Minnesota Wild Surge In Latest NHL Power Rankings

Coach Mike Yeo's return from the brink of termination, and the Minnesota Wild's late season resurgence has resulted largely from the acquisition of goalie Devan Dubnyk from Phoenix, and the way the rest of the team has played in front of him in his first ten games. The Wild jumped five spots in this week's NHL power rankings.

How quickly things can change. Seven games ago, the Wild had lost six straight. Since acquiring Dubnyk, the Wild had won six in a row before falling last night to Winnipeg in overtime -- leaving Minnesota just two points being the Vancouver Canucks, who hold the last play off spot as of today.

A week ago the Wild were ranked at number-twenty in the NHL power rankness. This week they jumped five spots to #15 in SB Nation's weekly poll.

1. Chicago Blackhawks
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Detroit Redwings
4. Nashville Predators
5. Anaheim Ducks
6. St. Louis Blues
7. New York Islanders
8. Montreal Canadiens
9. Pittsburgh Penguins
10. Boston Bruins
11. New York Rangers
12. Washington Capitals
13. Vancouver Canucks
14. San Jose Sharks
15. Minnesota Wild
16. Winnipeg Jets
17. Los Angeles Kings
18. Calgary Flames
19. Dallas Stars
20. Florida Panthers
21. Colorado Avalanche
22. Philadelphia Flyers
23. New Jersey Devils
24. Columbus Blue Jackets
25. Ottawa Senators
26. Carolina Hurricanes
27. Toronto Maple Leafs
28. Arizona Coyotes
29. Edmonton Oilers
30. Buffalo Sabres

Next up for the Wild; tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center vs. the Florida Panthers (Radio: AM 1240 WJON, TV: Fox Sports North).

Go Wild!