Halloween is finally here. Now is a good time to remind everyone to pump the brakes a bit -- much like stores should hold off on going all-out with holiday decorations on Nov. 1.

We as hockey fans must wait patiently until American Thanksgiving in the third week of November to "officially" determine which teams are destined to make the playoffs -- and which ones get extra stuffing because they are cooked.

But in honor of the spooky costumed occasion on Friday, this week's Power Rankings include a Halloween costume or identity for all 32 teams.

How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our list.

Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the previous edition, publis

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