The 7-Eleven Power Rankings - Jets continue to soar

Three West Coast wins (first California sweep in 23 years) bettered Tampa Bay’s road record to 7-1-1 and increased their road winning streak to six, one short of the team record, set in 2007. 

Jaden Schwartz’s breakout season has been a key component to the Blues’ success. The 25-year-old product of Wilcox, Sask., has 22 points in 18 games and is on pace for 100 points.

Less is more for the Jets. Four times they’ve managed a meagre 21 or fewer shots on net. But Patrik Laine is on a five-game goal streak, and Steve Mason was solid Saturday in his first start in two weeks.

Anze Kopitar has 21 points in 17 games, compared to the nine he earned in his first 17 in 2016-17. Dustin Brown has 17 in 17 this season and also had nine in his first 17 last year. 

The Predators stretched their winning streak to four games, and welcomed aboard Kyle Turris, who had a goal and an assist in his first game. They also beat the Penguins in a Stanley Cup rematch Saturday.

A trip to Stockholm was a Swedish delight for the Senators, winning both games by the same 4-3 score. But new addition Matt Duchene was held pointless after notching 10 in 14 games with the Avs.

The Maple Leafs have bounced back from their mini-slump with four straight wins, including two against Boston, with injured star Auston Matthews out of lineup for the last three games.

Just one win in the last five games for the Blue Jackets, partially from of a lack of scoring. Still in need of another top-six forward, they have just one goal in each of their last three games. 

What happens in Vegas is better for Vegas. They returned home after winning just one of six on their road trip, and promptly earned their sixth straight home win, and seven in eight tries.

The Rangers are the NHL’s hottest team with a six-game winning streak. Michael Grabner has five goals over that stretch, while Kevin Shattenkirk and Mika Zibanejad have eight points each. 

The Capitals, with Braden Holtby recording his 200th win, have started off November much better. They were 2-5 in their last seven October games, but are 5-1 in their first six November games.

A light week for the Stars, with just two games, but they continued to show their dominance at home where they have won six of their last seven after losing their opening game. 

Sidney Crosby hasn’t scored in 11 games and they have lost three of their last four. But a 3-1 defeat of Arizona in Pittsburgh continued the team’s streak of earning a point in every home game this season. 

After being shut out 5-0 by Dallas and John Tavares finishing minus-3, coach Doug Weight accused his players of lacking heart. They bounced right back the next night with a 5-2 win in St. Louis. 

The Canadiens are almost at .500, thanks to seven wins in their last nine. Charlie Lindgren has stepped in during Carey Price’s injury and is 3-1 with a .964 save percentage and 1.24 GAA. 

The Wild blanked Montreal 3-0 and Philadelphia 1-0 and Jason Zucker scored all four goals. He has scored every Wild goal in the team’s last three games, including two in a 4-2 loss to the Leafs. 

Things are starting to slip in Vancouver. They lost three of four this week, and in their last five losses they’ve scored a total of four goals and were blanked by the Sharks 5-0 on Saturday.

Injury problems have now extended to Anaheim’s goalies, with Gibson and Miller both needing to be replaced in games. The Ducks have just one win in their last six games. 

A few things are starting to go Edmonton’s way. They had two wins on the road this week in overtime. But then on Sunday in Washington they earned a point, but lost in the shootout. 

The Avalanche didn’t have much success in Sweden, losing both games to Ottawa (one in OT), but newly-acquired Samuel Girard made his presence felt by playing over 20 minutes in each game.

The Hurricanes had a decent week, defeating Florida and Columbus and earning a point against Chicago, but they don’t have a power play goal in their last five games and just one in their last 10. 

The struggling Bruins, ranked 14th in Week 2, blew a one-goal lead with less than a minute remaining in Toronto and then lost in overtime as their power ranking freefall continues. 

A 3-1 win over Washington offered some hope, but they lost their next two games and have just one goal in five of their last eight. Jack Eichel has just three assists in his last seven games.

Just one win in their last seven games - and that was over Buffalo. But Vincent Trocheck has four goals in his last five games and Roberto Luongo earned his 455th career win on Friday.

It’s always something with the league’s worst team. They get back goalie Antti Raanta, but now they can’t score. They’ve gone five straight games without scoring more than two goals.