NHL Power Rankings: Unexpected Upsets and Rookie Revelations Shake Up the Season
We’re not going to bang the table for every undersized, offensively gifted third-pair defenseman to play huge minutes. We’ve been hurt before. But Jordan Spence is producing at a 70-point pace, more per 60 than all but four defensemen in the league. It’s probably time for Ottawa to keep him in the lineup.
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9. Vegas Golden Knights, 7-4-5
Last week: 7
Sean: 12
Dom: 7
Among forwards, Mitch Marner is top-15 in Defensive Rating. League-wide, he’s 11th in assists (15) with a 57 percent expected goal share at five-on-five. Vegas, entering Thursday’s game, was winning his minutes 14-5. In other words, he’s been as advertised. Come May, they’ll hope that’s no longer the case.
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