The seismic early movements are no surprise, but the teams making them? Perhaps a little.

Change was again the theme of B/R's NHL Power Rankings for the week, with several teams making double-digit climbs or dives, including the Utah Mammoth's 19-spot jump from No. 28 to No. 9 and the Pittsburgh Penguins also jumping into the top 10 with a 14-place spike from last week's No. 21 slot.

Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars tumbled from their first-place perch all the way to No. 22 after a three-game losing streak. The Boston Bruins' plunge was nearly as precipitous, with a 19-spot fall from No. 8 to No. 27.

The B/R hockey staff awarded 32 points for a first-place vote all the way to a single point for a 32nd-place ranking. Take a look at what we came up with and drop a thought or two of your own in the app comments.

(All stats and records are updated through games on Tuesday, Oct. 21.)

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