A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has largely flipped. Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team's undersized players in this week's Power Rankings.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington Capitals’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Caps give up two penalty shots -- while on the power play -- and lose to Senators in overtime, 5-4, despite a goal from Alex Ovechkin.

The New York Islanders visit the Philadelphia Flyers after Simon Holmstrom scored two goals in the Islanders' 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Konecny picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 4-2 win over the Devils.

Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-2 Monday night. Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also tallied for the Oilers,

Artturi Lehkonen scored a late goal against the Rangers for the second time this season and helped the Avalanche strengthen their grip on the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. * The Sena

This is the eighth in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2024-25 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we pick one word to sum up each team's season so far.

On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Canucks were somewhat soundly outplayed in the opening 20 minutes but managed to come out of the first period thanks to some misses at the goal mouth from Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Lars Eller and thanks to one of the most absurd individual offensive efforts you’ll see all season from a blueliner.

The Carolina Hurricanes are acquiring superstar Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks, per multiple reports.

We’re at a bit of a crossroads with the Capitals. They’ve occupied the top spot in three of the last four rankings and at 32-10-5 are seemingly running away with the Presidents’ Trophy playing at a 120-point pace. That’s eight points up on second. Good for them!

The fantasy schedule is going to get weird in another week or two, so keep an eye on your lineup and ranking decisions. With the 4 Nations Face-Off coming up, we have only one more "normal" full ...