National Hockey League										Somis Sports
Team Ratings
2009 Season
Rank	Team	Conference	Overall	Score	Win	Other	W	L	Tough	Road	Recent
1	Boston Bruins	Eastern	0.83	0.75	0.87	0.04	53	29	(0.02)	(0.04)	(0.25)
2	San Jose Sharks	Western	0.70	0.39	0.85	0.15	53	29	(0.10)	(0.08)	(0.43)
3	Detroit Red Wings	Western	0.69	0.52	0.77	0.08	51	31	0.24	0.04	(0.18)
4	New Jersey Devils	Eastern	0.53	0.25	0.67	0.14	51	31	(0.07)	(0.06)	(0.10)
5	Washington Capitals	Eastern	0.48	0.28	0.58	0.10	50	32	0.05	(0.05)	(0.07)
6	Chicago Blackhawks	Western	0.47	0.47	0.46	0.00	46	36	(0.06)	0.01	(0.20)
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eastern	0.34	0.39	0.32	(0.03)	45	37	(0.03)	(0.04)	0.25
8	Vancouver Canucks	Western	0.31	0.29	0.31	0.01	45	37	0.06	(0.03)	0.03
9	Carolina Hurricanes	Eastern	0.24	0.22	0.25	0.01	45	37	(0.16)	0.13	0.45
10	Calgary Flames	Western	0.22	(0.02)	0.33	0.12	46	36	(0.21)	(0.24)	(0.05)
11	Philadelphia Flyers	Eastern	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.00	44	38	0.11	0.04	0.05
12	St. Louis Blues	Western	0.11	0.16	0.09	(0.03)	41	41	(0.11)	(0.04)	0.37
13	Anaheim Ducks	Western	0.10	0.09	0.10	0.00	42	40	0.03	0.13	0.11
14	New York Rangers	Eastern	0.10	0.04	0.12	0.03	43	39	(0.05)	(0.07)	0.07
15	Buffalo Sabres	Eastern	0.10	0.24	0.03	(0.08)	41	41	0.10	0.07	0.10
16	Columbus Blue Jackets	Western	0.03	(0.01)	0.04	0.02	41	41	0.20	0.09	0.13
17	Minnesota Wild	Western	0.03	0.17	(0.04)	(0.08)	40	42	(0.06)	(0.07)	(0.01)
18	Florida Panthers	Eastern	0.01	0.08	(0.03)	(0.04)	41	41	0.06	0.09	0.16
19	Montreal Canadiens	Eastern	(0.03)	(0.05)	(0.02)	0.01	41	41	(0.02)	(0.03)	(0.29)
20	Nashville Predators	Western	(0.09)	(0.17)	(0.04)	0.04	40	42	0.08	(0.07)	0.11
21	Edmonton Oilers	Western	(0.18)	(0.13)	(0.20)	(0.02)	38	44	(0.03)	0.12	0.02
22	Ottawa Senators	Eastern	(0.27)	(0.09)	(0.36)	(0.09)	36	46	0.04	(0.05)	0.15
23	Atlanta Thrashers	Eastern	(0.36)	(0.16)	(0.45)	(0.10)	35	47	(0.02)	0.20	0.27
24	Dallas Stars	Western	(0.38)	(0.39)	(0.37)	0.01	36	46	(0.04)	0.03	0.05
25	Los Angeles Kings	Western	(0.40)	(0.27)	(0.46)	(0.06)	34	48	0.17	0.04	(0.01)
26	Phoenix Coyotes	Western	(0.43)	(0.49)	(0.39)	0.03	36	46	(0.02)	(0.03)	(0.18)
27	Toronto Maple Leafs	Eastern	(0.48)	(0.39)	(0.53)	(0.04)	34	48	0.25	0.17	0.00
28	Colorado Avatanche	Western	(0.72)	(0.76)	(0.69)	0.02	32	50	0.21	0.08	(0.36)
29	New York Islanders	Eastern	(1.00)	(0.79)	(1.11)	(0.09)	26	56	(0.12)	(0.06)	(0.05)
30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Eastern	(1.07)	(0.75)	(1.25)	(0.14)	24	58	0.10	0.15	(0.21)
Explanation of ratings:
(1) The overall rating is 50% of the sum of the score rating + win rating + other rating.  The
score rating primarily depends on the margin of victory regardless of which team won the game.
The win rating primarily depends on which team won the game, regardless of the margin of victory.
The other rating is a function of the win rating less the score rating.
(2) The following additional ratings apply to specific games:
	Tough - games vs. stronger opposition.
	Road - road games.
	Recent - more recent games.