December 2013 National Hockey League Top Teams Rankings

DEC 3rd 2013 NHL Team Rankings

Teams moving up 3 or more places include Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Los Angeles Washington, Winnipeg, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. Teams dropping 3 or more spots include Colorado, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Phoenix and New York Islanders.

2013-14 NHL Rankings by Team - October    (Last Week)            ( % Playoffs)

Dandy Dozen: 48%- 78% chance of playing 2014 Stanley Cup games

1. (4.) Chicago (73)
2. (2.) San Jose (70)
3. (6.) St Louis (68)
4. (1.) Colorado (63)
5. (5.) Anaheim (62)
6. (3.) Pittsburgh (78)
7. (11.) Boston (48)
8. (13.) Los Angeles (45)
9. (10.) Detroit (50)
10. (7.) Phoenix (50)
11. (8.) Tampa Bay (48)
12. (12.) Vancouver (48)

Contenders: 32% to 45% chance of being in Stanley Cup playoff games

13. (15) Minnesota (45)
14. (14) Montreal (43)
15. (11) Toronto (41)
16. (19) Washington (45)
17. (16) Nashville (38)
18. (21) Winnipeg (36)
19. (18) Dallas (38)
20. (24) New York Rangers (38)
21. (20) Ottawa (32)
22. (26) New Jersey (36)
23. (27) Philadelphia (36)
24. (22) Carolina (32)

Lottery Picks: Below 40% chance of making NHL playoffs
25. (17.) New York Islanders (28)
26. (23.) Calgary (27)
27. (25.) Columbus (30)
28. (28.) Florida (23)
29. (29) Edmonton (23)
30. (30.) Buffalo (17)