By Nick Obergan The Boston Bruins, as you would expect, are big movers in the second month of the season after going the whole month of November without losing a game in regulation. But while Boston jumped 19 spots, the New York Rangers jumped up 20 places from 28th to 8th. Last month’s top dogs in San Jose slipped a little to 4th, At the other end of the spectrum, Washington dropped 15 spots, their play ultimately leading to a coaching change. Colorado dropped 13 spots, and their coach is absolutely on the hot seat. Anaheim resides in last place through November and, yes you guessed it, they also had a coaching change. As always, the rankings are derived from the OCTR (click here for more details). All stats and information include all games played through November 30, 2011.
RankTeam NameOCTR TotalLast MonthChange
1Boston Bruins87.74020+19
2Detroit Red Wings82.2727+5
3St. Louis Blues74.72218+15
4San Jose Sharks70.9091-3
5Vancouver Canucks70.72412+7
6Philadelphia Flyers67.3245-1
7Pittsburgh Penguins67.0173-4
8New York Rangers63.73428+20
9Chicago Blackhawks62.1974-5
10Phoenix Coyotes59.88414+4
11Florida Panthers59.54416+5
12Buffalo Sabres58.59911-1
13Minnesota Wild57.72323+10
14Toronto Maple Leafs56.92913-1
15Los Angeles Kings56.8828-7
16Montreal Canadiens55.22117+1
17Washington Capitals50.8592-15
18Dallas Stars49.89710-8
19Colorado Avalanche49.8316-13
20Edmonton Oilers49.6169-11
21Ottawa Senators47.92615-6
22Tampa Bay Lightning46.80519-3
23Winnipeg Jets46.44229+6
24New Jersey Devils46.10922-2
25Nashville Predators43.74825--
26Calgary Flames43.59524-2
27Columbus Blue Jackets36.64330+3
28Carolina Hurricanes29.83426-2
29New York Islanders27.74127-2
30Anaheim Ducks25.26121-9
Nick is RealGM’s NHL Feature Writer. You can reach him by email [email protected] or on twitter @NickObergan