Blackhawks surge to the top of 7-Eleven Power Rankings

After blitzing the defending champions 10-1 thanks to a hat trick from Brandon Saad, the Blackhawks secured their place at the top of the power rankings with a 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Alexander Ovechkin has come out of the gate hot to start the season with seven goals, leading the Capitals to wins over the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens.

Connor McDavid fired home a hat trick as the Oilers opened the season with a victory over the Flames, but they fell to the Canucks 3-2 in their second game.

It was worth the wait for the Blue Jackets who opened their season on Friday with a 5-0 victory over the Islanders. They were not as lucky the next night, as the red-hot Blackhawks beat them 5-1.

Two one-goal games for the Ducks: Corey Perry’s two-goal performance led them to victory over the Coyotes before they fell in overtime to the Flyers.

Wayne Simmonds is off to a nice start, with four opening-week goals helping the Flyers earn wins over the Sharks and Ducks.

After starting the season as a co-No.1 in these rankings, the Lightning split a home and home with the Panthers, surrendering five goals in the loss.

James Neal will be the answer to trivia questions as he scored both the first and second goals in Golden Knights’ history, leading them to a 2-1 victory in their first game. They proved that was no fluke with a 2-1, overtime win over the Coyotes in their second game.

Two wins to open the season for the Red Wings. They opened their new barn with a 4-2 victory over the Wild before going on the road and beating the Senators in a shootout.

Jake DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy both scored their first NHL goals as the Bruins dropped the Predators in their opener.

After falling to McDavid and the Oilers in the opener, T.J. Brodie scored twice as the Flames earned their first win over the season over the Jets.

Jaccob Slavin’s shootout winner grabbed an extra point for the Hurricanes in their only opening week game against the Minnesota Wild.

Defenceman Will Butcher made an impression in his NHL debut, tallying three assists as the Devils beat the Avalanche.

Two home shootout losses in the opening week for the Senators as they picked up a point against the Capitals and Red Wings.

Two third-period goals sunk the Wild against the Red Wings, while it was a shootout goal that sent them to defeat against the Hurricanes.

After failing to score in their opener against the Blue Jackets, John Tavares and Casey Cizikas both found the net twice as they topped the Sabres 6-3.

Matt Duchene is still in Colorado and still contributing, scoring a goal and an assist to lead the Avalanche over the Rangers in their opener.

Predators are still looking for their first win of the season as they were bested by the Bruins and then the Penguins in their Stanley Cup Final rematch.

Jason Pominville made a successful return to Buffalo with two goals in his first game, but the Sabres opened with two losses, one by shootout. 

The Ducks and Golden Knights both earned one-goal victories over the Coyotes to open the season.  The loss to the expansion team was in overtime, earning the Desert Dogs a point.