Conn Smythe Power Rankings: King Henrik Lundqvist assumes the throne

Four teams are still in the running for Lord Stanley's mug, and while they reached the conference finals by inherently different means, they've each required incredible individual performances to survive two rounds of playoff hockey.

Here's how those solo efforts stack up in the second-round installment of the Conn Smythe Trophy Power Rankings:

1) Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (Previous Rank: 3)

The margin of error for the Rangers - who advanced to their third conference final appearance in the last four seasons after winning a coin flip series over the Washington Capitals - has been extraordinarily slim.

Producing at an offensive rate worse than any other team - save for their first-round opponent - each of the Rangers eight postseason wins have come by a single goal, placing their success squarely on Lundqvist's capable shoulders.

In the face of more shots than any netminder remaining in the tournament - including 116 more than the Anaheim Ducks' Frederik Andersen - King Henrik leads his position with a regal 1.60 goals-against average and .944 save percentage.

2) Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks (Last Round: 4)

Outside those in the blue paint - though he spends more than enough time in there, too - Perry has been the single most dominant force through two rounds.

The thorny winger leads in postseason scoring, registering seven goals and 15 points in nine games to help the Ducks dispatch the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames with relative ease.

Perry opened both series with statement performances, scoring two goals and four points in each, but his biggest moment came in the second round. In overtime of Game 5, he returned after having his knee hyperextended (beyond 180 degrees) to send the Ducks into the conference final with an ugly goal scored from - where else? - deep in the blue paint.

3) Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (Last Round: unranked)

It's become impossible to use hyperbole to describe Kane.

The offensive dynamo has been superhuman in his return from injury, catalyzing the Blackhawks' offense with seven goals and 13 points. He's marked up the scoresheet in nine of 10 postseason contests and had a hand in creating more than 40 percent of the team's offense through two rounds.

To that, Kane seems to be only picking up steam. He scored five goals - at least one in each contest - in Chicago's second-round sweep of the Minnesota Wild after managing two in the first round.

4) Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning (Last Round: 2)

After carrying the Lightning in Round 1 - scoring twice in three of the team's four compulsory wins over the Detroit Red Wings - the tournament's leading goal-scorer shared the thunder in Round 2.

Johnson, though, remained vital for the Bolts, who built a 3-0 series advantage over the Montreal Canadiens with the assistance of his two goals and four points through the series' first three games.

Tampa Bay needed clutch contributions from Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov to drive the final stake into the Canadiens, but had the table set by the man who feasted in Round 1.

5) Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks (Last Round: 1)

The top performer in the first round didn't have to do it all for the Blackhawks to triumph over the Wild.

Two expert pinches created two goals in Chicago's series-opening 4-1 win before Keith best illustrated his greatness in Game 2, hitting Kane with a magnetic stretch pass from his own end to set up a back-breaker late in the second period.

He finished plus-7 for the series, played nearly 30 minutes per night and will be called on to play an even greater role in Round 3, with Michal Rozsival's injury thinning Chicago's corps.

In the hunt

• Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks - The playoffs' leading set-up man, Getzlaf has quietly compiled better than an assist per game after accumulating eight versus the Flames.
• Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks - The key cog in the middle, Toews has provided elite-level contributions at both ends.
• Chris Kreider, New York Rangers - The Blueshirts would be out had he not staved off elimination in Game 5, tying the game with 101 seconds to play.
• Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning - He averaged a goal per game in the second round, and scored the game-winner in Games 1 and 2 in Montreal.