NHL Power Rankings: Where Every Team Stands 1 Month from the Trade Deadline

OK, it may finally be time for the last holdout to admit it: The Vancouver Canucks are for real.

The NHL's resident British Columbia franchise was dismissed as a nice early story, but enough time has passed—50 games as of Tuesday—that coach Rick Tocchet and Co. have to be considered as legitimate a Stanley Cup threat as any of the other 31 teams.

The Canucks have amassed 18 of a possible 20 points across their last 10 games (8-0-2), which is the same as the Edmonton Oilers (9-1-0), whose historic win streak ended Tuesday.

Not surprisingly, the consistent excellence resulted in another week atop the B/R Power Rankings for Vancouver, which is seven points clear of second-place Vegas in the Pacific Division and two up on Boston in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.

The Bruins remain second after receiving all but one second-place vote to stay ahead of the Dallas Stars, who spiked four spots from seventh to third. The Colorado Avalanche stay in fourth for another week, while the No. 5 slot is taken by the Florida Panthers ahead of a two-way tie for sixth between the Oilers and Winnipeg Jets.

Scroll through to see where your favorite team wound up and drop a thought of your own in the comments.

Note: Statistics were up to date before games on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Votes tallied before Feb. 7 games.

Previous Ranking: 32

Overall Record: 14-35-2

It's the middle of a Connor Bedard-less slog for the punchless Blackhawks, who were shut out three times in a four-game losing streak before the break and four times in their last six.

Chicago is tied for last in goal-scoring and last by itself in power-play efficiency.

Previous Ranking: 31

Overall Record: 14-32-5

You can't get worse if you don't play, right?

The Sharks are in the middle of an extended break that will keep them away until a February 14 visit to Winnipeg. They are three points up on Chicago in the race to escape the NHL cellar.

Previous Ranking: 29

Overall Record: 16-24-10

The Blue Jackets won just twice in six games across the second half of January, but a 1-0 victory at St. Louis was a welcome sendoff into the break.

They will return at home Saturday before setting off on a four-game road trip that begins in Ottawa and veers to California.

Previous Ranking: 30

Overall Record: 18-30-2

Don't look now, but there are signs of life for the Ducks, who went 3-0-1 in their last four games before the All-Star break.

They return with a home game against Edmonton before packing for a trip that will take them to Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Buffalo.

Previous Ranking: 28

Overall Record: 20-25-2

The Senators won two in a row and were 5-1-2 in eight games before adjourning, and they will return for three straight home games to try to prolong their mojo.

"I think we're going in the right direction," head coach Jacques Martin said. "We seem to be maturing, and we're handling the ups and downs of a game better."

Previous Ranking: 26

Overall Record: 21-23-5

It's been a tale of two seasons since the arrival of coach John Hynes in late November.

The Wild were 11-3 in his first 16 games on the job but tailed off to a 5-10-1 mark in their last 16 before Wednesday's game against the Blackhawks.

A 30th-best penalty-kill percentage (73.5) wasn't helping matters any.

Previous Ranking: 27

Overall Record: 21-21-8

A 10-day break from game action yielded a refreshed Montreal team in a 5-2 road defeat of Washington on Tuesday.

Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice and Cole Caufield got an assist to extend his career-high point streak to 10 games, in which he has six goals and 13 points.

Previous Ranking: 25

Overall Record: 22-24-4

It's two out, two in for the Sabres, which lost defenseman Mattias Samuelsson for the season with an upper-body injury and forward Jack Quinn for six to eight weeks with a lower-body problem.

On the plus side, Erik Johnson and Zemgus Girgensons returned Tuesday.

Previous Ranking: 22

Overall Record: 23-22-3

Thursday's home game with Vegas marks the beginning of a busy stretch for the Coyotes, who then head to Nashville and Philadelphia, return to host Minnesota and Carolina, and visit Colorado over the next 10 days.

Arizona lost its last three games before the break.

Previous Ranking: 20

Overall Record: 22-19-7

The Capitals will spend the foreseeable future without forward Evgeny Kuznetsov after he re-entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program this week.

The 31-year-old also entered the program in 2019 after a positive test for cocaine at the IIHF World Championships.

Previous Ranking: 21

Overall Record: 21-19-10

The Kraken won two of three before running into a hot goalie in a pre-break loss to San Jose, and they'll need to reverse that luck on a four-game road trip that begins Saturday in Philadelphia and includes dates with New Jersey, the New York Islanders and Boston.

Previous Ranking: 24

Overall Record: 23-22-5

As debuts go, Andrei Kuzmenko's was pretty stellar.

The forward scored in his first game with the Flames, a 4-1 win at Boston, since being acquired from Vancouver in a trade that sent Elias Lindholm to the Canucks.

"It's a good feeling because we win," the 28-year-old said.

Previous Ranking: 23

Overall Record: 21-17-12

The Islanders won at Toronto in their first game after the break to halt a skid that had yielded three straight losses and seven in eight games.

They will return Thursday night against Tampa Bay to begin a four-game homestand.

Previous Ranking: 18

Overall Record: 26-23-2

An extended break isn't the worst thing for the Predators, who had dropped three straight and gone 1-3-1 in their last five before the hiatus that will last until Saturday's visit by Arizona.

"In the new year, we haven't gotten the points that we've wanted," forward Filip Forsberg said.

Previous Ranking: 17

Overall Record: 26-21-2

Only a 21-save shutout from Elvis Merzlikins could cool off the Blues, who had won five straight before dropping a 1-0 decision to Columbus in their final pre-break game.

St. Louis won't play again until opening a three-game road trip on Saturday in Buffalo.

Previous Ranking: 19

Overall Record: 25-20-3

Veteran forward Tomas Nosek was back on the ice for the Devils on Tuesday night for the first time since breaking his foot in mid-November.

The 31-year-old had played just six games for New Jersey before the injury after joining them in July following two seasons with Boston.

Previous Ranking: 16

Overall Record: 26-19-6

The Flyers had lost five straight before goalie Samuel Ersson righted the ship with 20 saves in a 2-1 win at Florida.

It was the 24-year-old's first win in five appearances since January 18 against Dallas. He had a .819 save percentage in four starts, well below his .899 season clip.

Previous Ranking: 14

Overall Record: 23-17-7

If you had Tristan Jarry in the pool to lead the league in shutouts, take a bow.

The 28-year-old made 23 saves to defeat Winnipeg and add to his career-best number in the category. He's also among league leaders in save percentage (T-8th) and goals-against average (8th).

Previous Ranking: 14

Overall Record: 23-15-10

It wasn't supposed to be this way for the Kings, who lit up the Western Conference before falling into an extended tailspin that cost Todd McLellan his job.

Jim Hiller has inherited the reins on an interim basis for Los Angeles, which plays its first post-McLellan game against Edmonton on Saturday.

Previous Ranking: 13

Overall Record: 26-18-6

All-Star Alex DeBrincat has continued to make the most of a return home to Michigan, earning the league's most recent third star of the week with six points in two games.

The Farmington Hills native had 18 goals and 43 points in 50 games through Tuesday.

Previous Ranking: 11

Overall Record: 25-15-8

The Maple Leafs were sixth in the Eastern Conference and 12th overall through Tuesday, but it wasn't because of outstanding play at Scotiabank Arena, where they were just 11-10-2 through 23 games before the visit of the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.

By contrast, Toronto has been elite on the road with a 14-5-6 mark.

Previous Ranking: 12

Overall Record: 27-19-5

The Lightning are no one's favorites to win the Cup or represent the Eastern Conference in the final round, but there's no denying they're rounding into shape after an 8-1-0 run before the All-Star break.

Tampa Bay has scored at least five times in five of their last eight games.

Previous Ranking: 9

Overall Record: 28-16-5

It was a welcome sight for Carolina fans when goalie Pyotr Kochetkov took the ice Tuesday night for his first start since suffering a concussion on January 11.

The 24-year-old had missed eight games for the Hurricanes before stopping 19 shots in a 3-2 loss to visiting Vancouver.

Previous Ranking: 9

Overall Record: 31-16-3

There's no goalie controversy in New York, says Rangers coach Peter Laviolette, who chooses to portray Jonathan Quick's emergence alongside Igor Shesterkin as "fortunate."

Quick, 38, had a .922 save percentage across his first five appearances since the start of January.

Previous Ranking: 8

Overall Record: 30-15-6

If the Golden Knights are beating the Oilers, there's a good chance Adin Hill plays a role.

The 27-year-old goalie stopped 30 shots Tuesday to help Vegas end Edmonton's 16-game win streak.

Hill had a .916 save percentage in three starts against the Oilers in last spring's playoffs.

Previous Ranking: 5

Overall Record: 30-13-5

The Jets were happy to welcome forward Mark Scheifele back into the fold on Tuesday after he'd missed six games, a run in which Winnipeg was 2-3-1.

The 30-year-old took 21 shifts across nearly 20 minutes of ice time and had one shot in the team's 3-0 loss.

Previous Ranking: 3

Overall Record: 29-16-1

It had to end sometime for the Oilers, whose bid to tie the longest win streak in NHL history fell a game short at 16.

Edmonton hadn't lost since December 19.

"You forget sometimes how much you hate losing, and it's a good reminder," captain Connor McDavid said.

Previous Ranking: 6

Overall Record: 31-15-4

Nick Cousins was back for the Panthers on Tuesday for the first time since January 2, when he suffered a concussion after a hit from Arizona's Jason Zucker, who was then suspended for three games.

The 30-year-old center played 16 shifts in a 2-1 loss to Philadelphia.

Previous Ranking: 4

Overall Record: 32-15-4

The MVP support generated by Nathan MacKinnon will continue even though his 14-game point streak ended against New Jersey.

The 2013 No. 1 overall pick had 13 goals and 16 assists during the streak and was tied for the league lead in points (85) through Tuesday.

Previous Ranking: 7

Overall Record: 31-13-6

The Stars entered Wednesday's game at Toronto with nine of their 31 wins having come in overtime (7) or shootouts (2), tied with the Maple Leafs for the most in the league.

Veteran forward Matt Duchene has been hot since January 1, producing 15 points in 15 games.

Previous Ranking: 2

Overall Record: 31-10-9

David Pastrnak assisted on a goal in Tuesday's loss to Calgary to reach 73 points in 50 games, the most by a Boston player through 50 games in 30 years.

The 27-year-old is third in the league in goals (33) and ninth in assists (40), and is 12 points back of the league lead.

Previous Ranking: 1

Overall Record: 34-11-5

The rich got richer on Tuesday night in Carolina, where Elias Lindholm made his debut with the Canucks after they acquired him from Calgary on January 31.

The 29-year-old scored two power-play goals and played better than 21 minutes in Vancouver's 3-2 victory.