We are nearing the one-month mark of the 2026-27 NHL season. That’s still too small a sample size to make any final conclusions about the league’s 32 teams, but we’ve…
Justin Giampietro releases The Hockey Writers' NHL power rankings for Week 4 of the 2026-27 season. The Carolina Hurricanes retain the No. 1 spot, followed by the Boston Bruins at No. 2 and the Dallas Stars rising six spots to No. 3. At the opposite end, the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks remain in the basement at 32nd and 31st, respectively.
Giampietro categorizes teams into tiers, viewing the New Jersey Devils as a rising contender following their acquisition of goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. Meanwhile, teams such as the Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, and Colorado Avalanche experienced notable drops across the rankings.
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