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Power Rankings: Washington Capitals still the cream of the crop

Now things will get really interesting. The All-Star break is over and the trade deadline is a month away. as we enter the stretch run, will Washington keep the train rolling? Is Toronto for real? And how bad will things get in Colorado? (Hint: very, very bad.) Here are the final Power Rankings of January.

The Caps are the cream of the NHL crop and have continued to dominate on both sides of the puck. The playoffs can't come soon enough for this crew.

The Wild, on a 9-2-1 roll in January, are the top team in the Western Conference, thanks largely to their No.