10. Winnipeg Jets. Dubois with four goals, 10 points in first 15 games. (10)
11. Boston Bruins. Should they have been on the ice Thursday in KeyBank Center? Lots of questions. (7)
12. Minnesota Wild. Keeping pace in fight for second in the West. (11)
13. Pittsburgh Penguins. After playing like a beast vs. Sabres, Malkin suffers week-to-week injury. (12)
14. St. Louis Blues. Improved to 7-1-2 in California, one win shy of NHL record for road wins in the state (Dallas ’06-07). (13)
15. Montreal Canadiens. Fell to 0-9 in OT/SO with loss to Canucks. (16)
16. Vancouver Canucks. Demko 8-1, 1.74/.950 in last nine games. (26)
17. Philadelphia Flyers. Myers-Sanheim pair was minus-6 during 9-0 shellacking in New York. (17)
18. Calgary Flames. Won four of first five after Sutter returned as coach. (21)
19. Chicago Blackhawks. Surviving nine of 11 vs. Tampa Bay and Florida is too much to ask. (14)
20. Columbus Blue Jackets. Pulled within two points of Hawks for final playoff spot. (20)