The Raleigh-based Hurricanes have won three straight games and gone 7-2-1 in their last 10 to assume their usual spots atop the Metropolitan Division and in the upper echelon of B/R's NHL Power Rankings, where they climbed one ladder rung from fourth to third after this week's voting.

The NHL calendar ticks one week closer to the start of the 2026 Olympic Games. And the flow of player trades continued recently, as the New York Islanders made deals with both of their nearby Metro Division rivals, adding Carson Soucy from the New York Rangers and Ondrej Palat from the New Jersey Devils.

Toronto keeps losing ground in the playoff race

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The Avalanche remain atop NHL power rankings, but they and other top Central teams have slowed. The Atlantic Division has four of the hotter teams.

The Golden Knights and Sabres charge into the top 10, while the Flyers, Penguins and Rangers drop.

The Kansas City Mavericks have won 16 of their last 17 games as they rocketed to the top of our most recent ECHL Power Rankings.

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