Boston Bruins

Power Rankings

Date	Ranking	Previous
02/06/2012	5	4
The Bruins have really fallen back to the pack in the standings recently and haven't won back-to-back games since Jan. 10-12. They are 5-5-1 over their past 11 games.
01/30/2012	4	3
There were a lot of dumb controversies in the NHL last week, but none of them were as stupid as the one that followed Tim Thomas around. And then the nonsensical trade speculation started, including one that had him potentially going to the Chicago Blackhawks. Soon enough this will all be forgotten. And thank goodness.
01/23/2012	3	1
The Bruins have hit a little bit of a lull the past week, which had to be expected, at least a little bit, at some point. No matter how good they are, no team is going to keep up the pace the Bruins were on throughout November and December.
01/16/2012	1	2
This team is just so deep. They may not have one of the NHL's leading scorers, but they already have 15 players with at least 10 points and nine with at least 20. Good luck matching up with that.
01/09/2012	2	2
Holy smokes, people. This team is good. The Bruins enter the week with the best goal differential in the NHL at plus 68. That's 28 goals better than the No. 2 team, the Detroit Red Wings. How impressive is that? Well, consider that the gap between the Red Wings and the 10th-best team, the Chicago Blackhawks, is 29 goals.
01/03/2002	2	1
Their latest winning streak of five-plus games came to an end Saturday with a 4-2 loss to the Stars. Their goaltending duo of Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask still takes up spots in the top five of both goals against average and save percentage.
12/26/2011	1	1
Another week, and another week of rolling over opponents. The latest was an 8-0 thrashing of the Florida Panthers, running the Bruins' current winning streak to six, a stretch in which they've given up just seven goals, including three shutouts, with at least one each from goalies Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask. Since starting 3-7-0, Boston is 20-2-1.
12/19/2011	1	5
Back on top. After a bit of a slip up last week that saw them lose back-to-back games to Winnipeg and Florida, the Bruins responded with another four-game winning streak. Since the start of November, Boston has played 21 games and won 18 of them. In pretty convincing fashion, too.
12/12/2011	5	1
After going over a month without losing a game in regulation the Bruins dropped back-to-back games against Winnipeg and Florida, scoring just one goal in the process, before bouncing back in Columbus with a come-from-behind win against the Blue Jackets. Costly win, though, as defenseman Zdeno Chara will miss a few games after suffering an injury.
12/05/2011	1	1
Boston is steamrolling people right now, entering the week having not lost a game in regulation since Oct. 29. Their league-best goal differential of plus-34 has been given a boost during their current 13-0-1 run by outscoring opponents 61-25.

Preseason Power Rankings
Date	Ranking	Previous
10/03/2011	1	-
Winning the Stanley Cup gets you a free pass to the top of the list to start the season. It only seems fair, and it's not like Boston doesn't deserve the top spot. The Bruins dominated Vancouver over the final five games of the Finals and return the NHL's best goalie, one of the top defensemen and a deep group of forwards.