NHL Power Rankings: 2017-18 Consensus Week 2

Here is our first look at the NHL power rankings of the 2017-18 season.

We’ve taken power rankings from six media outlets this week. To get our consensus NHL Power Rankings point totals, we awarded the top team 31 points, the second team 30 points, third team 29 points, etc.

Our top five this week consists of the Toronto Maple in a top spot, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets and the LA Kings.

The San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens are off to a slow start and find themselves in the bottom five, along with the Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, and Arizona Coyotes.

RK	Team	PTS	Sporting News Oct. 19	ESPN Oct. 18	SN Oct. 18	TSN Oct. 16	OC Register Oct. 16	USA Today Oct. 16
1		182
2		178
3		166
4		161
5		160
6		146
7		141
8		139
9		133
10		130
11		130
12		124
13		117
14		113
15		101
16		100
17		92
18		79
19		75
		75
		75
22		61
23		57
24		50
25		48
26		33
27		30
		30
29		28
30		16
31		6
RK	Team	PTS

** Keep in mind the dates the rankings were posted, and in some cases, they may have been submitted to their editors the day before it was published. Different outlets use different factors in determining their rankings. **