Holding the Colorado Avalanche from incomes factors has been probably the most troublesome process of the 2025-26 NHL season. Stopping them from accumulating two is proving to be simply as difficult.
We’re nearly midway by means of the marketing campaign and the Avalanche (29-2-7) have misplaced in regulation simply twice over their first 38 contests. Jared Bednar’s squad has gone 3-0-0 every of the final two weeks and enters Week 13 with an eight-game profitable streak and an 11-game level run (10-0-1) since being defeated 6-3 on Dec. 4 by the New York Islanders.
Nonetheless, Colorado would not even personal the longest present profitable streak within the NHL in the intervening time. That’s possessed by…look forward to it…the Buffalo Sabres, who’ve gained 9 consecutive contests. Buffalo (20-14-4), which entered 2025-26 tied with the NFL’s New York Jets for the longest lively playoff drought in American skilled sports activities leagues at 14 seasons, hasn’t tasted defeat since dropping three straight from Dec. 3-8.
The Avalanche and Sabres weren’t the one groups that had been unbeaten through the abbreviated Week 12, because the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets every gained each of their video games. As well as, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken got here away with factors in all three of their contests, going 2-0-1.
Seven golf equipment didn’t file a victory final week, with the Anaheim Geese and Utah Mammoth each struggling a pair of regulation losses. However despite the fact that they did not land within the win column, the Dallas Stars earned some extent in every of their two video games, shedding as soon as in time beyond regulation and as soon as in a shootout.
Every week through the season I will rank the league’s top-10 groups primarily based on each the earlier week’s performances and total physique of labor in 2025-26. I will additionally give transient synopsis for every membership that explains why they’re ranked the place they’re.
Let’s dive into the facility rankings getting into Week 13 of the 2025-26 NHL season and spotlight just a few of the groups’ notable accomplishments.
NHL Week 13 energy rankings
1. Colorado Avalanche (3-0-0 in Week 11; 29-2-7 total)
The Avalanche started Week 12 with a 1-0 overcome the Mammoth and overcame a two-goal deficit within the third interval in opposition to the Vegas Golden Knights to publish a 6-5 shootout victory earlier than ending with a 5-2 overcome the Los Angeles Kings. Nathan MacKinnon had his eight-game level streak halted by Utah however adopted with a pair of multi-point efforts, recording three factors in opposition to Vegas and two versus Los Angeles. The 2024 Hart Trophy winner scored a objective in each of these contests to extend his NHL-leading whole to 32 — his whole in 79 video games final season — and ranks second within the league with 66 factors. Martin Necas tallied 3 times over his final two outings and has transformed in 4 of his final 5. Reigning Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar landed on the scoresheet in solely certainly one of Colorado’s three contests, scoring a objective in opposition to the Kings, however nonetheless leads all NHL defensemen with 44 factors.
2. Dallas Stars (0-0-2; 25-7-7)
Regardless of squandering third-period leads in opposition to the Detroit Pink Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, the Stars nonetheless earned some extent in each contests and are second within the league with 57. Mikko Rantanen remained scorching, registering a pair of multi-point performances to provide him 5 throughout his six-game level streak. The 29-year-old Finnish proper wing notched two assists versus Detroit earlier than scoring a objective and establishing two others in opposition to Chicago and ranks fifth within the NHL with 54 factors. Wyatt Johnston additionally had a stable week offensively, scoring a objective within the time beyond regulation setback versus the Pink Wings earlier than accumulating three assists within the shootout loss to the Blackhawks.
3. Minnesota Wild (2-0-1; 24-10-6)
After dropping a 3-2 resolution to the Nashville Predators in time beyond regulation, the Wild edged the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in OT and skated previous Vegas 5-2. Matt Boldy scored a complete of 3 times within the two victories and pulled even with Morgan Geekie of the Boston Bruins for second within the league with 25 targets. Kirill Kaprizov amassed a objective and 4 assists final week, whereas Marcus Johansson posted a four-point efficiency (objective, three assists) in opposition to the Golden Knights. Kaprizov has recorded a minimum of one level in seven of his final eight video games. Defenseman Brock Faber even received concerned offensively, scoring a objective in two of Minnesota’s three contests after going 13 video games with out one.
4. Carolina Hurricanes (2-1-0; 24-11-3)
The Hurricanes opened the week with a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers, extending their slide to a few video games (0-2-1), however rebounded with a 5-2 victory in opposition to the Pink Wings and 3-2 time beyond regulation overcome the New York Rangers. Sebastian Aho received on the scoresheet in all three contests, notching an help in every of the primary two earlier than scoring a objective and establishing Jackson Blake’s OT winner versus the Rangers. Blake enters Week 13 with a tally in three of his final 4 outings. Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere got here up with a three-point effort in opposition to the Pink Wings however missed the matchup with New York because of a groin harm. Andrei Svechnikov additionally recorded three factors versus Detroit, giving him three multi-point performances throughout a five-game level streak that ended in opposition to the Rangers.
5. Detroit Pink Wings (2-1-0; 23-14-3)
The Pink Wings sandwiched time beyond regulation victories in opposition to the Stars and Maple Leafs round a loss to the Hurricanes final week, giving them 9 wins of their final 12 contests. Detroit produced 9 targets over the three video games, with captain Dylan Larkin (two) being the lone member of the staff with a couple of. Michael Rasmussen was the one Pink Wing to land on the scoresheet in every contest, notching a objective and two assists, whereas Lucas Raymond arrange 4 tallies — three within the overcome Dallas. The 2022 Calder Trophy winner, defenseman Moritz Seider collected a objective and two assists, giving him eight factors over his final seven outings.
6. Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0; 22-13-3)
Tampa Bay defeated Florida and the Montreal Canadiens (in a shootout) in Week 12 to increase their profitable streak to 4 video games. Three-time Artwork Ross Trophy winner Nikita Kucherov scored twice in every contest to provide him three straight multi-point performances and 12 in his final 16 outings. Pontus Holmberg is yielding a scorching stick as he has tallied in three consecutive video games to double his objective whole on the season. The 26-year-old Swedish proper wing, who spent his first three NHL campaigns with the Maple Leafs, is one away from matching the profession excessive he set in 2023-24 and equaled final season.
7. Edmonton Oilers (2-1-0; 20-14-6)
The Oilers break up a home-and-home sequence in opposition to Calgary Flames earlier than defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Monday. Connor McDavid is using a 13-game level streak throughout which he has amassed 13 targets and 20 assists as he continues his quest for a sixth Artwork Ross Trophy, which might tie him with Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux for second-most in NHL historical past behind Wayne Gretzky (10). The 28-year-old captain collected 5 assists in Edmonton’s 5-1 victory in opposition to Calgary final Tuesday, which tied him with Jari Kurri for the second-most video games with 4 or extra factors in staff historical past (45). McDavid has posted 9 multi-point performances and recorded a minimum of three on six events throughout his present level streak. Leon Draisaitl additionally got here up large in that contest in opposition to the Flames, registering his ninth profession hat trick to finish his eight-game goal-scoring drought. The 2020 Hart and Artwork Ross Trophy winner, who elevated his profession whole to 419 targets to move Glenn Anderson (417) for third on Edmonton’s all-time checklist, has picked up a minimum of one level in 19 of his final 22 outings after being saved off the scoresheet in back-to-back contests for the one time this season on Nov. 10 and 12. Zach Hyman racked up two targets and three assists final week and has notched some extent in 9 of his final 10 video games.
8. Buffalo Sabres (3-0-0; 20-14-4)
The Sabres defeated the Ottawa Senators (in time beyond regulation), Bruins and St. Louis Blues final week to increase their profitable streak to 9 video games, their longest since a 10-game run from Nov. 8-27, 2018. Their 4-2 triumph at St. Louis on Monday gave Buffalo its first six-game highway profitable streak in 49 years (Dec. 8-29, 1976). Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson had an enormous week offensively, recording a objective and 4 assists within the Sabres’ three video games after notching solely two factors (assists) over his earlier 12 contests. Fellow blue-liner Bowen Byram collected 4 factors in Week 12, together with three versus the Senators, whereas Peyton Krebs netted two tallies and arrange one other over his final two outings to provide him a minimum of one level in 5 of his final seven video games. Journeyman goaltender Alex Lyon lastly might have discovered a house in his first season with Buffalo as he has been in internet for seven of the wins through the staff’s present streak, permitting two targets or fewer 5 occasions.
9. Anaheim Geese (0-2-0; 21-16-2)
The Geese’ fade continued as they dropped each of their Week 12 video games, giving them seven losses of their final 9 contests (2-6-1). Mason McTavish scored the lone objective in Saturday’s 6-1 defeat at Los Angeles and notched an help two days later in Anaheim’s 5-4 setback in opposition to the San Jose Sharks. Troy Terry netted a pair of tallies and arrange one other in that loss to forge a tie for second on the staff in scoring (38 factors) with Cutter Gauthier, who recorded a objective and an help versus the Sharks to finish his five-game level drought. The 21-year-old Gauthier, who was chosen by Philadelphia with the fifth total decide within the 2022 NHL Draft however was acquired from the Flyers in January 2024, leads the Geese with 19 targets and 6 factors away from matching the profession excessive he set final season.
10. Montreal Canadiens (1-0-1; 20-12-6)
Montreal enters Week 13 with a five-game level streak (3-0-2) and is 1-0-2 on its seven-game highway journey after defeating Boston and shedding to Tampa Bay in a shootout final week. The Canadiens have been receiving loads of manufacturing from the blue line of late, with Lane Hutson and Noah Dobson each racking up factors. The reigning Calder Trophy winner, Hutson has notched factors in seven of his final 9 video games, registering a complete of 14 assists and a minimum of two on 5 events throughout that span. Dobson collected three assists within the staff’s 6-2 victory over the Bruins final Tuesday earlier than scoring a objective and establishing one other in Sunday’s 5-4 setback in opposition to the Lightning. In the meantime, 20-year-old Russian proper wing Ivan Demidov has recorded a objective and an help in three straight contests and leads all NHL rookies with 32 factors, whereas Juraj Slafkovsky has posted three consecutive multi-point performances whereas accumulating 4 tallies and 4 assists throughout his four-game level streak.
