Sometimes the best way to capture what’s going on with a team in a moment or stretch of time is with 280 characters… or less.
In this week’s NHL Power Rankings, we’re simply going to let the Twittersphere do the talking.
As always, the rankings here are based on a team’s overall standing with a bit more weight put on recent results. The tweets themselves aren’t being ranked, but will bring at least a flavour of what is going on in each of the 31 markets.
This week’s Power Rankings: Team in a Tweet edition.
1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Carolina Hurricanes
The Storm Surge returns!
Thank you to the frontline workers who helped bring fans back pic.twitter.com/asinSRBDUe
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) March 5, 2021
3. Toronto Maple Leafs
4. New York Islanders
5. Vegas Golden Knights
6. Minnesota Wild
7. Washington Capitals
8. Winnipeg Jets
9. Pittsburgh Penguins
10. Boston Bruins
11. Colorado Avalanche
12. Florida Panthers
13. Philadelphia Flyers
14. Arizona Coyotes
Conor Garland doesn’t get nearly enough love for how good he is + how fun he is to watch. His highlight reel this season is absolutely filthy. pic.twitter.com/LHqAgdqyn7
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) March 10, 2021
15. St. Louis Blues
16. Edmonton Oilers
17. Los Angeles Kings
18. Montreal Canadiens
19. Chicago Blackhawks
And in the blink of an eye it’s their 1,000th @NHL game #1Kane pic.twitter.com/WDKPNoTVB6
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 9, 2021
20. New York Rangers
List of 1st overall picks since 2000 who had a 4-game point streak by their 21st game:
Alexis Lafrenière
Auston Matthews
Connor McDavid
Nail Yakupov
John Tavares
Patrick Kane
Sidney Crosby
Ilya Kovalchuk#NYR pic.twitter.com/2loOlUC46i— Stat Boy Steven (@StatBoy_Steven) March 5, 2021
21. Calgary Flames
22. Vancouver Canucks
jim benning is the ultimate “just vibes” GM
— ryan lambert (@twolinepass) March 10, 2021
23. Dallas Stars
24. Columbus Blue Jackets
25. Nashville Predators
26. San Jose Sharks
27. New Jersey Devils
28. Ottawa Senators
29. Detroit Red Wings
30. Anaheim Ducks
31. Buffalo Sabres