



The 2016-17 NHL season is in its infancy, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a snapshot of what the League looks like out of the gate.

Through Wednesday night’s games, here is the first NHL Power Rankings from Yahoo Sports. While they were dominated by the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been our most impressive team at the start.

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These power rankings are a combination of performance on the ice, expectations before the season and expectations on where they’ll finish.

Watch for them every other week on Puck Daddy.