NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 12

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild enter tomorrow game against each other on 14 and 12 game unbeaten streaks. The Blue Jackets are on top our consensus NHL power rankings for week 12, followed by the Wild.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are just below the Wild at No. 3.

The Chicago Blackhawks sit at No. 4 and the San Jose Sharks round at the top five.

The Arizona Coyotes are once again ranked at No. 30, just behind the Colorado Avalanche.

The Vancouver Canucks are ranked at No. 28. The New Jersey Devils continue to stumble and sit at No. 26.

The Buffalo Sabres close out the bottom five at No. 26.

Consensus NHL power rankings for week 12

RK	Team	PTS	TFP Dec. 29	CSNNE Dec. 29	THN Dec. 28	ESPN Dec. 26	CSN Mid Atl. Dec. 26	CSN CHI> Dec. 26
1		180
2		168
3		167
4		156
5		151
6		150
7		146
8		142
9		132
10		127
11		117
12		116
13		108
14		99
15		90
		90
17		82
18		72
19		70
20		66
21		63
22		60
23		52
24		46
25		40
26		32
27		28
28		20
29		12
30		8
RK	Team	PTS	TFP Dec. 29	CSNNE Dec. 29	THN Dec. 28	ESPN Dec. 26	CSN Mid Atl. Dec. 26	CSN CHI> Dec. 26

To get our consensus NHL Power Rankings Week 12 point total, we awarded the top team 30 points, the second team 29 points, third team 28 points, etc.

** 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 posted. Different outlets use different factors in determining their rankings. **