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Canucks: Power rankings following the All-Star break

By Alex Hoegler |
SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 29: The Vancouver Canucks celebrate after scoring against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on January 29, 2020 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 29: The Vancouver Canucks celebrate after scoring against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on January 29, 2020 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Vancouver Canucks have maintained their Pacific Division lead following the All-Star break. Here’s where they sit in power rankings across the web.

Week-long breaks naturally lead to rust and sloppy play for a couple of games, but the Vancouver Canucks haven’t missed a beat following the All-Star weekend.

The Pacific Division leaders held on for a tight 3-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Monday night, and they followed it up with a 5-2 victory over the rival San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. It was the perfect start to a five-game road trip.

Entering play on Thursday, the Canucks sit first in the Pacific Division with 62 points (29-18-4). They’re two points up on the Calgary Flames (Vancouver has a game in hand), and four up on the Edmonton Oilers, who have played one less game.

Vancouver will carry a four-game winning streak into Saturday’s tilt with the New York Islanders. Is their recent surge enough to move the Canucks up in power rankings across the web? Let’s take a look.

  • Sportsnet: Thanks to the superb play from both Jacob Markstrom and Thatcher Demko, Vancouver places sixth in Luke Fox’s “How Stable Is Your Goaltending?” edition of the power rankings.
  • Toronto Sun: Vancouver retains the 11th spot in Michael Traikos’ rankings. The Oilers (10th) were actually placed higher than the Canucks.
  • ESPN: Elias Pettersson and company were previously ranked 12th by ESPN. Same deal here — although they were the highest ranked Pacific Division team.
  • NHL.com: Vancouver moved down one spot in the “Super 16” rankings, falling from 11th to 12th.
  • Sports Illustrated: Is the No. 12 familiar enough, yet? SI ranked the Canucks 12th last week, and they held the same spot for this week.

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After they visit the Islanders, Vancouver will travel south to visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. The trip continues with a tilt against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, before concluding against the Minnesota Wild two days later. The Canucks will then return home for a Saturday night showdown against the Calgary Flames

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