Well, the NHL playoffs are starting soon and here are the final power rankings for this year. Based on these rankings, it looks like everyone is expecting a Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup. The Eastern conference championship is more in doubt with the Sens, Sabres, and Hurricanes battling it out.
| Rank | TSN.ca | ESPN | **FoxSports | Sportsline | SI | Yahoo |
| 1 | Red Wings | Red Wings | Red Wings | Red Wings | Red Wings | Red Wings |
| 2 | Stars | Stars | Hurricanes | Devils | Stars | Stars |
| 3 | Senators | Senators | Senators | Sabres | Hurricanes | Stars |
| 4 | Sharks | Hurricanes | Stars | Senators | Senators | Devils |
| 5 | Devils | Sabres | Sabres | Stars | Sabres | Hurricanes |
| 6 | Sabres | Ducks | Rangers | Sharks | Predators | Flames |
| 7 | Rangers | Devils | Predators | Flames | Flames | Sharks |
| 8 | Ducks | Flames | Flames | Ducks | Rangers | Sabres |
| 9 | Flyers | Rangers | Flyers | Hurricanes | Devils | Flyers |
| 10 | Flames | Canadiens | Ducks | Predators | Sharks | Ducks |
| 11-30 | more | more | more | more | more | more |
** No update this week
