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Team (Record): Comment
1. Ottawa (37-18-8): Tugnutt-Rhodes duo impressive.
2. Dallas (40-12-10): Nieuwendyk leads offense.
3. New Jersey (36-21-8): Defense back on track.
4. Colorado (33-24-8): Capitalizing on depth.
5. Mighty Ducks (30-25-9): Can they compete with big boys?
6. Buffalo (29-22-13): Surviving without injured Hasek.
7. Carolina (29-23-13): Francis signing looks better.
8. Toronto (36-24-5): First to score 200 goals.
9. Detroit (32-27-6): Stuck in 1-4-2 skid.
10. Philadelphia (30-19-16): No end to 0-5-3 slide.
11. Pittsburgh (32-22-9): Injuries weaken defense.
12. N.Y. Rangers (28-28-8): 5-0-1 without Gretzky.
13. Edmonton (25-29-10): Need Weight to get fit.
14. Boston (28-26-10): Hearing Rangers’ footsteps.
15. Phoenix (31-23-10): Time to unwrap hands from throats.
16. Calgary (24-30-10): Sutter’s boys won’t quit.
17. San Jose (23-28-14): Kids still erratic.
18. St. Louis (26-27-10): Goaltending, offense unsettled.
19. Washington (27-32-5): Can’t overcome bad start.
20. Montreal (25-31-9): Recchi trade possible.
21. Florida (23-24-17): Collapse vs. Colorado a nightmare.
22. Nashville (22-36-6): One scorer from being playoff team.
23. Kings (24-36-5): They own Red Wings (2-1 this season).
24. Tampa Bay (15-44-5): 3-1 week best since October.
25. Chicago (18-37-9): Showing life under Molleken.
26. N.Y. Islanders (19-38-9): Latest slump hits 0-4-1.
27. Vancouver (19-35-10): Crawford’s headaches grow.
