The top two teams in the standings are also the top two teams by OCTR once again, only this time the Vancouver Canucks have jumped into the top spot over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings each jumped up one spot, to third and fourth, respectively, while the Chicago Blackhawks jump into the top-5 despite straddling the playoff picture. Look out for Calgary! They have now joined the top-10, and at one point before Christmas I am sure they were in the bottom-5. The opposite is true of the Colorado Avalanche, who have tailed off considerably this season. Biggest jumps: San Jose +10, Calgary +8. Biggest drops: Colorado -12, Dallas -11 All stats and information as of February 28, 2011; last month?s rankings in brackets 1. Vancouver Canucks ? 119.135 (2) The Canucks have to be seen as a Stanley Cup favorite, as they own the league?s best goal-differential, best power play (24.8%), second-best penalty kill (85.6%) and score the second-most goals per game (3.27 per) while giving up the least (2.30). 2. Philadelphia Flyers ? 118.388 (1) The Beasts of the East all season long continue to roll. Their only downfalls are the power play (16.7%) and overtime record (5-6). They did have a league-best 40 wins through February. 3. Boston Bruins ? 116.769 (4) Goaltending continues to be the key, though they now boast a deeper offensive attack and a more balanced defense. Only team in the league to allow fewer than 100 goals 5-on-5 so far (95). 4. Detroit Red Wings ? 113.617 (5) The league?s top ranked offense (3.30 goals per game) is trying to keep pace with Vancouver, and now boasts a lineup fully healthy. Problem is goaltending, as they give up a whopping 2.87 goals against per game. 5. Chicago Blackhawks ? 106.924 (6) The defending champs look to have their swagger back. They have won five in a row and are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games, with Corey Crawford taking the #1 goalie job firmly away from Marty Turco. 6. San Jose Sharks ? 102.728 (16) The Sharks are back! On an 8-2 run, with Antti Niemi stepping up his game in a big way, San Jose has taken over the Pacific lead after Dallas held it for the longest time. Average a league-high 34 shots per game. 7. Los Angeles Kings ? 100.373 (12) The up and down season is now firmly on the up. They are on a 6-2-2 stretch and the newly acquired Dustin Penner should certainly help balance out their scoring and help their power play (17.3%). 8. Pittsburgh Penguins ? 100.086 (3) Pens are struggling to tread water without both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but they are doing an admirable job. A tidy 2.44 GAA offsets their struggling power play (17.7%), and they are 8-4 in Overtimes. 9. Tampa Bay Lightning ? 99.406 (8) Tampa maintains the Southeast Division lead, but it?s far from over. Dwayne Roloson has solidified the leaky goaltending, while Steve Yzerman acquired Eric Brewer to bring experience to the back end. Impressive seasons continue for Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. 10. Calgary Flames ? 95.431 (18) On a tidy 6-2-2 run and are now in the middle of the playoff bracket in the over-crowded Western Conference. Jarome Iginla has been a beast on offense, while the team has quickly cleaned up the defense. 11. Phoenix Coyotes ? 93.551 (14) Phoenix has stayed on the heels of San Jose in the very competitive Pacific Division. Their special teams need work though, as they are being outscored overall despite having a +10 goal differential while 5-on-5. 12. Washington Capitals ? 90.969 (10) For all of the talk about Washington and Alexander Ovechkin struggling, Ovie now leads the NHL with nine game winning goals. Their goals-for is still low (2.64) but they believe some reinforcements arrived at the trade deadline (Jason Arnott, and Marco Sturm was claimed off of waivers). 13. Buffalo Sabres ? 90.518 (17) The Sabres have really picked up their game, especially since the new owner took over and committed to winning/spending. They are currently out of the playoffs, but have the advantage in games remaining. 14. New York Rangers ? 88.480 (11) Yet another playoff team with an ineffective power play (16.6%); they better improve or they could fall out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Unless every game went to Overtime (10-4)? 15. Montreal Canadiens ? 88.292 (9) Carey Price is re-entering the Vezina Trophy discussion (the race for second behind Tim Thomas anyways), as he has been the rock behind the defense seemingly made of glass. Team is on a 3-5-2 blip though. 16. Nashville Predators ? 86.994 (13) Like a lot of the Western Conference teams, Nashville has been in and out of the playoff picture a lot lately, and this is largely due to injuries. Third-best at goal prevention as a team in the league (2.35). 17. Columbus Blue Jackets ? 84.800 (24) The Jackets refuse to quit, despite an ugly goal differential (2.72 for, 2.92 against). They allow 30 shots per game and struggle on the power play (16%), not typically a recipe for success. 18. Dallas Stars ? 80.549 (7) A big-time slide after spending the majority of the year leading the Pacific Divison. All hope is not lost, as they are still very much in the playoff hunt and should be getting Brad Richards back soon. 19. Minnesota Wild ? 79.726 (23) You cannot count the Wild out, as they are in every game they play (2.59 goals for, 2.56 against should prove that). However if they want to make life easier, start by playing better defense (31.9 shots allowed vs. 26.1 for). 20. St. Louis Blues ? 76.270 (25) The Blues seem revitalized after the big trade for Chris Stewart, and David Backes looks ready to take over the now-vacant captaincy. However, once again Blues fans will have to wait for next year. 21. Anaheim Ducks ? 73.151 (22) The injury to Jonas Hiller (vertigo) has completely turned this season on it?s head for the worse. They were once sitting 5th in the West, but are now on the outside looking in. 5-on-5 they are being outscored 125-108. 22. Carolina Hurricanes ? 71.490 (20) They are currently in command of the final playoff spot in the East, but it?s a heated battle. Cam Ward, while brilliant, is getting shelled for almost 34 shots per game, and the team allows nearly 3 goals a contest. 23. Toronto Maple Leafs ? 71.012 (26) I won?t even mention the ?P? word for fear of tomatoes and rocks in my window, but I will mention James Reimer, who looks to be the goalie for the future for sure. Joffrey Lupul has seemingly woken up Phil Kessel as well. 24. New Jersey Devils ? 66.961 (27) You have to admire the Devils? reluctance to quit on the season. They were the butt of everyone?s jokes for the first half of the season, but they were 12-1-1 in February. Nothing to laugh at there. 25. Florida Panthers ? 65.016 (19) While the playoffs are technically possible, GM Dale Tallon waved the white flag on trade deadline day, will the players follow suit? It?s audition time for a bunch of young kids, and that could mean a tough team to beat from here on out. 26. Atlanta Thrashers ? 64.749 (21) They once looked to be a lock for the playoffs, but have consistently slid since the mid-way point of the season. The Trashers are one of five teams allowing more than 3 goals per game (they other four are below them). 27. Colorado Avalanche ? 62.350 (15) This team was once in the top-10 of the OCTR, maybe even as high as 6th? I pegged them as a playoff team, but it looks like the youth caught up to them. League-worst 3.44 goals against per game. 28. New York Islanders ? 51.691 (30) I think the Islanders have suited up more goalies this season than were chosen for the All-Star Game as a whole. That about sums things up this season. 29. Ottawa Senators ? 42.538 (29) They sold off all they could, accumulated as many draft picks as they could, and now hope to lose as much as they could. Oh wait, that?s tanking, teams don?t actually do that, do they? 30. Edmonton Oilers ? 40.969 (28) Hopefully the losing doesn?t get into the heads of this young team, as there is a tonne of promise here for a consistent winner to be established in the next few seasons. Understand the plan kids! Nick is RealGM?s NHL Feature Writer. You can reach him by email nick.obergan@realgm.com or on twitter @NickObergan