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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Eastern Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Atlantic Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 24 13 103 .628 282 208 0.88
New York Rangers* 82 41 27 14 96 .585 272 237 0.43
Florida Panthers* 82 41 31 10 92 .561 254 234 0.27
Washington Capitals* 82 39 32 11 89 .543 234 204 0.38
Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 38 32 12 88 .537 238 248 -0.07
New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 86 .524 215 202 0.20
New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 54 .329 229 315 -0.94
Northeast Division         
Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 49 29 4 102 .622 362 284 0.90
Boston Bruins* 82 40 31 11 91 .555 282 269 0.17
Montreal Canadiens* 82 40 32 10 90 .549 265 248 0.20
Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 77 .470 237 259 -0.22
Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 73 .445 247 262 -0.16
Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 41 .250 191 291 -1.12
Western Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Central Division         
Detroit Red Wings* 82 62 13 7 131 .799 325 181 1.64
Chicago Blackhawks* 82 40 28 14 94 .573 273 220 0.61
Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 34 36 12 80 .488 247 252 -0.07
St. Louis Blues* 82 32 34 16 80 .488 219 248 -0.35
Winnipeg Jets* 82 36 40 6 78 .476 275 291 -0.18
Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 66 .402 227 280 -0.60
Pacific Division         
Colorado Avalanche* 82 47 25 10 104 .634 326 240 0.93
Calgary Flames* 82 34 37 11 79 .482 241 240 -0.04
Vancouver Canucks* 82 32 35 15 79 .482 278 278 -0.05
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 39 8 78 .476 234 247 -0.19
Edmonton Oilers 82 30 44 8 68 .415 240 304 -0.78
Los Angeles Kings 82 24 40 18 66 .402 256 302 -0.59
San Jose Sharks 82 20 55 7 47 .287 252 357 -1.25

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Colorado Avalanche over Florida Panthers 
 
Conference Finals (4-2):Colorado Avalanche over Detroit Red Wings 
Conference Finals (4-3):Florida Panthers over Pittsburgh Penguins 
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):Colorado Avalanche over Chicago Blackhawks 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-3):Detroit Red Wings over St. Louis Blues 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1):Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Rangers 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2):Florida Panthers over Philadelphia Flyers 
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):St. Louis Blues over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-0):Chicago Blackhawks over Calgary Flames 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Colorado Avalanche over Vancouver Canucks 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Detroit Red Wings over Winnipeg Jets 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1):Florida Panthers over Boston Bruins 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):New York Rangers over Montreal Canadiens 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Pittsburgh Penguins over Washington Capitals 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2):Philadelphia Flyers over Tampa Bay Lightning 

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 Detroit Red Wings* 82 62 13 7 131 .799 325 181 1.64 6.17 97 455 21.32 44 375 88.27 17 9
2 Colorado Avalanche* 82 47 25 10 104 .634 326 240 0.93 6.90 86 404 21.29 71 439 83.83 21 22
3 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 24 13 103 .628 282 208 0.88 5.98 82 417 19.66 62 437 85.81 12 7
4 Pittsburgh Penguins* 82 49 29 4 102 .622 362 284 0.90 7.88 109 420 25.95 78 467 83.30 18 12
5 New York Rangers* 82 41 27 14 96 .585 272 237 0.43 6.21 85 429 19.81 89 495 82.02 6 11
6 Chicago Blackhawks* 82 40 28 14 94 .573 273 220 0.61 6.01 63 356 17.70 65 447 85.46 13 7
7 Florida Panthers* 82 41 31 10 92 .561 254 234 0.27 5.95 81 468 17.31 63 370 82.97 11 12
8 Boston Bruins* 82 40 31 11 91 .555 282 269 0.17 6.72 68 363 18.73 67 341 80.35 13 7
9 Montreal Canadiens* 82 40 32 10 90 .549 265 248 0.20 6.26 77 405 19.01 68 382 82.20 15 11
10 Washington Capitals* 82 39 32 11 89 .543 234 204 0.38 5.34 63 403 15.63 67 385 82.60 12 7
11 Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 38 32 12 88 .537 238 248 -0.07 5.93 83 400 20.75 68 439 84.51 6 13
12 New Jersey Devils 82 37 33 12 86 .524 215 202 0.20 5.09 55 368 14.95 49 319 84.64 11 9
13 Toronto Maple Leafs* 82 34 36 12 80 .488 247 252 -0.07 6.09 83 438 18.95 70 403 82.63 11 9
14 St. Louis Blues* 82 32 34 16 80 .488 219 248 -0.35 5.70 74 448 16.52 82 482 82.99 11 8
15 Vancouver Canucks* 82 32 35 15 79 .482 278 278 -0.05 6.78 69 411 16.79 78 418 81.34 18 13
16 Calgary Flames* 82 34 37 11 79 .482 241 240 -0.04 5.87 71 386 18.39 80 402 80.10 11 9
17 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 39 8 78 .476 234 247 -0.19 5.87 60 426 14.08 81 423 80.85 10 5
18 Winnipeg Jets* 82 36 40 6 78 .476 275 291 -0.18 6.90 82 417 19.66 88 430 79.53 10 12
19 Hartford Whalers 82 34 39 9 77 .470 237 259 -0.22 6.05 67 372 18.01 83 429 80.65 8 9
20 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 42 7 73 .445 247 262 -0.16 6.21 76 477 15.93 74 461 83.95 10 12
21 Edmonton Oilers 82 30 44 8 68 .415 240 304 -0.78 6.63 72 452 15.93 80 417 80.82 10 12
22 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 66 .402 227 280 -0.60 6.18 67 443 15.12 82 418 80.38 8 20
23 Los Angeles Kings 82 24 40 18 66 .402 256 302 -0.59 6.80 72 401 17.96 72 381 81.10 12 18
24 New York Islanders 82 22 50 10 54 .329 229 315 -0.94 6.63 70 372 18.82 90 414 78.26 8 15
25 San Jose Sharks 82 20 55 7 47 .287 252 357 -1.25 7.43 62 385 16.10 93 397 76.57 15 20
26 Ottawa Senators 82 18 59 5 41 .250 191 291 -1.12 5.88 53 430 12.33 83 375 77.87 6 14
League Average 82 36 36 11 82 .500 258 258 0.00 6.29 74 413 17.93 74 413 82.07 12 12

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Mario Lemieux
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Gary Roberts
Calder Memorial Trophy:Daniel Alfredsson
Conn Smythe Trophy:Joe Sakic
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Sergei Fedorov
Hart Memorial Trophy:Mario Lemieux
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Chris Chelios
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Kris King
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Paul Kariya
Lester B. Pearson Award:Mario Lemieux
Vezina Trophy:Jim Carey
William M. Jennings Trophy:Chris Osgood
Mike Vernon

Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT69
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT62
3.Alexander Mogilny-VAN55
4.Peter Bondra-WSH52
5.John LeClair-PHI51
 Joe Sakic-COL51

Goals Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.99
2.Peter Bondra-WSH0.78
3.Jaromir Jagr-PIT0.76
4.Alexander Mogilny-VAN0.70
5.Keith Tkachuk-WPG0.66

Assists

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT92
 Ron Francis*-PIT92
3.Jaromir Jagr-PIT87
4.Peter Forsberg-COL86
5.Wayne Gretzky*-2Tm79
 Doug Weight-EDM79

Assists Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.31
2.Ron Francis*-PIT1.19
3.Jaromir Jagr-PIT1.06
4.Peter Forsberg-COL1.05
5.Wayne Gretzky*-2Tm0.99

Points

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT161
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT149
3.Joe Sakic-COL120
4.Ron Francis*-PIT119
5.Peter Forsberg-COL116

Points Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT2.30
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT1.82
3.Eric Lindros-PHI1.58
4.Ron Francis*-PIT1.55
5.Joe Sakic-COL1.46

Goals Created

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT60.4
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT55.5
3.Joe Sakic-COL46.2
4.Eric Lindros-PHI43.4
5.Alexander Mogilny-VAN43.0

Goals Created Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.86
2.Jaromir Jagr-PIT0.68
3.Eric Lindros-PHI0.59
4.Joe Sakic-COL0.56
5.Alexander Mogilny-VAN0.54

Total Goals For

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT205
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT197
3.Ron Francis*-PIT189
4.Raymond Bourque*-BOS176
5.Joe Sakic-COL159

Power Play Goals For

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT102
2.Ron Francis*-PIT92
3.Jaromir Jagr-PIT90
4.Brian Leetch-NYR78
5.Joe Sakic-COL74

Total Goals Against

1.Dave Manson-WPG130
2.Raymond Bourque*-BOS127
3.Brian Leetch-NYR125
 Derian Hatcher-DAL125
5.Michal Sykora-SJS123

Power Play Goals Against

1.Brian Leetch-NYR57
2.Mark Messier*-NYR46
 Jamie Macoun-TOR46
4.Dave Manson-WPG44
 Jyrki Lumme-VAN44

Plus/Minus

1.Vladimir Konstantinov-DET60
2.Sergei Fedorov-DET49
3.Petr Nedved-PIT37
 Viacheslav Fetisov*-DET37
5.Vyacheslav Kozlov-DET33

Penalties in Minutes

1.Matthew Barnaby-BUF335
2.Enrico Ciccone-2Tm306
3.Tie Domi-TOR297
4.Brad May-BUF295
5.Rob Ray-BUF287

Even Strength Goals

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT41
2.Alexander Mogilny-VAN40
3.Peter Bondra-WSH37
4.Petr Nedved-PIT36
5.Mark Messier*-NYR32
 Eric Lindros-PHI32
 John LeClair-PHI32

Power Play Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT31
2.Paul Kariya-MDA20
 Jaromir Jagr-PIT20
 Keith Tkachuk-WPG20
5.Scott Mellanby-FLA19
 John LeClair-PHI19

Short-Handed Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT8
2.Joe Sakic-COL6
 Tom Fitzgerald-FLA6
 Dave Reid-BOS6
 Mats Sundin-TOR6
 Jamie Baker-SJS6

Game-Winning Goals

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT12
2.Sergei Fedorov-DET11
3.Claude Lemieux-COL10
 John LeClair-PHI10
5.Paul Kariya-MDA9

Shots on Goal

1.Jaromir Jagr-PIT403
2.Raymond Bourque*-BOS390
3.Theoren Fleury-CGY353
4.Paul Kariya-MDA349
5.Joe Sakic-COL339

Shooting Percentage

1.Gary Roberts-CGY26.2
2.Petr Nedved-PIT22.1
3.Craig Janney-2Tm22.0
4.Andrei Kovalenko-2Tm21.4
5.Murray Craven-CHI20.9

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-STL79
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD77
 Bill Ranford-2Tm77
4.Jim Carey-WSH71
5.Felix Potvin-TOR69

Wins (Goalie)

1.Chris Osgood-DET39
2.Jim Carey-WSH35
3.Martin Brodeur-NJD34
 Patrick Roy*-2Tm34
 Bill Ranford-2Tm34

Losses (Goalie)

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF30
 Martin Brodeur-NJD30
 Bill Ranford-2Tm30
4.Chris Terreri-2Tm29
5.Grant Fuhr*-STL28
 Sean Burke-HAR28
 Don Beaupre-2Tm28

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-STL16
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD12
3.Glenn Healy-NYR11
 Felix Potvin-TOR11
5.Kelly Hrudey-LAK10
 Ed Belfour-CHI10

Points (Goalie)

1.Chris Osgood-DET83
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD80
3.Jim Carey-WSH79
4.Bill Ranford-2Tm77
5.Grant Fuhr*-STL76

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Chris Osgood-DET.830
2.Mike Vernon-DET.733
3.Stephane Fiset-COL.729
4.Ron Hextall-PHI.676
5.Tom Barrasso-PIT.638

Shutouts

1.Jim Carey-WSH9
2.Martin Brodeur-NJD6
3.Chris Osgood-DET5
 Daren Puppa-TBL5
5.Ron Hextall-PHI4
 Guy Hebert-MDA4
 Jeff Hackett-CHI4
 Sean Burke-HAR4

Goals Against

1.Bill Ranford-2Tm237
2.Grant Fuhr*-STL209
3.Felix Potvin-TOR192
4.Sean Burke-HAR190
5.Martin Brodeur-NJD173

Goals Against Average

1.Ron Hextall-PHI2.17
2.Chris Osgood-DET2.17
3.Jim Carey-WSH2.26
4.Mike Vernon-DET2.26
5.Martin Brodeur-NJD2.34

Shots Against

1.Grant Fuhr*-STL2157
2.Felix Potvin-TOR2135
3.Bill Ranford-2Tm2054
4.Sean Burke-HAR2034
5.Dominik Hasek-BUF2011

Saves

1.Grant Fuhr*-STL1948
2.Felix Potvin-TOR1943
3.Dominik Hasek-BUF1850
4.Sean Burke-HAR1844
5.Bill Ranford-2Tm1817

Save Percentage

1.Dominik Hasek-BUF.920
2.Daren Puppa-TBL.918
3.Jeff Hackett-CHI.916
4.Guy Hebert-MDA.914
5.Ron Hextall-PHI.913

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Jim Carey
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Chris Chelios
C: Mario Lemieux
LW: Paul Kariya
RW: Jaromir Jagr
2nd Team
G: Chris Osgood
D: Vladimir Konstantinov
D: Brian Leetch
C: Eric Lindros
LW: John LeClair
RW: Alexander Mogilny

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
G: Corey Hirsch
D: Ed Jovanovski
D: Kyle McLaren
RW: Daniel Alfredsson
RW: Eric Daze
RW: Petr Sykora