April 3rd, Part II

WHO CAN CLINCH TONIGHT?

-Minnesota can clinch the Northwest Division... If they beat Calgary.

-Detroit can clinch the Presidents Trophy... If they get 1 point against Columbus OR if San Jose gets 1 or no points against Los Angeles.

-Anaheim (idle) can clinch the West #4 seed... If Dallas gets no points against Phoenix.

-Calgary can clinch a playoff birth... If they get at least 1 point against Minnesota OR if Nashville gets no points against St. Louis OR if Vancouver gets 1 or no points against Edmonton.

-Nashville can clinch a playoff birth... if they beat St. Louis and Vancouver gets 1 or no points against Edmonton.

-Pittsburgh (idle) can clinch the East Conference #1 seed... If Montreal gets no points against Buffalo.

-Carolina (idle) can clinch the Southeast Division... If Washington gets no points against Tampa Bay.

-New Jersey (idle) can clinch the East Conference #4 seed... If Rangers get no points against the Islanders.

-Rangers can clinch a playoff birth... If they beat the Islanders OR if they get 1 point against the Islanders and Washington gets 1 point against Tampa Bay OR if Washington gets no points against Tampa Bay.

-Ottawa can clinch a playoff birth... If they beat Toronto and Washington gets no points against Tampa Bay.


NHL SEASON RACES

Playoff Standings

RANK-TEAM--PTS (GAMES REMAINING)

WEST

1-z-DET--111 (4/3 CBJ, 4/6 CHI)
2-z-SJ--108 (4/3 @LA, 4/6 @DAL)
3-x-MIN*--95 (4/3 CGY, 4/6 @COL)
4-x-ANA--98 (4/5 @LA, 4/6 PHX)
5-x-DAL--93 (4/3 @PHX, 4/4 PHX, 4/6 SJ)
6-x-COL--93 (4/6 MIN)
7-CGY--92 (4/3 @MIN, 4/5 @VAN)
8-NSH--89 (4/3 STL, 4/4 @CHI)
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9-VAN--88 (4/3 EDM, 4/5 CGY)
10-CHI--86 (4/4 NSH, 4/6 @DET)
11-EDM--86 (4/3 @VAN)
12-PHX--80 (4/3 DAL, 4/4 @DAL, 4/6 @ANA)
13-CBJ--80 (4/3 @DET, 4/5 @STL, 4/6 STL)
14-STL--75 (4/3 @NSH, 4/5 CBJ, 4/6 @CBJ)
15-LA--69 (4/3 SJ, 4/5 ANA)

EAST

1-z-PIT--102 (4/6 @ PHI)
2-z-MTL--100 (4/3 BUF, 4/5 @TOR)
3-CAR*--92 (4/4 FLA)
4-x-NJ--97 (4/4 @PHI, 4/6 NYR)
5-NYR--93 (4/3 @NYI, 4/4 NYI, 4/6 @NJ)
6-OTT--92 (4/3 @TOR, 4/4 BOS)
7-BOS--92 (4/4 @OTT, 4/5 BUF)
8-PHI--91 (4/4 NJ, 4/6 PIT)
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9-WAS--90 (4/3 TB, 4/5 FLA)
10-BUF--88 (4/3 @MTL, 4/5 @BOS)
11-FLA--83 (4/4 @CAR, 4/5 @WAS)
12-TOR--83 (4/3 OTT, 4/5 @MTL)
13-NYI--77 (4/3 NYR, 4/4 @NYR)
14-ATL--74 (4/5 TB)
15-TB--71 (4/3 @WAS, 4/5 @ATL)

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

If the Playoffs started today...

WEST
(1) Detroit vs (8) Nashville
(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) Ottawa
(4) New Jersey vs (5) NY Rangers

Division Races

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

NORTHWEST
1-MIN--95--80 (6-2-2)
2-COL--93--81 (5-4-1)
3-CGY--92--80 (5-5-0)

SOUTHEAST
1-CAR--92--81 (6-3-1)
2-WAS--90--80 (9-1-0)

Detroit Clinched Central Division Title

San Jose Clinched Pacific Division Title

Montreal Clinched Northeast Division Title

Pittsburgh Clinched Atlantic Division Title


Art Ross Trophy (Points Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--110
2-Evengi Malkin--Pit--106
3-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--95
4-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--94
5-Joe Thornton--SJ--94

Maurice Richard Trophy (Goal Scoring Leader)
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--63*
2-Ilya Kovalchuck--Atl--52
3-Jarome Iginla--Cgy--49
4-Evengi Malkin--Pit--47
5-Henrik Zetterberg--Det--42

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

Assists
1-Joe Thornton--SJ--66
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det--64
3-Marc Savard--Bos--63
4-Henrik Sedin--Van--61
5-Evengi Malkin--Pit--59
6-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det--59

Plus/Minus
1-Nicklas Lidstrom--Det +40
2-Pavel Datsyuk--Det +40
3-Dany Heatley--Ott +31

Power-Play Goals
1-Alexander Ovechkin--Was--21
2-Olli Jokinen--Fla--18
3-Alex Kovalev--Mon--17
4-Thomas Vanek--Buf--17
5-Evengi Malkin--Pit--17

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%)