The 7-Eleven Power Rankings: Canadian teams make some moves

Pekka Rinne returned to the lineup in style, facing 43 shots and defeating high scoring Tampa Bay 4-1 and then shutting out Boston 1-0 on Saturday. The Predators were 2-2-0 while he was injured.

They have lost three times in regulation this season. In the game following each loss they are 3-0 and have outscored their opponents 21-6. Steven Stamkos has three goals in his last four games.

A five-game winning streak ended with a 5-2 loss in Vancouver, but the Wild went right back to work with a 4-3 win in Edmonton and a 5-1 win in St. Louis, outshooting the Blues 45-16.

Toronto got off to a rough start after losing Auston Matthews, scoring just one goal in two home losses, but then went on the road and beat Pittsburgh 5-0 to improve their road record to 6-0.

Since being crushed 9-1 by Pittsburgh on Oct. 25, the Flames have been on fire; going 4-0-1 and riding a four-game winning streak. They’re the only team with at least five 15-point scorers.

It’s no coincidence that they've won three in a row just after rookie Elias Pettersson returned to the lineup. They’ve scored 16 goals in those three games and Pettersson has seven points in those games.

Goals are harder to come by for the Bruins lately. They’ve been shut out twice in their last three games. David Pastrnak leads the team with 11 goals but has just one in his last four games.

The Avs are going through a rough patch with three straight losses (one in overtime) but not for a lack of goal scoring. They lost 6-5 to Calgary, and scored six goals and still lost 7-6 (OT) to Vancouver.

It’s the scoring that’s so impressive during the Coyotes’ five-game winning streak. They’ve outscored opponents 24-7, with Alex Goligoski going 1-6-7. A year ago, they were 1-10-1 after 12 games.

Two 4-1 losses sandwiched a 6-4 win over Washington, but it’s Max Domi who has been the story lately. In Montreal’s last eight games he has seven goals, just two shy of his total for all of last season.

A three-game losing streak (one by shootout) included two at home where they are 2-3-1 compared to 4-0-2 on the road. Evgeni Malkin’s nine-game point streak came to an end in a 5-0 loss to Toronto.

After losing their first three games on the road, the Stars have reversed their fortunes with three straight road wins against some tough opponents in Montreal, Toronto and Washington.

Joe Thornton scored his first goal, a game-tying marker for the Sharks after returning from an injury, and Timo Meier finished it off in overtime for his 11th goal of the season to beat Philadelphia 4-3.

The Capitals rebounded from a 3-1 score against Montreal to go up 4-3 but still lost 6-4. They also rebounded from a 3-1 score against Dallas to tie it up, before going on to lose in overtime.

The Blue Jackets scored on the power play in just one of their last 10 games. They rank dead last in the league in power play percentage (10.7%) and Sergei Bobrovsky is 3-6 (.895 SV % and 3.33 GAA).

Buffalo recovered from a 4-2 loss in Ottawa to whip those same Sens at home 9-2. Jason Pominville, enjoying life on a line with Jeff Skinner and Jack Eichel, has seven goals in his last eight games.

The 'Canes have lost four in a row including one in OT in which they fired 51 shots at Arizona. They’ve had at least 40 shots in nine of their 14 games and have outshot their opponents in every game.

The Rangers don’t mind playing some extra time. Three of their six wins have been by shootout and one other was in overtime. Kevin Shattenkirk leads with two shootout goals in two attempts.

The Flyers rebounded from a three-game skid - during which time they scored just two goals - to win twice and earn an OT point in California. Nolan Patrick has five of his seven points in those games.

The Blackhawks managed just 15 shots against Calgary on Saturday and blew a 3-1 lead to lose 5-3, their fifth consecutive defeat. They’ve been outscored 22-9 in those five games.

Cam Fowler took it upon himself to end Anaheim’s seven-game losing streak (0-5-2). He scored all three goals – his first three of the year – including the overtime winner in 3-2 win over Columbus.

After earning just one win in their first 10 games, the Red Wings have won three of their last four. The top scorer during those four games is Dylan Larkin with eight points to lead the team in scoring.

The Panthers split two 4-2 games in Finland against the Jets. Aleksander Barkov was outduelled by Patrik Laine's four goals to his zero goals in the battle of returning Finnish stars.

The Senators, ranked No. 13 two weeks ago, got off to a good start in their first road game of the year with a win in Toronto. Since then they are 0-4-1 away from home and have been outscored 30-12.

The Kings have won two of their last three, significant for them because it represents half of their wins on the season. Will they turn it around after Sunday’s firing of head coach John Stevens?