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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Norris Division         
Chicago Blackhawks* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 284 211 0.85
St. Louis Blues* 80 47 22 11 105 .656 310 250 0.70
Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 273 298 -0.27
Minnesota North Stars* 80 27 39 14 68 .425 256 266 -0.10
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 23 46 11 57 .356 241 318 -0.86
Smythe Division         
Los Angeles Kings* 80 46 24 10 102 .638 340 254 1.04
Calgary Flames* 80 46 26 8 100 .625 344 263 0.98
Edmonton Oilers* 80 37 37 6 80 .500 272 272 0.06
Vancouver Canucks* 80 28 43 9 65 .406 243 315 -0.76
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 63 .394 260 288 -0.26
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Boston Bruins* 80 44 24 12 100 .625 299 264 0.32
Montreal Canadiens* 80 39 30 11 89 .556 273 249 0.20
Buffalo Sabres* 80 31 30 19 81 .506 292 278 0.08
Hartford Whalers* 80 31 38 11 73 .456 238 276 -0.51
Quebec Nordiques 80 16 50 14 46 .288 236 354 -1.42
Patrick Division         
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 41 33 6 88 .550 342 305 0.42
New York Rangers* 80 36 31 13 85 .531 297 265 0.36
Washington Capitals* 80 37 36 7 81 .506 258 258 0.00
New Jersey Devils* 80 32 33 15 79 .494 272 264 0.09
Philadelphia Flyers 80 33 37 10 76 .475 252 267 -0.18
New York Islanders 80 25 45 10 60 .375 223 290 -0.77

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Pittsburgh Penguins over Minnesota North Stars 
 
Conference Finals (4-1):Minnesota North Stars over Edmonton Oilers 
Conference Finals (4-2):Pittsburgh Penguins over Boston Bruins 
 
Division Finals (4-2):Edmonton Oilers over Los Angeles Kings 
Division Finals (4-2):Minnesota North Stars over St. Louis Blues 
Division Finals (4-1):Pittsburgh Penguins over Washington Capitals 
Division Finals (4-3):Boston Bruins over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3):Edmonton Oilers over Calgary Flames 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Los Angeles Kings over Vancouver Canucks 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3):St. Louis Blues over Detroit Red Wings 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Minnesota North Stars over Chicago Blackhawks 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Washington Capitals over New York Rangers 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3):Pittsburgh Penguins over New Jersey Devils 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Buffalo Sabres 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Boston Bruins over Hartford Whalers 

Team Statistics

Glossary / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Chicago Blackhawks* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 284 211 0.85 6.19 87 393 22.14 68 425 84.00 20 10
2 St. Louis Blues* 80 47 22 11 105 .656 310 250 0.70 7.00 70 348 20.11 55 339 83.78 10 18
3 Los Angeles Kings* 80 46 24 10 102 .638 340 254 1.04 7.43 80 391 20.46 63 370 82.97 8 18
4 Boston Bruins* 80 44 24 12 100 .625 299 264 0.32 7.04 74 351 21.08 64 368 82.61 11 8
5 Calgary Flames* 80 46 26 8 100 .625 344 263 0.98 7.59 91 384 23.70 77 420 81.67 17 8
6 Montreal Canadiens* 80 39 30 11 89 .556 273 249 0.20 6.53 66 357 18.49 54 282 80.85 6 10
7 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 41 33 6 88 .550 342 305 0.42 8.09 89 388 22.94 73 351 79.20 12 12
8 New York Rangers* 80 36 31 13 85 .531 297 265 0.36 7.03 91 389 23.39 73 362 79.83 9 10
9 Washington Capitals* 80 37 36 7 81 .506 258 258 0.00 6.45 64 340 18.82 44 314 85.99 13 15
10 Buffalo Sabres* 80 31 30 19 81 .506 292 278 0.08 7.13 73 400 18.25 62 368 83.15 15 8
11 Edmonton Oilers* 80 37 37 6 80 .500 272 272 0.06 6.80 63 361 17.45 80 388 79.38 13 4
12 New Jersey Devils* 80 32 33 15 79 .494 272 264 0.09 6.70 69 347 19.88 80 394 79.70 8 13
13 Philadelphia Flyers 80 33 37 10 76 .475 252 267 -0.18 6.49 68 338 20.12 72 376 80.85 2 16
14 Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 273 298 -0.27 7.14 57 347 16.43 89 399 77.69 17 5
15 Hartford Whalers* 80 31 38 11 73 .456 238 276 -0.51 6.43 73 403 18.11 72 369 80.49 5 9
16 Minnesota North Stars* 80 27 39 14 68 .425 256 266 -0.10 6.53 76 382 19.90 75 378 80.16 9 7
17 Vancouver Canucks* 80 28 43 9 65 .406 243 315 -0.76 6.98 65 391 16.62 76 339 77.58 10 16
18 Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 63 .394 260 288 -0.26 6.85 74 381 19.42 57 351 83.76 8 12
19 New York Islanders 80 25 45 10 60 .375 223 290 -0.77 6.41 51 317 16.09 78 353 77.90 9 12
20 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 23 46 11 57 .356 241 318 -0.86 6.99 61 346 17.63 83 368 77.45 16 6
21 Quebec Nordiques 80 16 50 14 46 .288 236 354 -1.42 7.38 51 328 15.55 98 368 73.37 10 11
League Average 80 35 35 11 80 .500 276 276 0.00 6.91 71 366 19.44 71 366 80.56 11 11

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Dave Taylor
Calder Memorial Trophy:Ed Belfour
Conn Smythe Trophy:Mario Lemieux
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Dirk Graham
Hart Memorial Trophy:Brett Hull
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Raymond Bourque
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Dave Taylor
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Lester B. Pearson Award:Brett Hull
Vezina Trophy:Ed Belfour
William M. Jennings Trophy:Ed Belfour

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Brett Hull-STL86
2.Cam Neely*-BOS51
 Theoren Fleury-CGY51
 Steve Yzerman-DET51
5.Mike Gartner*-NYR49

Goals Per Game

1.Brett Hull-STL1.10
2.Cam Neely*-BOS0.74
3.Tomas Sandstrom-LAK0.66
4.Theoren Fleury-CGY0.65
5.Steve Yzerman-DET0.64

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK122
2.Adam Oates-STL90
3.Al MacInnis*-CGY75
4.Mark Recchi-PIT73
 Raymond Bourque*-BOS73

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK1.56
2.Adam Oates-STL1.48
3.Mark Messier*-EDM0.98
4.Al MacInnis*-CGY0.96
5.Raymond Bourque*-BOS0.96

Points

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK163
2.Brett Hull-STL131
3.Adam Oates-STL115
4.Mark Recchi-PIT113
5.John Cullen-2Tm110

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK2.09
2.Adam Oates-STL1.89
3.Brett Hull-STL1.68
4.Mark Recchi-PIT1.45
5.John Cullen-2Tm1.41

Goals Created

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK56.4
2.Brett Hull-STL55.9
3.Joe Sakic-QUE42.7
4.Steve Yzerman-DET42.1
5.Theoren Fleury-CGY41.1

Goals Created Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK0.72
2.Brett Hull-STL0.72
3.Adam Oates-STL0.63
4.Cam Neely*-BOS0.55
5.Joe Sakic-QUE0.53

Total Goals For

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK200
2.Al MacInnis*-CGY185
3.Brian Leetch-NYR178
4.Paul Coffey*-PIT174
5.Raymond Bourque*-BOS173

Power Play Goals For

1.Brian Leetch-NYR87
2.Al MacInnis*-CGY83
3.Gary Suter-CGY78
 Paul Coffey*-PIT78
5.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK70

Total Goals Against

1.Joe Sakic-QUE164
2.Steve Yzerman-DET141
3.Randy Velischek-QUE139
4.Doug Lidster-VAN133
 Craig Wolanin-QUE133

Power Play Goals Against

1.Randy Velischek-QUE62
2.Joe Sakic-QUE54
3.Doug Lidster-VAN49
 Kjell Samuelsson-PHI49
 Steve Yzerman-DET49
 Rick Zombo-DET49

Plus/Minus

1.Marty McSorley-LAK48
 Theoren Fleury-CGY48
3.Al MacInnis*-CGY42
4.Jeremy Roenick-CHI38
5.Steve Larmer-CHI37

Penalties in Minutes

1.Rob Ray-BUF350
2.Mike Peluso-CHI320
3.Bob Probert-DET315
4.Gino Odjick-VAN296
5.Craig Berube-PHI293

Even Strength Goals

1.Brett Hull-STL57
2.Theoren Fleury-CGY35
3.Luc Robitaille-LAK34
4.Joe Sakic-QUE33
 Wayne Gretzky*-LAK33
 Steve Yzerman-DET33

Power Play Goals

1.Brett Hull-STL29
2.Joe Nieuwendyk-CGY22
 Mike Gartner*-NYR22
4.Dave Gagner-MNS20
5.John MacLean-NJD19

Short-Handed Goals

1.Dave Reid-TOR8
2.Theoren Fleury-CGY7
3.Craig MacTavish-EDM6
 Dirk Graham-CHI6
 Steve Yzerman-DET6

Game-Winning Goals

1.Brett Hull-STL11
2.Jeremy Roenick-CHI10
3.Steve Larmer-CHI9
 Theoren Fleury-CGY9
 Mark Recchi-PIT9

Shots on Goal

1.Brett Hull-STL389
2.Steve Yzerman-DET326
3.Raymond Bourque*-BOS323
4.Al MacInnis*-CGY305
5.Brian Bellows-MNS296

Shooting Percentage

1.Sergei Makarov-CGY32.3
2.Peter Zezel-2Tm23.3
3.Brett Hull-STL22.1
4.Ken Hodge Jr.-BOS21.9
5.Mark Recchi-PIT21.7

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Ed Belfour-CHI74
2.Tim Cheveldae-DET65
3.Bill Ranford-EDM60
4.Ron Tugnutt-QUE56
 Peter Ing-TOR56

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ed Belfour-CHI43
2.Mike Vernon-CGY31
3.Tim Cheveldae-DET30
4.Vincent Riendeau-STL29
5.Bill Ranford-EDM27
 Tom Barrasso-PIT27

Losses (Goalie)

1.Ron Tugnutt-QUE29
 Peter Ing-TOR29
3.Bill Ranford-EDM27
4.Tim Cheveldae-DET26
5.Glenn Healy-NYI24
 Bob Essensa-WPG24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Jon Casey-MNS11
2.Clint Malarchuk-BUF10
 Ron Tugnutt-QUE10
4.Andy Moog-BOS9
 Glenn Healy-NYI9

Points (Goalie)

1.Ed Belfour-CHI93
2.Mike Vernon-CGY65
 Tim Cheveldae-DET65
4.Vincent Riendeau-STL64
5.Andy Moog-BOS59

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Vincent Riendeau-STL.727
2.Ed Belfour-CHI.674
3.Kelly Hrudey-LAK.644
4.Rick Wamsley-CGY.635
5.Daniel Berthiaume-LAK.629

Shutouts

1.Don Beaupre-WSH5
2.Andy Moog-BOS4
 Bob Essensa-WPG4
 Ed Belfour-CHI4
5.Kelly Hrudey-LAK3
 Vincent Riendeau-STL3
 Jon Casey-MNS3
 John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR3

Goals Against

1.Tim Cheveldae-DET214
2.Ron Tugnutt-QUE212
3.Peter Ing-TOR200
4.Bill Ranford-EDM182
5.Mike Vernon-CGY172

Goals Against Average

1.Ed Belfour-CHI2.47
2.Don Beaupre-WSH2.64
3.Patrick Roy*-MTL2.71
4.Andy Moog-BOS2.87
5.Pete Peeters-PHI2.88

Shots Against

1.Ed Belfour-CHI1883
2.Ron Tugnutt-QUE1851
3.Peter Ing-TOR1716
 Tim Cheveldae-DET1716
5.Bill Ranford-EDM1705

Saves

1.Ed Belfour-CHI1713
2.Ron Tugnutt-QUE1639
3.Bill Ranford-EDM1523
4.Peter Ing-TOR1516
5.Tim Cheveldae-DET1502

Save Percentage

1.Ed Belfour-CHI.910
2.Patrick Roy*-MTL.906
3.Mike Richter-NYR.903
4.Pete Peeters-PHI.902
5.Kelly Hrudey-LAK.900

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ed Belfour
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Al MacInnis
C: Wayne Gretzky
LW: Luc Robitaille
RW: Brett Hull
 2nd Team
G: Patrick Roy
D: Chris Chelios
D: Brian Leetch
C: Adam Oates
LW: Kevin Stevens
RW: Cam Neely

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
G: Ed Belfour
D: Rob Blake
D: Eric Weinrich
C: Sergei Fedorov
C: Ken Hodge Jr.
RW: Jaromir Jagr