March 31st, Part II

NHL SEASON RACES

Playoff Standings

RANK-TEAM--PTS (GAMES REMAINING)

WEST

1-z-DET--111 (@CHI, CBJ, CHI)
2-z-SJ--106 (LA, @LA, @DAL)
3-x-MIN*--95 (CGY, @COL)
4-x-ANA--98 (@LA, PHX)
5-x-DAL--93 (@PHX, PHX, SJ)
6-COL--91 (@VAN, MIN)
7-CGY--90 (@EDM, @MIN, @VAN)
8-VAN--88 (COL, EDM, CGY)
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9-NSH--87 (@STL, STL, @CHI)
10-EDM--86 (CGY, @VAN)
11-CHI--84 (DET, NSH, @DET)
12-PHX--80 (DAL, @DAL, @ANA)
13-CBJ--80 (@DET, @STL, STL)
14-STL--74 (NSH, @NSH, CBJ, @CBJ)
15-LA--69 (@SJ, SJ, ANA)

EAST

1-x-PIT*--99 (PHI, @ PHI)
2-x-MTL*--98 (@OTT, BUF, @TOR)
3-CAR*--90 (@WAS, TB, FLA)
4-NJ--93 (@NYI, @BOS, @PHI, NYR)
5-OTT--92 (MTL, @TOR, BOS)
6-NYR--91 (@NYI, NYI, @NJ)
7-BOS--91 (@NJ, @OTT, BUF)
8-PHI--91 (@PIT, NJ, PIT)
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9-WAS--88 (CAR, TB, FLA)
10-BUF--86 (@TOR, @MTL, @BOS)
11-TOR--82 (BUF, OTT, @MTL)
12-FLA--81 (@ATL, @CAR, @WAS)
13-NYI--76 (NJ, NYR, @NYR)
14-ATL--72 (FLA, TB)
15-TB--71 (@CAR, @WAS, @ATL)

(z-Clinched Division Title, x-Clinched Playoff spot,
* Division Leader)

If the Playoffs started today...

WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Vancouver
(2) San Jose vs (7) Calgary
(3) Minnesota vs (6) Colorado
(4) Anaheim vs (5) Dallas

EAST
(1) Pittsburgh vs (8) Philadelphia
(2) Montreal vs (7) Boston
(3) Carolina vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) New Jersey vs (5) Ottawa

Division Races

RANK-TEAM--PTS--GP (L10)

NORTHWEST
1-MIN--95--80 (6-2-2)
2-COL--91--80 (5-4-1)
3-CGY--90--79 (4-6-0)

ATLANTIC
1-PIT--99--79 (8-2-0)
2-NJ--93--78 (4-5-1)

NORTHEAST
1-MON--98--79 (6-3-1)
2-OTT--92--79 (5-4-1)

SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--90--79 (7-2-1)
2-WAS--88--79 (8-2-0)

Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--109
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--104
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--94
4-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--94
5-Joe Thornton--SJ--93

Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--62*
2-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--50
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--49
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--46
5-Henrik Zetterberg--Det--41
6-Brad Boyes--Stl--41

*Ovechkin is the first 60-goal scorer since '95-96
(Mario Lemieux--69, Jaromir Jagr--62)

Assists
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--65
2-Marc Savard--Bos--63
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--63
4-Henrik Sedin--Van--60
5-Evengi Malkin--Pit--58
6-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det--58

Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +41
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +41
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +32
4-Henrik Zetterberg--Det +31
5-Duncan Keith--Chi +29

Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--21
2-Olli Jokinen--Fla--17
3-Alex Kovalev--Mon--16
4-Evgeni Malkin--Pit--16
5-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--16
6-Thomas Vanek--Buf--16

Short-Handed Goals
1-Daniel Alfredsson--Ott-7
2-Patrick Sharp--Chi--7
3-Rene Bourque--Chi--5
4-Mike Richards--Phi--5

Shootout Goals
1-Patrick Kane--Chi--7 (7-9, 77.8%)
2-Joe Pavelski--SJ--7 (7-11, 63.3%)
3-Erik Christensen--Atl--6 (6-11, 54.8%)
4-Ales Hemsky--Edm--6 (6-16, 37.5%)