The 7-Eleven Power Rankings: Flames top Western Conference

Their six-game winning streak has featured an average of 5.0 goals scored per game. Nikita Kucherov leads in points with 11 in the six games; Steven Stamkos leads with five goals.

They have just four road losses, but two have been to potential playoff foe Boston, with scores of 5-1 and 6-3. In the latest loss, a Leaf goalie (Frederik Andersen) was replaced for the first time this season.

The Flames had won five straight games before losing 1-0 to Edmonton but still lead the Western Conference. Johnny Gaudreau had 11 points in the five games and Elias Lindholm had 10.

A shutout against the Jets (1-0 by St. Louis) is rare enough, especially when they averaged 4.5 goals in their previous six games (5-1-0). Their next game was a 7-1 defeat of Philadelphia.

The Predators continued their losing ways on the road with losses in Vancouver and Calgary. That’s six straight road losses (0-5-1) after starting out with a franchise-record eight straight road wins.

After six consecutive road wins they’ve lost two of three in convincing style, 6-3 to Pittsburgh and 7-1 to Tampa Bay. Even so, at 3.74 road goals scored per game they’re second only to Toronto at 4.07.

A 4-0 defeat of Columbus was Braden Holtby’s first shutout since their opening game of the season. The Capitals have won six of their last seven on the road and nine of their last 11 overall.

So much for that 10-game winning streak. The Sabres have lost five in a row, scoring just 12 goals, with the only notable offensive contributions coming from Sam Reinhart (five goals) and Jack Eichel (four).

The Bruins ended a three-game skid by beating Toronto 6-3. In their previous 11 games they had failed to score more than three goals, averaging 1.7 per game as they miss injured star Patrice Bergeron.

Marc-Andre Fleury had a nice run before losing 5-1 to L.A. In the eight previous games he was 7-1-0 with two shutouts, a .933 save percentage and a 2.00 GAA. He now leads the NHL in wins with 17.

The Oilers continued their perfect record at home under Ken Hitchcock with a 1-0 win over Calgary to give them five straight in Edmonton. Prior to Hitchcock taking over they were 4-4-1 at home.

The Stars ran their winning streak to four with a 3-2 defeat of San Jose before losing at Vegas on Sunday. Brett Ritchie scored consecutive game-winning goals, his only two goals on the season.

The Sharks allowed 40 shots against Carolina, only the third time this season they’ve allowed 40 or more, and twice against the Hurricanes. They rank fifth in fewest shots against at 27.9 per game.

Back-to-back games against Ottawa resulted in back-to-back wins, both by the same 5-2 score. Jonathan Drouin has been a hot scorer, with 16 points in 15 games since Nov. 8.

For whatever reason, the Blue Jackets allow a lot of home goals – including nine in a blowout loss to Calgary. They’re giving up 3.57 goals per game at home, second most in the NHL behind St. Louis.

In the nine games since Sidney Crosby returned to the lineup, the Penguins are 5-2-2 and Crosby has scored seven goals, leading the team with 15. They have five players with goals in the double digits. 

Defensive problems have been an issue for the Wild lately. They have just one win in their last six games and have allowed 22 goals in the five losses. Devan Dubnyk has just one win in his last five.

The Islanders scored their first power play goal in 10 games in a 3-2 win over Detroit after going 0-for-19 in their previous nine. They also improved their record to 4-0 when giving up 20 or fewer shots.

The Hurricanes killed off five power plays in their 4-1 win over Anaheim. Since Nov. 8 they have killed off 31 of 33 shorthanded situations for a league-best 93.9 percentage during that time span.

It was an odd week for the Rangers, with just one game, a shootout win at Florida. Even odder is that it was their fourth road win of the season, all four of them coming in a shootout.

A home loss to the N.Y. Islanders means the Red Wings have just one home win in their last six (1-3-2). On the positive side, Gustav Nyquist has nine points in the team’s last five games.

A 2-1 overtime victory over Pittsburgh gave the Senators their third win in their last four home games and their fifth in their last eight in Ottawa. They’re 10-5-3 at home and 3-9-1 on the road.

It’s a season of ups and downs for the Coyotes. After losing four in a row, they won four straight. They’re currently in losing mode, with two losses in a row and they've lost six of seven games at home.

It was a strange eight-game homestand for the Panthers, going 3-2-3 but five of the eight games went to OT, one of those to a shootout. They had at least one power play goal in all eight games.

They went over a month between home wins, defeating Nashville 5-3 to end an eight-game home skid (0-7-1). They followed that up with a 6-1 win in St. Louis, with Elias Pettersson netting five points.

Is Anthony Stolarz the answer to the Flyers’ net woes? He’s 2-1-1, which included a 28-save win over the Sabres on Saturday, ending Buffalo’s nine-game home point streak with a 6-2 win.

The Devils have managed to earn points in five of their last eight, but only one of those games was a win. Three were OT losses and one was a shootout loss. Kyle Palmieri has four goals in two games.

Nikita Scherbak scored 8:12 into his Kings debut to help Los Angeles to a 5-1 win over Vegas and their largest margin of victory of the season. Five times they’ve been defeated by at least four goals.

The Blackhawks' losing streak is now at seven games, all in regulation. They’ve been outscored 30-17 in those games and have a measly two power play goals in 24 attempts (8.3 percentage).