia Flyers; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. Carolina Hurricanes
MIKE G. MORREALE
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Vegas Golden Knights; 3. Tampa Bay Lightning; 4. Pittsburgh Penguins; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. Nashville Predators; 7. Winnipeg Jets; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. Washington Capitals; 10. San Jose Sharks; 11. Columbus Blue Jackets; 12. St. Louis Blues; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. Dallas Stars; 15. New Jersey Devils; 16. Carolina Hurricanes
TRACEY MYERS
1. Vegas Golden Knights; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Winnipeg Jets; 4. Nashville Predators; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Pittsburgh Penguins; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. St. Louis Blues; 11. Calgary Flames; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. San Jose Sharks; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. New Jersey Devils
BILL PRICE
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Pittsburgh Penguins; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. St. Louis Blues; 10. San Jose Sharks; 11. Philadelphia Flyers; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Dallas Stars; 14. Minnesota Wild; 15. New Jersey Devils; 16. Carolina Hurricanes
SHAWN ROARKE
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Winnipeg Jets; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Pittsburgh Penguins; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. St. Louis Blues; 11. Minnesota Wild; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. San Jose Sharks; 14. New Jersey Devils; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Anaheim Ducks
DAN ROSEN
1. Boston Bruins; 2. Nashville Predators; 3. Pittsburgh Penguins; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Minnesota Wild; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Philadelphia Flyers; 13. San Jose Sharks; 14. Calgary Flames; 15. Carolina Hurricanes; 16. Colorado Avalanche

MIKE ZEISBERGER
1. Tampa Bay Lightning; 2. Boston Bruins; 3. Nashville Predators; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Winnipeg Jets; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. San Jose Sharks; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Dallas Stars; 11. St. Louis Blues; 12. Minnesota Wild; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Los Angeles Kings