Each week all through the common season, Patrick Williams will ship the FloHockey AHL Energy Rankings itemizing all 32 groups.
The Laval Rocket have pushed apart the Texas Stars for first place on this week’s AHL Energy Rankings. See the place your favourite crew ranks based mostly on the Energy Rankings and comply with them all through the season to see how your membership rises or falls. You can too see the total AHL standings right here to see the way it compares with our energy rankings.
1) Laval Rocket (+4)
The Rocket went to Toronto for back-to-back video games and departed with 4 factors. Furthermore, they did that with out AHL All-Stars Owen Beck and Logan Mailloux, who have been on recall with the Montreal Canadiens. Now they’re again with the Rocket. The Connor Hughes-Cayden Primeau goaltending tandem has been wonderful for a Laval crew that owns seven consecutive wins. Head coach Pascal Vincent has this crew primed for the stretch drive.
2) Texas Stars (-1)
The Stars simply took care of Rockford in a pair of video games at H-E-B Middle. Extra factors are on the desk with a two-game journey to Manitoba; the Stars have received 10 of their previous 11 video games on the highway and swept a two-game set at Manitoba to shut out 2024.
3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (–)
A 3-in-three all-Pennsylvania is forward for the Penguins, who proceed to thrive in enjoying any manner that they want so as to win. They’ll lock it down (they’ve two shutouts of their previous 5 video games) or they will play last-goal-wins as they did final Saturday in rallying from a 4-1 gap in opposition to Cleveland to take a 5-4 time beyond regulation win.
4) Rochester Individuals (+3)
With every begin, Devon Levi appears to be like like a goaltender able to main a crew to the Calder Cup. Sunday’s dwelling matinee with Laval needs to be a deal with. Like Vincent, first-year head coach Mike Leone has his membership coming collectively properly. One query: with the Buffalo Sabres out of competition, what does that probably imply for March roster strikes that would influence the Amerks?
5) Calgary Wranglers (-3)
Contemplating the Wranglers are on their third head coach of the season, a stumble final weekend at red-hot Henderson can occur. Lengthy-time AHL captain Brett Sutter, who retired after final season, moved into an interim head-coaching position with Joe Cirella (eye surgical procedure) and Trent Cull (with the Calgary Flames).
6) Colorado Eagles (+7)
The Eagles are again within the top-10, and given the expertise that this crew can roll out when at full power, they need to be. After taking three of 4 factors at dwelling in opposition to Abbotsford, they hit the highway this weekend for a rematch with the Canucks. Matthew Phillips is again to his harmful methods and heating up simply in time for the February-March push.
7) Toronto Marlies (-1)
After a 7-2-0-1 highway journey, the Marlies got here again dwelling final weekend and had a slip-up at dwelling in opposition to Laval. Not ideally suited, however they’re hardly the primary crew to have a letdown on dwelling ice after spending weeks on the highway. A house-and-home match-up with Belleville together with one other go to by the Rocket needs to be a great way to get the Marlies reinvigorated this weekend.
8) Hershey Bears (-4)
Head coach Todd Nelson had given the Bears loads of leash, however he lastly reached his restrict final Saturday night time following a 5-0 loss at dwelling to Syracuse. Whether or not it’s a midseason lull, the grind of getting gone by two lengthy Calder Cup Playoff runs, or one thing else, the Bears are a great distance from wanting like a crew able to happening one other championship run. Their franchise-record 10-game highway journey in March is looming bigger and bigger, significantly if they can’t financial institution factors throughout their gentle February schedule.
9) Ontario Reign (-1)
The Reign had a light-weight weekend with only one recreation, a 5-4 time beyond regulation loss to San Diego on dwelling ice. Erik Portillo has allowed 9 targets on 46 pictures in his previous two begins.
10) Windfall Bruins (+4)
Utica is on the Windfall dwelling schedule twice within the subsequent week-and-a-half. The Comets might appear like a pushover, however they’ve been on a superb run currently. The P-Bruins have been swept in a home-and-home set with the Comets earlier this season, and that’s when the Comets had barely emerged from their disastrous begin. Windfall must be cautious.
11) Cleveland Monsters (–)
12) Charlotte Checkers (–)
13) Coachella Valley Firebirds (+4)
14) San Jose Barracuda (–)
15) Abbotsford Canucks (–)
16) Milwaukee Admirals (–)
17) Bakersfield Condors (+2)
18) Chicago Wolves (+2)
19) Grand Rapids Griffins (-10)
20) Springfield Thunderbirds (+4)
21) Lehigh Valley Phantoms (-3)
22) Syracuse Crunch (-1)
23) Belleville Senators (-1)
24) Henderson Silver Knights (+4)
25) Utica Comets (+2)
26) Rockford IceHogs (-1)
27) Tucson Roadrunners (-4)
28) Hartford Wolf Pack (-2)
29) San Diego Gulls (+1)
30) Iowa Wild (-1)
31) Manitoba Moose (-1)
32) Bridgeport Islanders (–)
Out of the High 10: Grand Rapids Griffins
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