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8. Anaheim Ducks (12-25-4)

Last week: 8

The Ducks won two of four games last week and have split the first six games of an eight-game homestand, but they finished the week by getting crushed 7-1 by the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

Trevor Zegras is riding a four-game point streak, scoring a goal in each of the last two.

This week: VS EDM, VS NJ

7. San Jose Sharks (12-21-8)

Last week: 7

They lost 5-4 in overtime in Anaheim on Friday, then went home and lost 4-2 to the Bruins on Sunday. The Sharks are 2-5-3 over their last 10 games.

Timo Meier has scored nine goals in those 10 games, though. After scoring a career-high 35 goals last year, Meier’s scored 23 through 41 this season, putting him on pace for 46.

This week: @ ARI, @ LA, VS EDM

6. Vancouver Canucks (17-19-3)

Last week: 6

They bookended the week with ugly losses, 6-2 to the New York Islanders and 7-4 to the Winnipeg Jets, but had a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in between those.

The Canucks desperately need J.T. Miller to get going. After recording just four points in his previous 10 games, he heated up a bit last week, putting up five (2G-3A) in three games.

This week: @ PIT, @ TB, @ FLA, @ CAR

5. Calgary Flames (19-14-8)

Last week: 5

Three points in three games for the Flames last week. They lost 3-2 in Winnipeg, went home and beat the Islanders 4-1, then went to Chicago on Sunday and lost, 4-3 in overtime. Hard to be satisfied with a point when you’re playing the Blackhawks.

Remember how we spent the whole offseason hearing how Nazem Kadri signing with the Islanders was inevitable, until suddenly he signed with the Flames instead? On Thursday, Kadri made the Isles pay for not sealing the deal.

This week: @ STL, @ STL, @ DAL

4. Edmonton Oilers (21-17-3)

Last week: 2

The Oilers also picked up three points in three games last week and ended up collecting only three points on a four-game homestand. They bounced back from a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken with a 4-2 win over the Islanders, but then on Saturday blew a 2-0 lead to the Avalanche in the third period, losing 3-2 in overtime.

At the midway point of the season, Connor McDavid has 33 goals and 43 assists for 76 points. He leads the NHL in all three categories and is on pace to finish with 66 goals, 86 assists, and 152 points.

This week: @ LA, @ ANA, @ SJ, @ VGK

3. LA Kings (23-14-6)

Last week: 3

Not a bad week for the LA Kings, who picked up big wins over the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights. Yeah, they lost to the Bruins, but everyone loses to the Bruins.

Kevin Fiala scored his first hat trick with the Kings in Vegas on Saturday, helping LA close the gap on the Golden Knights for the division lead.

This week: VS EDM, VS SJ, VS NJ

2. Seattle Kraken (22-12-4)

Last week: 4

Seattle is moving back up our rankings this week on the strength of a four-game winning streak, including winning the first three games of a seven-game road trip, scoring a total of 18 goals on it so far.

Jared McCann is the Kraken’s all-time leading goal scorer with 46 in 109 games. He’s got a healthy lead on second-place Jordan Eberle, who has 30. He’s also scored a team-leading 19 goals in just 35 games this season and has found the back of the net on all three games of this trip so far. Seattle gets an A+ for this expansion draft pick.

This week: @ MTL, @ BUF, @ BOS, @ CHI

1. Vegas Golden Knights (27-13-2)

Last week: 1

Wins over the Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins extended the Golden Knights’ winning streak to three games before Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Kings.

Jack Eichel is back for Vegas. He returned from nearly a month-long absence with a goal and two assists against Pittsburgh on Thursday.

This week: VS FLA, VS EDM

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