The 7-Eleven Power Rankings: Canadian teams make some moves Five of Canada’s seven NHL teams have landed in this week’s top 10 of TSN`s 7-Eleven Power Rankings, according to consensus rankings formulated by the TSN Power Ranking panel of Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Jamie McLennan, Craig Button and Darren Dreger.

Woe, Canada? Not this week – at least in TSN`s 7-Eleven Power Rankings.

Five of Canada’s seven NHL teams have landed in this week’s top 10 of TSN`s 7-Eleven Power Rankings, according to consensus rankings formulated by the TSN Power Ranking panel of Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Jamie McLennan, Craig Button and Darren Dreger.

Canada’s best teams this week include: the No. 4 Toronto Maple Leafs, who have placed in the top five in our panel’s first six Power Rankings of the season; the sizzling Calgary Flames, who leap 18 spots to No. 5 this week after four consecutive victories; the No. 6 Edmonton Oilers, moving up from No. 10 last week for an 8-4-1 record after starting out last season 4-8-1; the Winnipeg Jets – perched in the top 10 in our first six rankings of 2018-19 – at No. 7 this week; and the No. 9 Vancouver Canucks, climbing 13 spots from No. 22 a week ago after the return of rookie sensation Elias Pettersson to the lineup with seven points in the team’s three straight wins. Last week’s No. 9 team, the Montreal Canadiens, fall four places to a respectable No. 13 after going 1-2 last week.

Moving up to No. 1 in our rankings this week are the Nashville Predators who have three consecutive wins led by the return of Pekka Rinne to the lineup to sit first overall in the NHL standings. The Tampa Bay Lightning, who slip out of top spot to No. 2 after going 3-1 last week, are followed by the Minnesota Wild, who move up three spots to No. 3 as they continue their season-long, seven-game road trip and are 2-1 so far.

Rounding out our panel’s top 10 this week are the No. 8 New York Islanders, who jump 10 spots from No. 18 a week ago on the strength of five straight wins, including back-to-back victories over the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins (No. 14 this week after being in the No. 4 position last week), and the Boston Bruins at No. 10, dropping three spots after being shut out twice in their last three games.

The Flames make the biggest leap of the week, soaring into the top five from No. 23 a week ago, while the Chicago Blackhawks are the biggest losers of the week, plunging 13 spots to No. 25 from No. 12 a week ago and No. 9 two weeks ago after five straight losses.

The league’s bottom-five teams this week, according to our panel, include the No. 27 Anaheim Ducks, who slip three places despite ending their seven-game losing streak with an overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday; the Detroit Red Wings, who rise to No. 28 this week after winning three of their last four following three straight weeks dead last; the No. 29 Florida Panthers, who split their two-game series in Finland with the Jets; the slumping Ottawa Senators at No. 30, dropping five spots from last week; and the No. 31 Los Angeles Kings, who have won two of their last three but still own the NHL’s worst record. The Kings are now being guided by interim head coach Willie Desjardins following the firing of John Stevens on Sunday.