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2005-06 NHL Season Summary

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2005-06 NHL:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Eastern Conference GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Atlantic Division                    
New Jersey Devils* 82 46 27 9 101 .616 242 229 0.11 -0.10
Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 26 11 101 .616 267 259 -0.13 -0.07
New York Rangers* 82 44 26 12 100 .610 257 215 0.20 -0.14
New York Islanders 82 36 40 6 78 .476 230 278 -0.65 -0.07
Pittsburgh Penguins 82 22 46 14 58 .354 244 316 -0.92 -0.04
Northeast Division                    
Ottawa Senators* 82 52 21 9 113 .689 314 211 1.14 -0.06
Buffalo Sabres* 82 52 24 6 110 .671 281 239 0.58 0.05
Montreal Canadiens* 82 42 31 9 93 .567 243 247 0.03 0.05
Toronto Maple Leafs 82 41 33 8 90 .549 257 270 -0.12 0.04
Boston Bruins 82 29 37 16 74 .451 230 266 -0.38 0.06
Southeast Division                    
Carolina Hurricanes* 82 52 22 8 112 .683 294 260 0.38 -0.06
Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 43 33 6 92 .561 252 260 -0.23 -0.03
Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 90 .549 281 275 -0.04 -0.12
Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 85 .518 240 257 -0.30 -0.09
Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 70 .427 237 306 -0.88 -0.03
Western Conference GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Central Division                    
Detroit Red Wings* 82 58 16 8 124 .756 305 209 0.92 -0.14
Nashville Predators* 82 49 25 8 106 .646 259 227 0.21 -0.08
Columbus Blue Jackets 82 35 43 4 74 .451 223 279 -0.70 -0.02
Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 43 13 65 .396 211 285 -0.90 0.00
St. Louis Blues 82 21 46 15 57 .348 197 292 -1.13 0.03
Northwest Division                    
Calgary Flames* 82 46 25 11 103 .628 218 200 0.27 0.08
Colorado Avalanche* 82 43 30 9 95 .579 283 257 0.28 0.09
Edmonton Oilers* 82 41 28 13 95 .579 256 251 0.29 0.15
Vancouver Canucks 82 42 32 8 92 .561 256 255 0.08 0.07
Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 84 .512 231 215 0.25 0.05
Pacific Division                    
Dallas Stars* 82 53 23 6 112 .683 265 218 0.54 0.03
San Jose Sharks* 82 44 27 11 99 .604 266 242 0.32 0.06
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim* 82 43 27 12 98 .598 254 229 0.43 0.07
Los Angeles Kings 82 42 35 5 89 .543 249 270 -0.17 0.09
Phoenix Coyotes 82 38 39 5 81 .494 246 271 -0.22 0.09

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-3): Carolina Hurricanes over Edmonton Oilers  
 
Conference Finals (4-1): Edmonton Oilers over Mighty Ducks of Anaheim  
Conference Finals (4-3): Carolina Hurricanes over Buffalo Sabres  
 
Conference Semi-Finals (4-0): Mighty Ducks of Anaheim over Colorado Avalanche  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-2): Edmonton Oilers over San Jose Sharks  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Carolina Hurricanes over New Jersey Devils  
Conference Semi-Finals (4-1): Buffalo Sabres over Ottawa Senators  
 
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1): San Jose Sharks over Nashville Predators  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3): Mighty Ducks of Anaheim over Calgary Flames  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1): Colorado Avalanche over Dallas Stars  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Edmonton Oilers over Detroit Red Wings  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Buffalo Sabres over Philadelphia Flyers  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-0): New Jersey Devils over New York Rangers  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2): Carolina Hurricanes over Montreal Canadiens  
Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1): Ottawa Senators over Tampa Bay Lightning  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 82 58 16 8 124 .756 305 209 0.92 -0.14 6.27 102 461 22.13 67 461 85.47 7 10
2 Ottawa Senators* 82 52 21 9 113 .689 314 211 1.14 -0.06 6.40 102 490 20.82 73 476 84.66 25 11
3 Carolina Hurricanes* 82 52 22 8 112 .683 294 260 0.38 -0.06 6.76 95 531 17.89 81 445 81.80 17 13
4 Dallas Stars* 82 53 23 6 112 .683 265 218 0.54 0.03 5.89 88 498 17.67 82 504 83.73 10 7
5 Buffalo Sabres* 82 52 24 6 110 .671 281 239 0.58 0.05 6.34 101 477 21.17 59 439 86.56 10 17
6 Nashville Predators* 82 49 25 8 106 .646 259 227 0.21 -0.08 5.93 94 512 18.36 82 533 84.62 12 13
7 Calgary Flames* 82 46 25 11 103 .628 218 200 0.27 0.08 5.10 87 478 18.20 80 508 84.25 8 7
8 Philadelphia Flyers* 82 45 26 11 101 .616 267 259 -0.13 -0.07 6.41 80 444 18.02 97 465 79.14 19 6
9 New Jersey Devils* 82 46 27 9 101 .616 242 229 0.11 -0.10 5.74 78 441 17.69 63 349 81.95 3 6
10 New York Rangers* 82 44 26 12 100 .610 257 215 0.20 -0.14 5.76 83 442 18.78 79 486 83.74 4 9
11 San Jose Sharks* 82 44 27 11 99 .604 266 242 0.32 0.06 6.20 91 500 18.20 77 399 80.70 10 11
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim* 82 43 27 12 98 .598 254 229 0.43 0.07 5.89 87 480 18.13 84 510 83.53 9 13
13 Colorado Avalanche* 82 43 30 9 95 .579 283 257 0.28 0.09 6.59 89 473 18.82 69 448 84.60 11 12
14 Edmonton Oilers* 82 41 28 13 95 .579 256 251 0.29 0.15 6.18 88 485 18.14 76 478 84.10 15 5
15 Montreal Canadiens* 82 42 31 9 93 .567 243 247 0.03 0.05 5.98 89 463 19.22 91 481 81.08 10 6
16 Vancouver Canucks 82 42 32 8 92 .561 256 255 0.08 0.07 6.23 96 526 18.25 93 512 81.84 6 10
17 Tampa Bay Lightning* 82 43 33 6 92 .561 252 260 -0.23 -0.03 6.24 81 485 16.70 72 391 81.59 11 11
18 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 41 33 8 90 .549 257 270 -0.12 0.04 6.43 107 501 21.36 99 496 80.04 14 12
19 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 90 .549 281 275 -0.04 -0.12 6.78 100 527 18.98 102 492 79.27 13 10
20 Los Angeles Kings 82 42 35 5 89 .543 249 270 -0.17 0.09 6.33 77 541 14.23 104 489 78.73 15 12
21 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 85 .518 240 257 -0.30 -0.09 6.06 63 411 15.33 91 514 82.30 5 12
22 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 84 .512 231 215 0.25 0.05 5.44 77 454 16.96 55 436 87.39 11 7
23 Phoenix Coyotes 82 38 39 5 81 .494 246 271 -0.22 0.09 6.30 96 541 17.74 98 513 80.90 9 11
24 New York Islanders 82 36 40 6 78 .476 230 278 -0.65 -0.07 6.20 76 450 16.89 99 476 79.20 5 15
25 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 35 43 4 74 .451 223 279 -0.70 -0.02 6.12 64 451 14.19 95 523 81.84 10 8
26 Boston Bruins 82 29 37 16 74 .451 230 266 -0.38 0.06 6.05 62 418 14.83 78 479 83.72 9 10
27 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 70 .427 237 306 -0.88 -0.03 6.62 72 490 14.69 116 550 78.91 15 18
28 Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 43 13 65 .396 211 285 -0.90 0.00 6.05 51 417 12.23 88 547 83.91 6 12
29 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 22 46 14 58 .354 244 316 -0.92 -0.04 6.83 94 495 18.99 113 533 78.80 13 16
30 St. Louis Blues 82 21 46 15 57 .348 197 292 -1.13 0.03 5.96 75 512 14.65 82 461 82.21 6 8
League Average 82 41 32 9 91 .557 253 253 -0.02 0.00 6.17 85 480 17.68 85 480 82.32 11 11

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy: Joe Thornton
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Teemu Selanne
Calder Memorial Trophy: Alex Ovechkin
Conn Smythe Trophy: Cam Ward
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Rod Brind'Amour
Hart Memorial Trophy: Joe Thornton
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Nicklas Lidstrom
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Olaf Kolzig
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Pavel Datsyuk
Maurice Richard Trophy: Jonathan Cheechoo
Ted Lindsay Award: Jaromir Jagr
Vezina Trophy: Miikka Kiprusoff
William M. Jennings Trophy: Miikka Kiprusoff

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1. Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS 56
2. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 54
3. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 52
  Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 52
5. Dany Heatley-OTT 50

Assists

1. Joe Thornton-TOT 96
2. Jason Spezza-OTT 71
3. Marc Savard-ATL 69
  Jaromir Jagr-NYR 69
5. Brad Richards-TBL 68

Points

1. Joe Thornton-TOT 125
2. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 123
3. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 106
4. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 103
  Dany Heatley-OTT 103

Goals Created

1. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 47.4
2. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 43.9
3. Joe Thornton-TOT 41.5
4. Dany Heatley-OTT 41.4
5. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 40.5

Plus/Minus

1. Wade Redden-OTT 35
  Michal Rozsival-NYR 35
3. Andrej Meszaros-OTT 34
  Jaromir Jagr-NYR 34
5. Mathieu Schneider-DET 33

Penalties in Minutes

1. Sean Avery-LAK 257
2. Brendan Witt-TOT 209
3. Chris Neil-OTT 204
4. Brenden Morrow-DAL 183
5. Matthew Barnaby-CHI 178
  Steve Ott-DAL 178

Even Strength Goals

1. Simon Gagne-PHI 33
2. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 30
  Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS 30
4. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 28
5. Brendan Shanahan-DET 26
  Marian Gaborik-MIN 26

Power Play Goals

1. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 27
2. Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS 24
  Jaromir Jagr-NYR 24
  Brian Gionta-NJD 24
5. Dany Heatley-OTT 23

Short-Handed Goals

1. Marian Hossa-ATL 7
2. Antoine Vermette-OTT 6
3. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 5
  Pavol Demitra-LAK 5
  Matt Pettinger-WSH 5
  Brian Rolston-MIN 5
  Ryan Malone-PIT 5

Game-Winning Goals

1. Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS 11
2. Brian Gionta-NJD 10
3. Henrik Zetterberg-DET 9
  Olli Jokinen-FLA 9
  Marek Svatos-COL 9
  Jaromir Jagr-NYR 9

Shots

1. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 425
2. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 368
3. Olli Jokinen-FLA 351
4. Marian Hossa-ATL 341
5. Simon Gagne-PHI 334

Shooting Percentage

1. Alex Tanguay-COL 23.2
2. Petr Prucha-NYR 23.1
3. Anson Carter-VAN 22.6
4. Mark Parrish-TOT 21.2
5. Tomas Holmstrom-DET 20.7

Goals Per Game

1. Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS 0.68
2. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 0.67
3. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 0.66
4. Simon Gagne-PHI 0.65
5. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 0.64

Assists Per Game

1. Joe Thornton-TOT 1.19
2. Jason Spezza-OTT 1.04
3. Peter Forsberg-PHI 0.93
4. Marc Savard-ATL 0.84
  Jaromir Jagr-NYR 0.84

Points Per Game

1. Joe Thornton-TOT 1.54
2. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 1.50
3. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 1.34
4. Jason Spezza-OTT 1.32
5. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 1.31

Goals Created Per Game

1. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 0.58
2. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 0.54
3. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 0.52
4. Daniel Alfredsson-OTT 0.51
5. Joe Thornton-TOT 0.51

Adjusted Assists

1. Joe Thornton-TOT 99
2. Jason Spezza-OTT 73
3. Marc Savard-ATL 71
  Jaromir Jagr-NYR 71
5. Brad Richards-TBL 70

Adjusted Goals Created

1. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 51.0
2. Alex Ovechkin-WSH 45.0
3. Joe Thornton-TOT 43.9
4. Dany Heatley-OTT 43.6
5. Jonathan Cheechoo-SJS 43.1

Total Goals On-Ice For

1. Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 161
2. Joe Thornton-TOT 156
  Tomas Kaberle-TOR 156
4. Jaromir Jagr-NYR 152
5. Dany Heatley-OTT 151

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1. Tomas Kaberle-TOR 92
2. Ilya Kovalchuk-ATL 82
3. Bryan McCabe-TOR 81
  Nicklas Lidstrom-DET 81
5. Sergei Gonchar-PIT 76

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1. Jay Bouwmeester-FLA 135
2. Niclas Havelid-ATL 131
3. Duncan Keith-CHI 121
4. Mark Recchi-TOT 119
5. Mattias Ohlund-VAN 118

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1. Niclas Havelid-ATL 69
2. Shaone Morrisonn-WSH 62
3. Jay Bouwmeester-FLA 60
4. Brendan Witt-TOT 55
5. Mattias Ohlund-VAN 53

Games Played

1. Roberto Luongo-FLA 75
2. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 74
3. Martin Brodeur-NJD 73
4. Marty Turco-DAL 68
5. Alex Auld-VAN 67

Wins

1. Martin Brodeur-NJD 43
2. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 42
3. Marty Turco-DAL 41
4. Martin Gerber-CAR 38
5. Manny Legace-DET 37

Losses

1. Roberto Luongo-FLA 30
2. Olaf Kolzig-WSH 28
3. Marc-Andre Fleury-PIT 27
4. Alex Auld-VAN 26
  Nikolai Khabibulin-CHI 26
  Mathieu Garon-LAK 26

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1. Jean-Sebastien Giguere-MDA 11
  Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 11
  Olaf Kolzig-WSH 11
4. Tim Thomas-BOS 10
5. Roberto Luongo-FLA 9
  Henrik Lundqvist-NYR 9

Goals Against

1. Roberto Luongo-FLA 213
2. Olaf Kolzig-WSH 206
3. Alex Auld-VAN 189
4. Martin Brodeur-NJD 187
5. Mathieu Garon-LAK 185

Shots Against

1. Roberto Luongo-FLA 2488
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 2105
3. Olaf Kolzig-WSH 1987
4. Tomas Vokoun-NSH 1984
5. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 1951

Saves

1. Roberto Luongo-FLA 2275
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 1918
3. Tomas Vokoun-NSH 1824
4. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 1800
5. Olaf Kolzig-WSH 1781

Save Percentage

1. Cristobal Huet-MTL .929
2. Dominik Hasek-OTT .925
3. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY .923
4. Henrik Lundqvist-NYR .922
5. Tomas Vokoun-NSH .919
  Manny Fernandez-MIN .919

Goals Against Average

1. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 2.07
2. Dominik Hasek-OTT 2.09
3. Manny Legace-DET 2.19
4. Cristobal Huet-MTL 2.20
5. Henrik Lundqvist-NYR 2.24

Shutouts

1. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 10
2. Cristobal Huet-MTL 7
  Manny Legace-DET 7
4. John Grahame-TBL 5
  Dominik Hasek-OTT 5
  Martin Brodeur-NJD 5

Minutes

1. Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY 4380
2. Martin Brodeur-NJD 4365
3. Roberto Luongo-FLA 4305
4. Marty Turco-DAL 3910
5. Alex Auld-VAN 3859
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Miikka Kiprusoff
D: Nicklas Lidstrom
D: Scott Niedermayer
C: Joe Thornton
LW: Alex Ovechkin
RW: Jaromir Jagr
 2nd Team
G: Martin Brodeur
D: Zdeno Chara
D: Sergei Zubov
C: Eric Staal
LW: Dany Heatley
RW: Daniel Alfredsson

All-Star Teams

1st Team
F: Brad Boyes
F: Sidney Crosby
F: Alex Ovechkin
G: Henrik Lundqvist
D: Andrej Meszaros
D: Dion Phaneuf