Power Rankings: Philadelphia Flyers soar to No. 3, while Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers jostle for top spot

ByJOE MCDONALD
December 12, 2016, 1:11 PM

— -- When a team like the Philadelphia Flyers is on a remarkable nine-game winning streak, it's a no-brainer that it will move up in the rankings. The same can be said for the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames, who are enjoying winning streaks of four and six games, respectively. Still, it takes more than that to dethrone the top two teams. Once again, the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens switch places atop our rankings, with the Flyers shooting up to third.

We're also seeing some individual performances boost the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins.

The bottom of the barrel has minimal change, with the Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche still looking up at the rest of the league.

Jarome Iginla's 1,500th NHL game.