21. Los Angeles (21)
Good: The Kings lead the league with 28 goals from their defensemen.
Bad: One regulation time win in their last 12 games.
Curious: The Kings are 4-0 in home overtime decisions, and 0-3 in road overtime decisions.
22. San Jose (23)
Good: Teemu Selanne was voted a starter on the Western Conference all-star team.
Bad: 2-3-2 in their seven-game homestand.
Curious: The Sharks are the only team in the league that has not had a home game decided in overtime; they have had five decided on the road, four losses and one win.
23. NY Rangers (27)
Good: Two wins in a row, for the first time since early November.
Bad: Pavel Bure, Brian Leetch and Bobby Holik have missed a combined 57 games.
Curious: Petr Nedved has matched his monthly high this season, with five goals already in January.
24. Phoenix (22)
Good: Tony Amonte had an ironman streak of 453 games, which ended this week.
Bad: The Coyotes have four wins in their last 12 games, the only four games that Sean Burke was able to start.
Curious: Goaltender Zac Bierk's last name is pronounced the same as Sean Burke's. So far, nobody's been fooled.
25. Nashville (26)
Good: A four-game undefeated streak (3-0-1), their longest of the year, which ended with a 4-3 loss in Vancouver, despite holding a 3-1 lead.
Bad: The Predators are the only team without a shutout this season. Their streak of not earning one, going back to last season, is 63 games.
Curious: Defenseman Andy Delmore is second in the league with 11 power play goals.
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