Here are the rankings by the major sites. Apparently, SI is too busy covering the Super Bowl to update their power rankings.
| Rank | TSN.ca | ESPN | FoxSports | Sportsline | SI | Yahoo |
| 1 | Senators | Hurricanes | Hurricanes | Hurricanes | Senators | |
| 2 | Red Wings | Red Wings | Senators | Senators | Hurricanes | |
| 3 | Hurricanes | Stars | Red Wings | Stars | Red Wings | |
| 4 | Rangers | Senators | Stars | Red Wings | Flyers | |
| 5 | Stars | Flyers | Flyers | Flyers | Sabres | |
| 6 | Predators | Sabres | Sabres | Flames | Flames | |
| 7 | Flyers | Rangers | Flames | Predators | Stars | |
| 8 | Flames | Flames | Rangers | Sabres | Predators | |
| 9 | Kings | Kings | Canucks | Rangers | Avalanche | |
| 10 | Avalanche | Predators | Oilers | Canucks | Canucks | |
| 11-30 | more | more | more | more | more | more |
