Best Team Defence

I think we are far enough into the season to conclude that the Chicago Blackhawks have the best team defence.  Chicago has held opposition to an amazing 22.7 shots per game so far.  This is 3.5 shots per game better than any other team (Los Angeles is second).  The Blackhawks have a solid 8-6 record (with one regulation tie) but have not been able to capitalize on this top defence so far because of lacklustre goaltending.  Cristobal Huet has put up a .895 saves percentage and a 2.36 goals against average.  The GAA looks acceptable, but when you consider how few shots he has faced, it is not so good.  So far rookie Antii Niemi has done a little better that Huet in goal, but he is largely untested.  His first of four starts was a shutout against Florida and that one start alone (which may be a bit of a fluke) makes up the difference between Huet and his numbers.