NHL rankings
1. Detroit: Five-game Western trip before All-Star break.
2. San Jose: Haven't lost at home in regular; host Wings Saturday.
3. Boston: Bruins have their best record at this point since 1929-30.
4. Washington: Lost two straight for first time in more than six weeks.
5. Montreal: Making a mid-season surge (8-1-1 in last 10).
6. Calgary: Mikael Backlund, 19, looked solid in unexpected NHL debut.
7. Chicago: Kris Versteeg has been un-rookie-like with his consistency.
8. Philadelphia: Outscored opponents, 40-20 during eight-game home winning streak.
9. N.Y. Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist gets two shutouts in six days.
10. New Jersey: Brendan Shanahan returns to club that drafted him 22 years ago.
11. Vancouver: Mats Sundin's skills are rusty, but he's showing he's still got it.
12. Anaheim: Back-to-back losses to Tampa Bay and Los Angeles.
13. Buffalo: Ryan Miller (Michigan State) made 88 saves in last two games.
14. Carolina: Two straight losses following season-best four-game winning streak.
15. Pittsburgh: Asked if team needed to make trade, coach Michel Therrien said, "That's a tough question for me to answer."
16. Colorado: Avs find a way to keep winning with Andrew Raycroft in goal (9-1.
17. Phoenix: Finally ends 0-for-27 drought on the power play.
18. Florida: Radek Dvorak scored two shorthanded goals in four games.
19. Minnesota: 28 goals in last 17 games.
20. Columbus: Won at Capitals, 3-0, without Rick Nash.
21. Nashville: Steve Sullivan (back) plays first game in nearly 700 days.
22. Edmonton: Desperately missing Ales Hemsky (concussion).
23. Dallas: Joel Lundqvist (shoulder) healthy after missing 29-of-30 games.
24. Los Angeles: 27 of final 41 games are on the road.
25. Toronto: Added Brad May, 37, to be an irritant to opponents.
26. St. Louis: Blues expected much better goaltending from Manny Legace.
27. Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos will miss some games to work on strength in weight room.
28. Ottawa: Allowed 33 goals during eight-game road trip (1-6-1).
29. Atlanta: Haven't won consecutive games since mid-November.
30. N.Y. Islanders: More knee problems for goalie Rick DiPietro.
