NHL Power Rankings: Which Teams Are Lighting Up the Ice and Which Are Hanging by a Thread After a Quarter Season

31. Buffalo Sabres, 7-9-4

Last week: 30
Sean: 31
Dom: 31

Green flag: Tage Thompson looks better

After scoring six goals in his first 16 games, Thompson has found the net in four straight, though one came in a catastrophic loss to the Flames. If the Sabres stop their season from going off the rails, they’ll need Thompson to keep that up.

Red flag: Owen Power has not taken any meaningful steps

In fact, he might have regressed. Power is producing less (1.05 points per 60, down from 1.43) and putting up worse defensive results — the Sabres have been outscored 16-10 with him on the ice. Stagnation from an important young player in Buffalo? Shocking.

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