Super 16: Reasons to be grateful to the teams in the power rankings

16. Los Angeles Kings (12-8-3)

Total points: 29
Last week: No. 12

If the Kings as an organization and their fans aren’t grateful for Anze Kopitar every time they see No. 11 skate on the ice, then they’ve missed the boat. But that’s not a problem in LA. They are grateful for Kopitar. He is the most accomplished player in team history and continues to be the Kings’ best player. Kopitar leads the Kings with 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) in 23 games this season. He scored three game-winning goals. He’s a king through and through, the franchise leader in games played (1,396) and assists (812), second in points (1,238) and fourth in goals (426). Kopitar helped LA win two Stanley Cup championships. His number 11 will be retired by the franchise and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. However, at the moment, at 37 years old, he is still the Kings’ best player. — Roses

Other reception points: Buffalo saber 19th century

Eliminated from last week: None

Corporate team of the week: The Maple Leafs advance to the Super 16 despite Matthews not being in the lineup. Before Wednesday’s 5-1 loss at the Panthers, they were 7-1-0 without their captain, as Mike Zeisberger mentions in his blurb about the Maple Leafs. The Berube Effect is on full display in Toronto as coach Craig Berube introduces a style of play and system that allows the Maple Leafs to play well defensively while still generating offense. The fact that they outscored their opponents 25-13 in the eight games without Matthews on Wednesday shows how it works. Now things have to move on and when Matthews comes back he has to fit back in seamlessly. – Roses

Here’s how we rated them

AMALIE BENJAMIN

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Florida Panthers; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. New Jersey Devils; 9. Toronto Maple Leafs; 10. New York Rangers; 11. Vancouver Canucks; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Buffalo Saber; 16. Colorado Avalanche

JEAN FRANCOIS CHAUMONT

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Florida Panthers; 6. New Jersey Devils; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Vancouver Canucks; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Calgary Flames

BRIAN COMPTON

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Minnesota Wild; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. New Jersey Devils; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Calgary Flames; 10. New York Rangers; 11. Vancouver Canucks; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Buffalo saber; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Florida Panthers; 16. Edmonton Oilers

TOM GULITTI

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. New Jersey Devils; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Toronto Maple Leafs; 7. Vegas Golden Knights; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Florida Panthers; 10. New York Rangers; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Vancouver Canucks; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Buffalo Saber; 16. Edmonton Oilers

ADAM KIMELMAN

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Florida Panthers; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Dallas Stars; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Washington Capitals; 9. Colorado Avalanche; 10. New Jersey Devils; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. Vancouver Canucks; 13. New York Rangers; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Buffalo Saber; 16. Calgary Flames

MIKE G. MORREALE

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Dallas Stars; 4. Toronto Maple Leafs; 5. Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. New Jersey Devils; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Minnesota Wild; 9. Vegas Golden Knights; 10. Florida Panthers; 11. Calgary Flames; 12. New York Rangers; 13. Colorado Avalanche; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Los Angeles Kings; 16. Edmonton Oilers

TRACEY MYERS

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. New Jersey Devils; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. New York Rangers; 10. Florida Panthers; 11. Calgary Flames; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Los Angeles Kings; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Colorado Avalanche

INVOICE PRICE

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Minnesota Wild; 3. Carolina Hurricanes; 4. New Jersey Devils; 5. Vegas Golden Knights; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Dallas Stars; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Calgary Flames; 10. New York Rangers; 11. Florida Panthers; 12. Tampa Bay Lightning; 13. Vancouver Canucks; 14. Buffalo saber; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Colorado Avalanche

SHAWN P. ROARKE

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. New Jersey Devils; 6. Dallas Stars; 7. Florida Panthers; 8. Toronto Maple Leafs; 9. Vancouver Canucks; 10. Washington Capitals; 11. Tampa Bay Lightning; 12. New York Rangers; 13. Colorado Avalanche; 14. Edmonton Oilers; 15. Calgary Flames; 16. Buffalo saber

DAN ROSEN

1. Toronto Maple Leafs; 2. Winnipeg Jets; 3. Vegas Golden Knights; 4. New Jersey Devils; 5. Carolina Hurricanes; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Tampa Bay Lightning; 10. Colorado Avalanche; 11. Florida Panthers; 12. Calgary Flames; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Buffalo saber; 15. New York Rangers; 16. Vancouver Canucks

DAVID SATRIANO

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New Jersey Devils; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. Toronto Maple Leafs; 6. Minnesota Wild; 7. Washington Capitals; 8. Dallas Stars; 9. Florida Panthers; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. Colorado Avalanche; 12. New York Rangers; 13. Edmonton Oilers; 14. Vancouver Canucks; 15. Buffalo saber; 16. Los Angeles Kings

DEREK VAN DIEST

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. New Jersey Devils; 4. Minnesota Wild; 5. Washington Capitals; 6. Vegas Golden Knights; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Los Angeles Kings; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Calgary Flames; 11. Florida Panthers; 12. Edmonton Oilers; 13. New York Rangers; 14. Colorado Avalanche; 15. Vancouver Canucks; 16. Tampa Bay Lightning

MIKE ZEISBERGER

1. Winnipeg Jets; 2. Carolina Hurricanes; 3. Minnesota Wild; 4. Vegas Golden Knights; 5. New Jersey Devils; 6. Washington Capitals; 7. Toronto Maple Leafs; 8. Florida Panthers; 9. Dallas Stars; 10. Tampa Bay Lightning; 11. Vancouver Canucks; 12. New York Rangers; 13. Calgary Flames; 14. Los Angeles Kings; 15. Edmonton Oilers; 16. Colorado Avalanche