NHL Power Rankings: Chicago Blackhawks Stick In Top 5

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 23: Los Angeles Kings Defenceman Drew Doughty (8) jumps to celebrate a short handed goal with Los Angeles Kings Winger Trevor Lewis (22) and Los Angeles Kings Center Nick Shore (21) during the third period of the NHL regular season game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 23, 2017, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photograph by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 16: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (86) controls the puck between Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar (21) and forward Henrik Zetterberg (40), in the third period of the Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings NHL hockey game on October 16, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, MI. Tampa Bay Lightning won 3-2. (Photo by Tony Ding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

2. Tampa Bay Lightning

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Is this finally their year? They are leading the league in points to start the year, mainly because they have the two league leaders in points (Steven Stamkos with 18 and Nikita Kucherov with 16). Stamkos is also leading the league in assists with 15, and Kucherov is leading the league in goals with 10. They have made some bold trades in the past year, but as long as they can stay largely injury free, those moves might just put them at the next level.