In our third Power Rankings of 2019, Russia leads the parade after its 3-0 blanking of the Czech Republic. The Finns drop to second and the U.S. is third.

1		RUS	Russian goalie never breaks
2		FIN	Mr. Larkin, it was a privilege to serve as your pylons
3		USA	DeBrincat is one cool cat
4		SWE	Time for Nylander to renegotiate
5		SUI	Take it easy on that bottle, Fiala!
6		GER	Like the Flyers, we will use ALL the goalies
7		CAN	When you leave it that late, it’s called puckrastination
8		LAT	65 is also how old that Italian goalie feels now
9		CZE	Voracek was transfixed by Malkin’s freshly shaved cheeks
10		SVK	Hockey is more fun when Getzlaf takes five for kneeing
11		DEN	We’re one step closer to beating Canada 47-0
12		FRA	When in doubt, ask yourself: “What would Antoine Roussel do?”
13		NOR	[Insert melting polar ice cap metaphor here]
14		AUT	The hills ain’t alive with the sound of music
15		ITA	Forget about the Goths – Rome was sacked by the Latvians
16		GBR	The Queen is gonna go full Daenerys

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The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.