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Penguins look dangerous in latest Power Rankings

They'll be without Evgeni Malkin for a while, but the Penguins look primed for a streak of their own.

They'll be without Evgeni Malkin for a while, but the Penguins look primed for a streak of their own.

Like one of those little piggies in "Angry Birds", the Chicago Blackhawks were wobbled by a couple of big hits from flying objects last week, but they've managed to survive atop the SI.com NHL Power Rankings for another week.

Yes, The Streak is over, and a new one started to go in the opposite direction after back-to-back losses to Colorado and Edmonton. But Chicago's overall record is still just too pretty to put anywhere but all the way up at the top. Boston, Anaheim and Pittsburgh are all angling to knock the Hawks off their perch, though. On to the list...