2010 NHL Playoffs: Power Ranking the Playoff Power Plays

April 12th, 2010 by Mark Ritter Leave a reply »
Each NHL season we wait patiently for the first round playoff matches to reveal themselves. This season we watched as the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers took their playoff hopes down to the wire, with the Rangers succumbing to the Flyers in overtime. It was an exciting finish to say the least, and now, with the regular season behind us, we focus on the playoffs and the intricacies that makes an NHL team into a Stanley Cup contender. One of these little intricacies is a teams ability to perform on the power play. Special teams play a huge role in a teams success throughout the regular season— an important factor that is magnified come playoff time. As is the case in the regular season, a teams power play success can, and often is, the difference between winning and losing. It’s no coincidence that four of the eight playoff teams from the Western Conference were ranked in the top ten NHL regular season power plays, including the the San Jose Sharks (fourth overall), Vancouver Canucks (sixth overall), the Los Angeles Kings (seventh overall) and the Detroit Red Wings (ninth overall). Comparatively, the Eastern Conference boasts three teams within the NHL&rsqu ...

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