With days to go until the 4 Nations Face-Off and days after more big trades, the NHL power rankings have the same No. 1 squad ...

The Jets, who led the ranking for several weeks early in the season, bumped last week’s leader, the Washington Capitals, back to second place the old fashioned way – by defeating them head to head.

Complicated ending and all, Mikko Rantanen should be looked at as one of the all-time greats for the Colorado Avalanche.