All-Star teams, Smacchat power rankings

1. Red Wings 33-8-3 With only one loss in their last 9 games they have taken over for Ottawa in the top spot.
2. Senators 27-10-4 Cooling off after a red-hot start of the season but still in good form
3. Sharks 23-12-6 Many pundits choice to win it all the Sharks have not lost a game in regulation in their last 6 contest.
4. Canucks 24-14-4 Favorable schedule over the next 6 games puts them in a position to get some separation from Calgary.
5. Devils 24-15-4 The only blip on the radar screen over the past week was Kevin Weekes' one-goal loss to the Bruins. Can you really blame the backup, though? It was his first start in 10 games.
6. Flames 22-15-7 The Flames have won five straight and are putting the pressure on the Canucks, not only in our weekly list but also in the Northwest Division.
7. Penguins 24-16-2 Perhaps the hottest team in the NHL, winners of their last 7
8. Wild 23-17-2 On a tough road trip now that might knoct them out of the top ten
9. Stars 24-16-4 Losers of six straight puts the Sharks right no their heels.
10. Hurricanes 22-19-4 An up-and-down week barely keeps the Canes within the top 10. Meanwhile, Sergei Samsonov finds another hockey life in Raleigh.

Eastern Conference:
F: Sidney Crosby, Pens
F: Vincent Lecavalier, Lightning
F: Daniel Alfredsson, Senators
D: Andrei Markov, Habs
D: Zdeno Chara, Bruins
G: Martin Brodeur, Devils

Western Conference:
F: Henrik Zetterberg, Wings
F: Pavel Datsyuk, Wings
F: Jarome Iginla, Flames
D: Nicklas Lidstrom, Wings
D: Dion Phaneuf, Flames
G: Roberto Luongo,* Canucks
* Opting not to play