There is no team hotter in the Atlantic Division, and the NHL as a whole, than the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres went into the Christmas Break with a seven-game win streak and kept that win streak going on Saturday night against the Boston Bruins. The recent success has gotten them not only out of the basement in the Atlantic Division but right on the cusp of a playoff spot.
There is a lot of hockey left, but at what is close to the midway point of the season, these are the power rankings for the Atlantic Division.