NHL Power Rankings: Chicago Blackhawks Hold Firm Despite Win Streak
By Gail Kauchak

No. 16 Toronto Maple Leafs
Previous: No. 15
Record: 28-22-14 (70 points)
If the Maple Leafs can’t stave off seemingly every team in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference for the second wild card, they might be able to point to bad luck as the reason. No, seriously. Toronto is 1-8 in the shootout this season, which is half skill, half luck. Imagine if they were 5-4 instead of 1-8 — that’s 14 points instead of 10. Could be critical.