{"id":523207,"date":"2026-03-26T03:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/523207\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T03:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:46:21","slug":"super-16-senators-blue-jackets-rise-in-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/523207\/","title":{"rendered":"Super 16: Senators, Blue Jackets rise in power rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>16. Detroit Red Wings (38-25-8)<\/p>\n<p>Total points: 26<\/p>\n<p>Last week: No. 13<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is March going to unravel another season for the Red Wings? Detroit went 3-9-2 in March in 2023-24 and 4-10-1 for the month last season. Each time, the Red Wings fell out of a playoff spot. Coach Todd McLellan didn&#8217;t want to talk about it this season, saying this is a new group that will write its own story. But the narrative hasn&#8217;t changed much. The Red Wings have gone 4-5-2 this month, and they&#8217;ve fallen out of a playoff spot again. They&#8217;ve got three more games in March to start turning things around in their effort to make the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.&#8221; &#8212; Nicholas J. Cotsonika, columnist<\/p>\n<p>Dropped out from last week: None<\/p>\n<p>Others receiving points: Vegas Golden Knights 15, Nashville Predators 12, Philadelphia Flyers 5<\/p>\n<p>HERE&#8217;S HOW WE RANKED &#8216;EM<\/p>\n<p>AMALIE BENJAMIN<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Buffalo Sabres; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Anaheim Ducks; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. New York Islanders; 13. Utah Mammoth; 14. Ottawa Senators; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p>JEAN-FRANCOIS CHAUMONT<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Buffalo Sabres; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Carolina Hurricanes; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Anaheim Ducks; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Utah Mammoth; 14. Ottawa Senators; 15. Vegas Golden Knights; 16. New York Islanders<\/p>\n<p>BRIAN COMPTON<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Buffalo Sabres; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Boston Bruins; 9. Columbus Blue Jackets; 10. Ottawa Senators; 11. Anaheim Ducks; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Detroit Red Wings; 14. New York Islanders; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n<p>NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Buffalo Sabres; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Ottawa Senators; 12. Anaheim Ducks; 13. Detroit Red Wings; 14. New York Islanders; 15. Philadelphia Flyers; 16. Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n<p>TOM GULITTI<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Buffalo Sabres; 3. Dallas Stars; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Columbus Blue Jackets; 8. Montreal Canadiens; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Ottawa Senators; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. New York Islanders; 13. Detroit Red Wings; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n<p>ADAM KIMELMAN<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Buffalo Sabres; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Columbus Blue Jackets; 8. Anaheim Ducks; 9. Edmonton Oilers; 10. Utah Mammoth; 11. Vegas Golden Knights; 12. Montreal Canadiens; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. New York Islanders; 15. Ottawa Senators; 16. Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p>MIKE G. MORREALE<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Buffalo Sabres; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Ottawa Senators; 10. New York Islanders; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Pittsburgh Penguins; 13. Detroit Red Wings; 14. Anaheim Ducks; 15. Utah Mammoth; 16. Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n<p>TRACEY MYERS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Buffalo Sabres; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Ottawa Senators; 12. Anaheim Ducks; 13. Utah Mammoth; 14. New York Islanders; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p>BILL PRICE<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Buffalo Sabres; 3. Dallas Stars; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Ottawa Senators; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. Vegas Golden Knights; 15. Utah Mammoth; 16. Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p>SHAWN P. ROARKE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Buffalo Sabres; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Colorado Avalanche; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Pittsburgh Penguins; 9. Columbus Blue Jackets; 10. Anaheim Ducks; 11. Boston Bruins; 12. Utah Mammoth; 13. New York Islanders; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Ottawa Senators; 16. Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>DAN ROSEN<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Buffalo Sabres; 3. Dallas Stars; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Ottawa Senators; 10. Anaheim Ducks; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. Boston Bruins; 13. New York Islanders; 14. Nashville Predators; 15. Utah Mammoth; 16. Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>DAVID SATRIANO<\/p>\n<p>1. Buffalo Sabres; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Colorado Avalanche; 4. Dallas Stars; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Boston Bruins; 10. Ottawa Senators; 11. Anaheim Ducks; 12. New York Islanders; 13. Pittsburgh Penguins; 14. Utah Mammoth; 15. Detroit Red Wings; 16. Philadelphia Flyers<\/p>\n<p>PAUL STRIZHEVSKY<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Buffalo Sabres; 3. Dallas Stars; 4. Carolina Hurricanes; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Ottawa Senators; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Montreal Canadiens; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Pittsburgh Penguins; 12. New York Islanders; 13. Anaheim Ducks; 14. Detroit Red Wings; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Nashville Predators<\/p>\n<p>DEREK VAN DIEST<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Buffalo Sabres; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Montreal Canadiens; 8. Columbus Blue Jackets; 9. Pittsburgh Penguins; 10. Boston Bruins; 11. Ottawa Senators; 12. Anaheim Ducks; 13. New York Islanders; 14. Detroit Red Wings; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Utah Mammoth<\/p>\n<p>MIKE ZEISBERGER<\/p>\n<p>1. Colorado Avalanche; 2. Dallas Stars; 3. Buffalo Sabres; 4. Tampa Bay Lightning; 5. 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