Canucks: Power rankings following the All-Star break
By Alex Hoegler
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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