And so, one of the milestones of the National Hockey League schedule -- the holiday break -- has been reached.
And just as we predicted, New Jersey is setting the pace in the Metropolitan Division and Vegas is leading the charge in the Pacific just hours after being born (okay, we made that up).
But here are some holiday power rankings after a couple of hockey-free days.
Previous rankings: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2| Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11
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Tampa Bay owns a plus-46 goal differential and -- again -- the top spot in this week's Terrific 10
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