NHL Power Rankings: Every team's MVP so far

The 4th people of the 2022-23 NHL season is accelerated approaching, arsenic teams volition deed crippled No. 20 connected their schedules wrong the coming days. To people the occasion, we've identified the MVP for each 32 teams, presented successful conjunction with this week's updated 1-32 powerfulness rankings.

How we rank: A sheet of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors rates teams against 1 different -- taking into relationship crippled results, injuries and upcoming docket -- and those results are tabulated to nutrient the database featured here.

Note: Previous ranking for each squad refers to the erstwhile edition, published Nov. 11. Points paces are done Thursday's games.

1. Boston Bruins

Previous ranking: 2
Points percentage: 0.882
Next 7 days: vs. CHI (Nov. 19), @ TB (Nov. 21), @ FLA (Nov. 23)

Hampus Lindholm is simply a revelation. He held the fort connected Boston's backmost extremity until Charlie McAvoy returned, and helped get the Bruins disconnected to a franchise-best start. Yes, David Pastrnak is large too, but Lindholm elevated his crippled to dynamic caller heights portion averaging implicit a point-per-game, earning a plus-18 standing and mostly dominating each shift.

2. New Jersey Devils

Previous ranking: 3
Points percentage: 0.824
Next 7 days: @ OTT (Nov. 19), vs. EDM (Nov. 21), vs. TOR (Nov. 23)

Nico Hischier is connected a mission; the Devils' skipper has developed into a two-way force. Hischier's enactment ethic combined with endowment (17 points successful 15 games) and enactment acumen marque him a existent triple threat. As New Jersey manager Lindy Ruff noted, this is the champion mentation of Hischier truthful far, and helium should beryllium successful the speech for the Selke Trophy.

3. Vegas Golden Knights

Previous ranking: 1
Points percentage: 0.778
Next 7 days: @EDM (Nov. 19), @ VAN (Nov. 21), vs. OTT (Nov. 23)

Logan Thompson is simply a fortress successful net. It's pugnacious to get a puck by him. The Golden Knights' goaltending was a question people until Thompson answered the doorbell with confidence. Vegas reaps the rewards of that stableness everyplace else, and the team's standout scoring extent (led by Jack Eichel, Chandler Stephenson, et al) and coagulated backmost extremity supply Thompson with large enactment to beryllium astatine his best.

4. Carolina Hurricanes

Previous ranking: 5
Points percentage: 0.647
Next 7 days: @ MIN (Nov. 19), @ WPG (Nov. 21), vs. ARI (Nov. 23)

Andrei Svechnikov gives beingness to Carolina's offense. He's been humming on this play with awesome output close alongside ride-or-die, top-line teammate Sebastian Aho. So, who's the existent MVP? Like the NHL successful 2004, we'll let for a necktie here. Svechnikov and Aho enactment seamlessly unneurotic and apart. Carolina is fortunate to person them some firing.

5. Winnipeg Jets

Previous ranking: 6
Points percentage: 0.700
Next 7 days: vs. PIT (Nov. 19), vs. CAR (Nov. 21), @ MIN (Nov. 23)

Connor Hellebuyck is backmost connected top. The goalie appeared afloat recovered from past season's downturn with an accomplished start, collecting 2 shutouts successful 11 games and sterling stats, too. Hellebuyck's resurgence has propelled Winnipeg to unexpectedly beardown results aboriginal on. Good for the Jets, and bully for Hellebuyck successful a declaration year.

6. Dallas Stars

Previous ranking: 4
Points percentage: 0.647
Next 7 days: vs. NYI (Nov. 19), vs. COL (Nov. 21), vs. CHI (Nov. 23)

Jason Robertson is worthy the investment. He's lived up to the committedness of that caller declaration with eye-popping output and an emerging two-way crippled that's giving the Stars a existent boost. Robertson is fortunate to skate with linemates Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz, too, forming a trio that oozes much chemistry than it does offense. Robertson's talents are close successful the heavy of it.

7. New York Islanders

Previous ranking: 7
Points percentage: 0.611
Next 7 days: @ DAL (Nov. 19), @ TOR (Nov. 21), vs. EDM (Nov. 23)

Ilya Sorokin is among the league's hottest -- and astir unheralded, frankincense acold -- goaltenders. He routinely holds the Islanders successful games with outstanding saves and has backstopped New York to immoderate stirring come-from-behind wins. That breeds assurance successful a team, and the Islanders are latching onto it.

8. Colorado Avalanche

Previous ranking: 9
Points percentage: 0.633
Next 7 days: @ WSH (Nov. 19), @ DAL (Nov. 21, vs. VAN (Nov. 23)

Mikko Rantanen does it each for the Avs. While guardant injuries person piled up -- including to Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin -- Rantanen has been fantabulous filling successful the gaps with accordant scoring, and a carnal two-way crippled that's generating opportunities for him and immoderate teammate is adjacent to cod a large pass.

9. Toronto Maple Leafs

Previous ranking: 12
Points percentage: 0.611
Next 7 days: vs. BUF (Nov. 19), vs. NYI (Nov. 21), @ NJ (Nov. 23)

John Tavares is channeling Steven Stamkos. The Leafs' skipper is connected gait for a vocation twelvemonth astatine 32 -- overmuch similar the 1 Stamkos enactment unneurotic past play successful Tampa Bay. Toronto has needed each spot of Tavares' reliability. He's a apical plus connected the Leafs' powerfulness play and has had terrific chemistry with William Nylander -- besides disconnected to a blistery commencement -- that's helped mitigate immoderate of Toronto's different goal-scoring struggles. Now, what much tin Tavares bash with caller linemate Mitchell Marner connected his wing?

10. Florida Panthers

Previous ranking: 10
Points percentage: 0.559
Next 7 days: vs. CGY (Nov. 19), @ CBJ (No. 20), vs. BOS (Nov. 23)

Brandon Montour has stepped it up. When Aaron Ekblad got wounded it was Montour rising to the juncture to dependable their backmost end. The 28-year-old has been shouldering astir 26 minutes of crystal clip per game, and he's connected way to bushed each idiosyncratic career-high violative marks with 16 points successful 14 games alone. Ekblad is easing backmost successful post-injury, but the Panthers volition support leaning connected Montour's dependability.

11. Tampa Bay Lightning

Previous ranking: 11
Points percentage: 0.618
Next 7 days: @ NSH (Nov. 19), vs. BOS (Nov. 21)

Nikita Kucherov is earning plentifulness of accolades. The seasoned wore an "A" this period for the archetypal clip successful his nine-year career, impervious he's much than conscionable the Lightning's apical sniper. Kucherov has the second relation down pat. First, determination was the 11-game constituent streak, implicit which Kucherov netted 20 points. Then there's the assurance Kucherov injects into each game, making the Lightning look unsafe adjacent connected their disconnected nights. That's a peculiar skill.

12. Los Angeles Kings

Previous ranking: 14
Points percentage: 0.605
Next 7 days: @ VAN (Nov. 18), @ SEA (Nov. 19), vs. NYR (Nov. 22)

Gabriel Vilardi has officially arrived. The guardant is making up for mislaid clip aft years of wounded issues arsenic L.A.'s newest scoring threat. He was the archetypal King to deed double-digit goals, has a monster 21.3% shooting percent and is shaping up to beryllium a dual menace who tin thrust play for L.A.

13. New York Rangers

Previous ranking: 15
Points percentage: 0.556
Next 7 days: @ SJ (Nov. 19), @ LA (Nov. 22), @ ANA (Nov. 23)

Adam Fox is excelling everywhere. New York's apical defenseman has the stamina to transportation astir 25 minutes per crippled portion generating the 2nd astir points for his squad this season. Fox's quality to assemblage skaters disconnected pucks, manufacture unreserved chances and beryllium a cardinal playmaker adds up to inspired returns nighttime aft night.

14. Seattle Kraken

Previous ranking: 8
Points percentage: 0.618
Next 7 days: vs. LA (Nov. 19), vs. SJ (Nov. 23)

Chris Tanev is putting successful work. Seattle's guardant has excelled astatine some 5-on-5 (registering 10 points successful 16 games) and been a top-end performer connected the Kraken's punishment kill. Tanev tin beryllium a menace astir anywhere, whether blocking shots oregon teeing up teammates successful transition. Seattle has to anticipation Tanev tin enactment steadfast capable to support the bully times rolling.

15. Edmonton Oilers

Previous ranking: 17
Points percentage: 0.529
Next 7 days: vs. VGK (Nov. 19), @ NJ (Nov. 21), @ NYI (Nov. 23)

Connor McDavid remains otherworldly. Edmonton's skipper led the league with 15 goals and 32 points done 17 tilts and continues to make much highlight-reel-worthy moments per nighttime than helium averages points per game. Which is simply a lot. Rinse, repeat, for the two-time Hart Trophy winner.

16. Detroit Red Wings

Previous ranking: 16
Points percentage: 0.588
Next 7 days: @ CBJ (Nov. 19), vs. NSH (Nov. 23)

Ville Husso came arsenic advertised. Detroit needed a No. 1 netminder, and Husso fits the measure with standout performances, cardinal stops and coagulated numbers. It's uncommon for Husso to springiness up a genuinely atrocious goal. The much enactment Detroit tin connection Husso -- from the blistery sticks of Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik particularly -- the faster these Red Wings could ascent the standings.

17. Calgary Flames

Previous ranking: 18
Points percentage: 0.500
Next 7 days: @ FLA (Nov. 19), @ PHI (Nov. 21), @ PIT (Nov. 23)

Nazem Kadri won't beryllium stopped. The Flames' halfway wields his unsocial blend of skill, speed, physicality and grit to propulsion Calgary into the combat each night. Kadri has been an violative catalyst done his team's ups and downs truthful far, remaining notably accordant with his 5-on-5 accumulation and connected peculiar teams. Calgary needs much of that from everyone.

18. St. Louis Blues

Previous ranking: 30
Points percentage: 0.500
Next 7 days: vs. ANA (Nov. 19), vs. ANA (Nov. 21), @ BUF (Nov. 23)

Jordan Binnington is backmost to being the Blues' backbone. His caller 4-0-0 tally came with a 2.25 goals-against mean and .936 prevention percentage, and included a 45-save show against the reigning Stanley Cup champions successful Colorado. Binnington's helped get St. Louis connected unchangeable crushed pursuing a rocky agelong of 8 consecutive losses.

19. Minnesota Wild

Previous ranking: 20
Points percentage: 0.471
Next 7 days: vs. CAR (Nov. 19), vs. WPG (Nov. 23)

Marc-Andre Fleury tin inactive bargain a win. His pugnacious commencement evaporated erstwhile Fleury reeled disconnected a 5-2-0 grounds with .939 SV% into mid-November that sheltered Minnesota's slow-moving discourtesy (28th overall). The Wild couldn't person asked for a amended rebound from their goaltender -- making it particularly hard to spot Fleury abruptly sidelined this week by an injury.

20. Pittsburgh Penguins

Previous ranking: 21
Points percentage: 0.500
Next 7 days: @ WPG (Nov. 19), @ CHI (Nov. 20), vs. CGY (Nov. 23)

Jason Zucker goes hard each shift. Zucker is simply a trusted beingness for the Penguins up front. He puts pucks successful the nett and feeds disconnected his reenergized linemate -- and chap squad MVP campaigner -- Evgeni Malkin. Zucker brings an infectious vigor erstwhile the Penguins deficiency for it elsewhere.

21. Philadelphia Flyers

Previous ranking: 13
Points percentage: 0.500
Next 7 days: @ MTL (Nov. 19), vs. CGY (Nov. 21), @ WSH (Nov. 23)

Carter Hart is backmost connected track, aft well-documented struggles successful caller campaigns. The young goaltender has held Philadelphia supra h2o contempt each mode of inconsistency successful beforehand of him. Hart's 6-2-3 grounds with .929 SV% astatine the mid-November people was hard-earned done respective terrific idiosyncratic performances. Hart ever gives the Flyers a chance.

22. Nashville Predators

Previous ranking: 25
Points percentage: 0.500
Next 7 days: vs. TB (Nov. 19), vs. ARI (Nov. 21), @ DET (Nov. 23)

Filip Forsberg plays good with others. The Predators person had occupation uncovering the close premix up front, but Nashville's scoring person elevates conscionable astir anyone. That provides the underwhelming Predators with immoderate stableness and anticipation that their discourtesy tin support bouncing backmost and find its form.

23. Washington Capitals

Previous ranking: 22
Points percentage: 0.447
Next 7 days: vs. COL (Nov. 19), vs. PHI (Nov. 23)

Alex Ovechkin is amusive to watch. The Great 8's milestone hunt is the astir engaging portion of this Capitals' run (so far, anyway). And on the mode there's been dazzling dangles, beauteous passes and timely tallies to propulsion Washington towards its afloat potential.

24. Montreal Canadiens

Previous ranking: 23
Points percentage: 0.500
Next 7 days: vs. PHI (Nov. 19), vs. BUF (Nov. 22), @ CBJ (Nov. 23)

Nick Suzuki takes his relation seriously. The Canadiens' skipper leads with passionateness and makes the astir of violative opportunities. He and linemate Cole Caufield person enviable chemistry that's produced a landslide of goals to powerfulness Montreal done an unexpectedly coagulated start. All the Canadiens could inquire for is more, please.

25. Ottawa Senators

Previous ranking: 29
Points percentage: 0.406
Next 7 days: vs. NJ (Nov. 19), @ SJ (Nov. 21), @ VGK (Nov. 23)

Jake Sanderson has turned heads. The 20-year-old is helping anchor Ottawa's bluish enactment done its crush of injuries -- and disappointing commencement -- with hard-nosed effort and beardown antiaircraft skills that bespeak however he's maturing earlier the Senators' eyes. Sanderson gamely took connected much minutes arsenic good with Thomas Chabot sidelined. He's a beacon for Ottawa's backmost end.

26. Buffalo Sabres

Previous ranking: 19
Points percentage: 0.412
Next 7 days: @ TOR (Nov. 19), @ MTL (Nov. 22), vs. STL (Nov. 23)

Rasmus Dahlin is increasing towards stardom. He's honed reliable antiaircraft details, and is an elusive puck-moving playmaker with high-end imaginativeness and a terrific archetypal walk that tin rapidly enactment Buffalo connected the attack. The aboriginal Norris Trophy sound Dahlin generated? Well-deserved.

27. Vancouver Canucks

Previous ranking: 26
Points percentage: 0.382
Next 7 days: vs. LA (Nov. 18), vs. VGK (Nov. 21), @ COL (Nov. 23)

Bo Horvat is starring by example. Vancouver's skipper can't quiescent each the extracurricular noise, but helium tin support scoring astatine an alarming complaint (14 goals successful 17 games), playing bully defence and offering the Canucks a blueprint connected however champion to conflict done their galore challenges.

28. Chicago Blackhawks

Previous ranking: 24
Points percentage: 0.469
Next 7 days: @ BOS (Nov. 19), vs. PIT (Nov. 20), @ DAL (Nov. 23)

Jonathan Toews is backmost connected track. Chicago's skipper hasn't played this good successful years, pacing the Blackhawks successful goals (seven) done 16 games and boasting an eye-popping 65.4% face-off winning percentage. That elite accomplishment unsocial tin plaything momentum successful Chicago's favor, and puts Toews' game-changing abilities repeatedly connected display.

29. Arizona Coyotes

Previous ranking: 28
Points percentage: 0.406
Next 7 days: @ NSH (Nov. 21), @ CAR (Nov. 23)

Clayton Keller is elite. It's 1 happening to beryllium the stimulant down Arizona's even-strength offense. But Keller has besides shaped the Coyotes' ascendant powerfulness play into a behemoth that's ranked apical 5 successful the NHL (29.6%). Regardless of wherever Arizona plays, number connected Keller to make thing worthy watching.

30. San Jose Sharks

Previous ranking: 27
Points percentage: 0.395
Next 7 days: vs. NYR (Nov. 19), vs. OTT (Nov. 21), @ SEA (Nov. 23)

Erik Karlsson's sanction is trending -- successful aboriginal Norris Trophy buzz, and commercialized rumors -- truthful helium indispensable beryllium doing thing right. The revitalized blueliner is San Jose's champion plus connected some sides of the puck, hitting 10 goals and 24 points successful 18 games amid 25-plus minutes of mean crystal time. The Sharks bounds 5-on-5 scoring chances and shots against demonstrably amended erstwhile Karlsson is connected the ice. No astonishment he'd beryllium an charismatic commercialized people -- though with afloat commercialized extortion it'd person to beryllium the close situation.

31. Columbus Blue Jackets

Previous ranking: 31
Points percentage: 0.406
Next 7 days: vs. DET (Nov. 19), vs. FLA (Nov. 20), vs. MTL (Nov. 23)

Johnny Gaudreau brings fans retired of their seats. That cannon is loud, aft all. Columbus' top-line winger produced six goals successful his archetypal 15 games arsenic a Blue Jacket -- each 1 scored astatine home. While Columbus has weathered mounting wounded problems and sub-optimal results, Gaudreau's talents stay connected show and springiness Blue Jackets' faithful thing to cheer about.

32. Anaheim Ducks

Previous ranking: 32
Points percentage: 0.324
Next 7 days: @ STL (Nov. 19), @ STL (Nov. 21), vs. NYR (Nov. 23)

Trevor Zegras deserved better. Amid a not-so-fun play for the Ducks, Zegras continues to predominate with first-rate endowment and accomplishment that produced different Michigan-style lacrosse extremity this period -- which was called backmost upon offside review. Terrible. But that doesn't diminish Zegras' prowess oregon however it's thing to enactment hopeful astir successful Anaheim.