To come up with the following table, I simply took the score-adjusted Fenwick for all 30 NHL teams in their last 20 games then subtracted the score-adjusted Fenwick from their first 20 games, after which I adjusted my glasses and re-read The Hobbit.
| TEAM | Diff | |
| 1 | L.A | 6.8 |
| 2 | OTT | 4.4 |
| 3 | WPG | 3.6 |
| 4 | PHI | 3.5 |
| 5 | NYR | 3.2 |
| 6 | FLA | 3.0 |
| 7 | DET | 2.2 |
| 8 | T.B | 2.2 |
| 9 | DAL | 1.9 |
| 10 | NYI | 1.9 |
| 11 | ARI | 1.7 |
| 12 | BUF | 1.6 |
| 13 | CAR | 0.5 |
| 14 | ANA | 0.2 |
| 15 | MTL | 0.0 |
| 16 | CGY | -0.1 |
| 17 | STL | -0.8 |
| 18 | BOS | -0.9 |
| 19 | S.J | -0.9 |
| 20 | VAN | -1.1 |
| 21 | COL | -1.6 |
| 22 | NSH | -2.0 |
| 23 | N.J | -2.2 |
| 24 | PIT | -2.3 |
| 25 | WSH | -2.5 |
| 26 | CBJ | -3.3 |
| 27 | TOR | -3.5 |
| 28 | EDM | -3.8 |
| 29 | CHI | -4.2 |
| 30 | MIN | -7.6 |
Notes:
--- Maybe a bit of a surprise to see the Kings in the top spot, given they’ve won just eight of their last 20. But when you consider the sub-par goaltending they’ve been receiving, it starts to make some sense.
--- No surprise whatsoever to see the Wild at the bottom. They were playing good possession hockey to start the season, only to be let down by their goaltenders. But nobody -- goalies, forwards, defensemen -- has been playing good hockey of late.
--- Don’t worry, Blackhawks fans. Your team has still been very good at puck possession. It was just unbelievably good over the first 20 games.
--- If you’re not yet paying attention to the Winnipeg Jets, it’s time to start. These guys are for real.
--- Maybe Paul MacLean was part of the problem?