NHL TOP TO BOTTOM

1. Phoenix (9-1-4-0) Who argues with 11-game streak?

2. St. Louis (10-2-2-0) Fastest start in history.

3. Colorado (10-2-2-0) No Deadmarsh, Drury.

4. Ottawa (9-1-4-0) Ties with Columbus, Atlanta?

5. Toronto (8-5-1-0) Scoreless with Blues.

6. San Jose (8-2-2-0) No Shields, Nolan; no problem.

7. Dallas (7-4-2-1) No lead is safe.

8. Kings (8-6-2-0) Storr leads surge.

9. Detroit (8-5-0-1) Easy schedule so far.

10. New Jersey (6-4-3-0) Brodeur injury clouds picture.

11. Pittsburgh (6-5-2-0) Hlinka bows to mutiny.

12. Edmonton (9-5-2-0) Four-game winning streak.

13. Vancouver (7-3-3-1) 1-1-2 homestand hurts.

14. Mighty Ducks (6-5-3-2) Too many penalties.

15. Buffalo (6-4-1-1) 5-0-1 at home.

16. Nashville (5-3-4-1) Loss of Dunham hurts.

17. N.Y. Islanders (5-4-2-1) Good start, tough weekend.

18. N.Y. Rangers (6-7-0-0) John McLean on the outs.

19. Chicago (5-8-0-1) Detroit, Ducks no problem.

20. Tampa Bay (4-7-1-1) Beat Islanders, Capitals.

21. Washington (3-7-4-1) The Southeast leader?

22. Boston (5-8-1-1) No scoring, no energy.

23. Philadelphia (4-6-4-0) Signs of life.

24. Montreal (4-8-2-0) Five-game losing streak.

25. Carolina (3-7-3-0) One win in eight games.

26. Atlanta (2-5-5-0) Can’t win at home.

27. Minnesota (3-8-3-0) Victory at Calgary.

28. Florida (1-5-3-3) Natives are restless.

29. Columbus (3-10-1-1) Tough stretch ahead.

30. Calgary (3-9-2-1) Losses to Minnesota, Columbus.

Game of the Week

St. Louis at Colorado

When--Thursday. Time--6 PST.

TV--None.

Story line--In a matchup of two of the three teams with the best records in the NHL--each has 10 wins and 22 points--it will be interesting to see how Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy holds up, because the matchup comes two days after his court date on a misdemeanor criminal-mischief charge involving domestic violence on Oct. 22. Colorado is in the midst of an 11-day homestand, but St. Louis won’t play between Saturday and Thursday night and should be rested.