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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Eastern Conference GP W L T OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Atlantic Division          
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 40 21 15 6 101 .616 229 186 0.47
New Jersey Devils* 82 43 25 12 2 100 .610 213 164 0.54
New York Islanders* 82 38 29 11 4 91 .555 237 210 0.29
New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 69 .421 206 250 -0.51
Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 58 .354 190 303 -1.31
Northeast Division          
Boston Bruins* 82 41 19 15 7 104 .634 209 188 0.29
Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 45 24 10 3 103 .628 242 204 0.48
Ottawa Senators* 82 43 23 10 6 102 .622 262 189 0.88
Montreal Canadiens* 82 41 30 7 4 93 .567 208 192 0.23
Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 85 .518 220 221 0.02
Southeast Division          
Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 46 22 8 6 106 .646 245 192 0.56
Atlanta Thrashers 82 33 37 8 4 78 .476 214 243 -0.38
Carolina Hurricanes 82 28 34 14 6 76 .463 172 209 -0.46
Florida Panthers 82 28 35 15 4 75 .457 188 221 -0.42
Washington Capitals 82 23 46 10 3 59 .360 186 253 -0.80
Western Conference GP W L T OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Central Division          
Detroit Red Wings* 82 48 21 11 2 109 .665 255 189 0.72
St. Louis Blues* 82 39 30 11 2 91 .555 191 198 -0.09
Nashville Predators* 82 38 29 11 4 91 .555 216 217 -0.05
Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 62 .378 177 238 -0.72
Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 59 .360 188 259 -0.84
Northwest Division          
Vancouver Canucks* 82 43 24 10 5 101 .616 235 194 0.52
Colorado Avalanche* 82 40 22 13 7 100 .610 236 198 0.48
Calgary Flames* 82 42 30 7 3 94 .573 200 176 0.33
Edmonton Oilers 82 36 29 12 5 89 .543 221 208 0.21
Minnesota Wild 82 30 29 20 3 83 .506 188 183 0.08
Pacific Division          
San Jose Sharks* 82 43 21 12 6 104 .634 219 183 0.40
Dallas Stars* 82 41 26 13 2 97 .591 194 175 0.22
Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 81 .494 205 217 -0.15
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 76 .463 184 213 -0.34
Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 68 .415 188 245 -0.66

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3):Tampa Bay Lightning over Calgary Flames 
 
Conference Finals (4-2):Calgary Flames over San Jose Sharks 
Conference Finals (4-3):Tampa Bay Lightning over Philadelphia Flyers 
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):San Jose Sharks over Colorado Avalanche 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):Calgary Flames over Detroit Red Wings 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):Philadelphia Flyers over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-0):Tampa Bay Lightning over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):Colorado Avalanche over Dallas Stars 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3):Calgary Flames over Vancouver Canucks 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):San Jose Sharks over St. Louis Blues 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Detroit Red Wings over Nashville Predators 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3):Toronto Maple Leafs over Ottawa Senators 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):Philadelphia Flyers over New Jersey Devils 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):Tampa Bay Lightning over New York Islanders 

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L T OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 82 48 21 11 2 109 .665 255 189 0.72 5.41 63 314 20.06 42 317 86.75 15 5
2 Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 46 22 8 6 106 .646 245 192 0.56 5.33 55 339 16.22 42 278 84.89 15 4
3 San Jose Sharks* 82 43 21 12 6 104 .634 219 183 0.40 4.90 56 337 16.62 47 319 85.27 9 9
4 Boston Bruins* 82 41 19 15 7 104 .634 209 188 0.29 4.84 48 300 16.00 55 335 83.58 7 13
5 Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 45 24 10 3 103 .628 242 204 0.48 5.44 75 373 20.11 64 386 83.42 8 8
6 Ottawa Senators* 82 43 23 10 6 102 .622 262 189 0.88 5.50 80 370 21.62 57 347 83.57 6 8
7 Vancouver Canucks* 82 43 24 10 5 101 .616 235 194 0.52 5.23 56 376 14.89 50 360 86.11 5 8
8 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 40 21 15 6 101 .616 229 186 0.47 5.06 65 314 20.70 58 348 83.33 7 3
9 New Jersey Devils* 82 43 25 12 2 100 .610 213 164 0.54 4.60 51 312 16.35 39 266 85.34 8 5
10 Colorado Avalanche* 82 40 22 13 7 100 .610 236 198 0.48 5.29 74 363 20.39 58 357 83.75 7 14
11 Dallas Stars* 82 41 26 13 2 97 .591 194 175 0.22 4.50 52 328 15.85 44 311 85.85 5 11
12 Calgary Flames* 82 42 30 7 3 94 .573 200 176 0.33 4.59 54 357 15.13 53 346 84.68 11 2
13 Montreal Canadiens* 82 41 30 7 4 93 .567 208 192 0.23 4.88 55 319 17.24 55 314 82.48 5 6
14 St. Louis Blues* 82 39 30 11 2 91 .555 191 198 -0.09 4.74 61 341 17.89 57 369 84.55 7 11
15 Nashville Predators* 82 38 29 11 4 91 .555 216 217 -0.05 5.28 72 428 16.82 64 351 81.77 14 8
16 New York Islanders* 82 38 29 11 4 91 .555 237 210 0.29 5.45 54 325 16.62 52 359 85.52 11 5
17 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 29 12 5 89 .543 221 208 0.21 5.23 44 338 13.02 66 350 81.14 13 8
18 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 85 .518 220 221 0.02 5.38 58 367 15.80 53 348 84.77 7 9
19 Minnesota Wild 82 30 29 20 3 83 .506 188 183 0.08 4.52 46 339 13.57 44 285 84.56 7 7
20 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 81 .494 205 217 -0.15 5.15 50 356 14.04 65 336 80.65 9 4
21 Atlanta Thrashers 82 33 37 8 4 78 .476 214 243 -0.38 5.57 60 410 14.63 58 391 85.17 11 7
22 Carolina Hurricanes 82 28 34 14 6 76 .463 172 209 -0.46 4.65 41 384 10.68 66 359 81.62 9 9
23 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 76 .463 184 213 -0.34 4.84 56 310 18.06 54 353 84.70 5 4
24 Florida Panthers 82 28 35 15 4 75 .457 188 221 -0.42 4.99 52 310 16.77 51 373 86.33 7 12
25 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 69 .421 206 250 -0.51 5.56 46 322 14.29 80 388 79.38 6 8
26 Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 68 .415 188 245 -0.66 5.28 51 358 14.25 71 398 82.16 9 8
27 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 62 .378 177 238 -0.72 5.06 58 401 14.46 50 337 85.16 5 14
28 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 59 .360 188 259 -0.84 5.45 55 349 15.76 63 383 83.55 5 14
29 Washington Capitals 82 23 46 10 3 59 .360 186 253 -0.80 5.35 64 334 19.16 75 401 81.30 4 5
30 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 58 .354 190 303 -1.31 6.01 65 360 18.06 84 369 77.24 7 15
League Average 82 35 31 11 5 87 .529 211 211 0.00 5.14 57 348 16.46 57 348 83.54 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Martin St. Louis
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Bryan Berard
Calder Memorial Trophy:Andrew Raycroft
Conn Smythe Trophy:Brad Richards
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Kris Draper
Hart Memorial Trophy:Martin St. Louis
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Scott Niedermayer
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Jarome Iginla
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Brad Richards
Lester B. Pearson Award:Martin St. Louis
Maurice Richard Trophy:Rick Nash
Ilya Kovalchuk
Vezina Trophy:Martin Brodeur
William M. Jennings Trophy:Martin Brodeur

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Rick Nash-CBJ41
 Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL41
 Jarome Iginla-CGY41
4.Martin St. Louis-TBL38
 Patrik Elias-NJD38

Goals Per Game

1.Rick Nash-CBJ0.51
2.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL0.51
 Jarome Iginla-CGY0.51
4.Martin St. Louis-TBL0.46
 Patrik Elias-NJD0.46

Assists

1.Martin St. Louis-TBL56
 Scott Gomez-NJD56
3.Cory Stillman-TBL55
4.Joe Sakic-COL54
 Alex Tanguay-COL54

Assists Per Game

1.Peter Forsberg-COL0.95
2.Alex Tanguay-COL0.78
3.Marc Savard-ATL0.73
4.Robert Lang-2Tm0.71
5.Scott Gomez-NJD0.70

Points

1.Martin St. Louis-TBL94
2.Joe Sakic-COL87
 Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL87
4.Markus Naslund-VAN84
5.Marian Hossa-OTT82

Points Per Game

1.Peter Forsberg-COL1.41
2.Marc Savard-ATL1.16
3.Martin St. Louis-TBL1.15
4.Alex Tanguay-COL1.14
 Robert Lang-2Tm1.14

Goals Created

1.Martin St. Louis-TBL35.5
2.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL33.9
3.Marian Hossa-OTT31.9
4.Joe Sakic-COL31.7
5.Markus Naslund-VAN31.5

Goals Created Per Game

1.Martin St. Louis-TBL0.43
2.Robert Lang-2Tm0.43
3.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL0.42
4.Markus Naslund-VAN0.40
5.Alex Tanguay-COL0.40

Total Goals For

1.Martin St. Louis-TBL130
 Adrian Aucoin-NYI130
3.Wade Redden-OTT127
4.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL121
5.Nicklas Lidstrom-DET120
 Daniel Alfredsson-OTT120

Power Play Goals For

1.Daniel Alfredsson-OTT62
2.Marek Zidlicky-NSH58
3.Marian Hossa-OTT57
 Dick Tarnstrom-PIT57
 Wade Redden-OTT57

Total Goals Against

1.Josef Melichar-PIT109
2.Joel Kwiatkowski-WSH100
3.Dick Tarnstrom-PIT99
4.Eric Belanger-LAK98
5.Adrian Aucoin-NYI95

Power Play Goals Against

1.Josef Melichar-PIT45
2.Rod Brind'Amour-CAR39
 Eric Belanger-LAK39
4.Jason Smith-EDM36
 Karlis Skrastins-COL36

Plus/Minus

1.Marek Malik-VAN35
 Martin St. Louis-TBL35
3.Zdeno Chara-OTT33
4.Fredrik Modin-TBL31
5.Alex Tanguay-COL30
 Nils Ekman-SJS30

Penalties in Minutes

1.Sean Avery-LAK261
2.Chris Simon-2Tm250
3.Krzysztof Oliwa-CGY247
4.Jody Shelley-CBJ228
5.Donald Brashear-PHI212

Even Strength Goals

1.Markus Naslund-VAN30
2.Jarome Iginla-CGY29
3.Patrik Elias-NJD26
4.Vincent Lecavalier-TBL25
 Bill Guerin-DAL25

Power Play Goals

1.Rick Nash-CBJ19
2.Keith Tkachuk-STL18
3.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL16
 Milan Hejduk-COL16
5.Marian Hossa-OTT14
 Mark Recchi-PHI14
 Peter Bondra-2Tm14

Short-Handed Goals

1.Martin St. Louis-TBL8
2.Kris Draper-DET5
 Kevyn Adams-CAR5
4.David Vyborny-CBJ4
 Kirk Maltby-DET4
 Greg Johnson-NSH4
 Jarome Iginla-CGY4
 Nils Ekman-SJS4
 Jason Blake-NYI4

Game-Winning Goals

1.Jarome Iginla-CGY10
 Bill Guerin-DAL10
 Mats Sundin-TOR10
4.Glen Murray-BOS9
 Richard Zednik-MTL9
 Patrik Elias-NJD9
 Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS9

Shots on Goal

1.Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL341
2.Patrik Elias-NJD300
3.Markus Naslund-VAN296
4.Olli Jokinen-FLA280
 Brendan Shanahan-DET280

Shooting Percentage

1.Mark Parrish-NYI22.9
2.Gary Roberts-TOR22.6
3.Pavel Datsyuk-DET22.1
4.Alex Tanguay-COL21.4
5.Peter Forsberg-COL21.2

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD75
2.Tomas Vokoun-NSH73
 Marty Turco-DAL73
4.Roberto Luongo-FLA72
5.Chris Osgood-STL67
 Jose Theodore-MTL67

Wins (Goalie)

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD38
2.Marty Turco-DAL37
3.Tomas Vokoun-NSH34
 Ed Belfour-TOR34
5.Jose Theodore-MTL33
 Dan Cloutier-VAN33

Losses (Goalie)

1.Marc Denis-CBJ36
2.Olaf Kolzig-WSH35
3.Roberto Luongo-FLA33
4.Jean-Sebastien Giguere-MDA31
5.Pasi Nurminen-ATL30
 Kevin Weekes-CAR30
 Mike Dunham-NYR30

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Roberto Luongo-FLA14
2.Marty Turco-DAL13
3.Dwayne Roloson-MIN11
 Kevin Weekes-CAR11
 Martin Brodeur-NJD11

Points (Goalie)

1.Marty Turco-DAL87
 Martin Brodeur-NJD87
3.Tomas Vokoun-NSH78
4.Ed Belfour-TOR74
5.David Aebischer-COL73

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Martin Prusek-OTT.700
2.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY.684
3.Manny Legace-DET.671
4.John Grahame-TBL.661
5.Robert Esche-PHI.628

Shutouts

1.Martin Brodeur-NJD11
2.Ed Belfour-TOR10
3.Evgeni Nabokov-SJS9
 Marty Turco-DAL9
5.Roberto Luongo-FLA7

Goals Against

1.Olaf Kolzig-WSH180
2.Tomas Vokoun-NSH178
3.Pasi Nurminen-ATL173
4.Roberto Luongo-FLA172
5.Marc Denis-CBJ162

Goals Against Average

1.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY1.69
2.Dwayne Roloson-MIN1.88
3.Marty Turco-DAL1.98
4.Martin Brodeur-NJD2.03
5.Robert Esche-PHI2.04

Shots Against

1.Roberto Luongo-FLA2475
2.Marc Denis-CBJ1970
3.Tomas Vokoun-NSH1958
 Olaf Kolzig-WSH1958
5.Jose Theodore-MTL1860

Saves

1.Roberto Luongo-FLA2303
2.Marc Denis-CBJ1808
3.Tomas Vokoun-NSH1780
4.Olaf Kolzig-WSH1778
5.Jose Theodore-MTL1710

Save Percentage

1.Dwayne Roloson-MIN.933
 Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY.933
3.Roberto Luongo-FLA.930
4.Vesa Toskala-SJS.930
5.Andrew Raycroft-BOS.926

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Martin Brodeur
D: Zdeno Chara
D: Scott Niedermayer
C: Joe Sakic
LW: Markus Naslund
RW: Martin St. Louis
 2nd Team
G: Roberto Luongo
D: Bryan McCabe
D: Chris Pronger
C: Mats Sundin
LW: Ilya Kovalchuk
RW: Jarome Iginla

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
F: Trent Hunter
F: Ryan Malone
F: Michael Ryder
G: Andrew Raycroft
D: John-Michael Liles
D: Joni Pitkanen