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2008-09 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Eastern Conference GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Atlantic Division         
Philadelphia Flyers 39 21 10 8 50 .641 132 120 0.20
New Jersey Devils 38 23 12 3 49 .645 117 98 0.37
New York Rangers 40 23 14 3 49 .613 108 109 -0.12
Pittsburgh Penguins 39 19 16 4 42 .538 121 120 0.00
New York Islanders 40 12 24 4 28 .350 105 146 -1.11
Northeast Division         
Boston Bruins 39 29 6 4 62 .795 143 88 1.26
Montreal Canadiens 38 22 10 6 50 .658 115 100 0.33
Buffalo Sabres 39 19 15 5 43 .551 113 111 0.05
Toronto Maple Leafs 39 16 17 6 38 .487 119 138 -0.44
Ottawa Senators 37 13 18 6 32 .432 87 107 -0.63
Southeast Division         
Washington Capitals 40 26 11 3 55 .688 133 116 0.32
Carolina Hurricanes 40 20 15 5 45 .563 105 116 -0.37
Florida Panthers 39 17 16 6 40 .513 104 111 -0.29
Tampa Bay Lightning 39 11 18 10 32 .410 95 121 -0.70
Atlanta Thrashers 40 13 22 5 31 .388 115 146 -0.84
Western Conference GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Central Division         
Detroit Red Wings 38 26 7 5 57 .750 141 111 0.92
Chicago Blackhawks 36 21 8 7 49 .681 132 96 1.14
Columbus Blue Jackets 39 18 17 4 40 .513 104 109 -0.09
Nashville Predators 38 17 18 3 37 .487 93 112 -0.51
St. Louis Blues 39 15 21 3 33 .423 112 132 -0.38
Northwest Division         
Calgary Flames 39 23 12 4 50 .641 120 117 0.19
Vancouver Canucks 41 21 15 5 47 .573 117 108 0.32
Minnesota Wild 38 19 16 3 41 .539 96 87 0.25
Edmonton Oilers 37 18 16 3 39 .527 105 112 -0.09
Colorado Avalanche 39 19 19 1 39 .500 104 115 -0.19
Pacific Division         
San Jose Sharks 38 29 4 5 63 .829 133 90 1.11
Anaheim Ducks 40 20 15 5 45 .563 113 112 0.10
Phoenix Coyotes 40 19 16 5 43 .538 102 112 -0.18
Dallas Stars 38 17 16 5 39 .513 111 129 -0.35
Los Angeles Kings 38 16 16 6 38 .500 97 103 -0.09

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L OL PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 San Jose Sharks 38 29 4 5 63 .829 133 90 1.11 5.87 39 178 21.91 20 144 86.11 7 7
2 Boston Bruins 39 29 6 4 62 .795 143 88 1.26 5.92 37 150 24.67 25 146 82.88 4 3
3 Detroit Red Wings 38 26 7 5 57 .750 141 111 0.92 6.63 44 159 27.67 34 165 79.39 3 0
4 Washington Capitals 40 26 11 3 55 .688 133 116 0.32 6.23 38 164 23.17 36 184 80.43 4 3
5 Montreal Canadiens 38 22 10 6 50 .658 115 100 0.33 5.66 24 178 13.48 31 178 82.58 6 3
6 Calgary Flames 39 23 12 4 50 .641 120 117 0.19 6.08 34 182 18.68 25 170 85.29 3 7
7 Philadelphia Flyers 39 21 10 8 50 .641 132 120 0.20 6.46 38 150 25.33 35 199 82.41 14 0
8 New Jersey Devils 38 23 12 3 49 .645 117 98 0.37 5.66 24 137 17.52 29 150 80.67 4 2
9 New York Rangers 40 23 14 3 49 .613 108 109 -0.12 5.43 24 176 13.64 20 156 87.18 4 12
10 Chicago Blackhawks 36 21 8 7 49 .681 132 96 1.14 6.33 39 165 23.64 26 152 82.89 5 2
11 Vancouver Canucks 41 21 15 5 47 .573 117 108 0.32 5.49 32 185 17.30 36 195 81.54 4 2
12 Anaheim Ducks 40 20 15 5 45 .563 113 112 0.10 5.63 33 161 20.50 39 216 81.94 2 2
13 Carolina Hurricanes 40 20 15 5 45 .563 105 116 -0.37 5.53 30 194 15.46 33 153 78.43 0 5
14 Buffalo Sabres 39 19 15 5 43 .551 113 111 0.05 5.74 36 176 20.45 23 159 85.53 4 1
15 Phoenix Coyotes 40 19 16 5 43 .538 102 112 -0.18 5.35 24 175 13.71 32 159 79.87 4 1
16 Pittsburgh Penguins 39 19 16 4 42 .538 121 120 0.00 6.18 30 174 17.24 33 171 80.70 3 6
17 Minnesota Wild 38 19 16 3 41 .539 96 87 0.25 4.82 36 158 22.78 16 142 88.73 2 2
18 Florida Panthers 39 17 16 6 40 .513 104 111 -0.29 5.51 23 156 14.74 28 169 83.43 3 5
19 Columbus Blue Jackets 39 18 17 4 40 .513 104 109 -0.09 5.46 18 173 10.40 33 175 81.14 3 9
20 Dallas Stars 38 17 16 5 39 .513 111 129 -0.35 6.32 25 168 14.88 35 153 77.12 1 0
21 Colorado Avalanche 39 19 19 1 39 .500 104 115 -0.19 5.62 27 169 15.98 33 160 79.38 2 2
22 Edmonton Oilers 37 18 16 3 39 .527 105 112 -0.09 5.86 32 168 19.05 42 169 75.15 2 4
23 Los Angeles Kings 38 16 16 6 38 .500 97 103 -0.09 5.26 31 171 18.13 26 165 84.24 2 4
24 Toronto Maple Leafs 39 16 17 6 38 .487 119 138 -0.44 6.59 35 172 20.35 38 143 73.43 0 4
25 Nashville Predators 38 17 18 3 37 .487 93 112 -0.51 5.39 22 161 13.66 31 184 83.15 5 3
26 St. Louis Blues 39 15 21 3 33 .423 112 132 -0.38 6.26 39 175 22.29 35 178 80.34 3 4
27 Tampa Bay Lightning 39 11 18 10 32 .410 95 121 -0.70 5.54 27 173 15.61 36 197 81.73 1 4
28 Ottawa Senators 37 13 18 6 32 .432 87 107 -0.63 5.24 30 159 18.87 29 160 81.88 3 3
29 Atlanta Thrashers 40 13 22 5 31 .388 115 146 -0.84 6.53 35 167 20.96 45 167 73.05 1 5
30 New York Islanders 40 12 24 4 28 .350 105 146 -1.11 6.28 32 171 18.71 34 186 81.72 9 3
League Average 39 19 15 5 44 .561 113 113 0.00 5.83 31 168 18.59 31 168 81.41 4 4

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Alex Ovechkin-WSH27
 Jeff Carter-PHI27
3.Thomas Vanek-BUF26
4.Phil Kessel-BOS24
5.Zach Parise-NJD22

Goals Per Game

1.Alex Ovechkin-WSH0.71
2.Jeff Carter-PHI0.69
3.Thomas Vanek-BUF0.67
4.Alexander Semin-WSH0.64
5.Phil Kessel-BOS0.62

Assists

1.Evgeni Malkin-PIT45
2.Joe Thornton-SJS37
3.Marc Savard-BOS36
4.Sidney Crosby-PIT35
5.Nicklas Backstrom-WSH33

Assists Per Game

1.Evgeni Malkin-PIT1.15
2.Joe Thornton-SJS0.97
3.Marc Savard-BOS0.92
4.Sidney Crosby-PIT0.90
5.Alexander Semin-WSH0.86

Points

1.Evgeni Malkin-PIT60
2.Alex Ovechkin-WSH53
3.Sidney Crosby-PIT50
4.Marc Savard-BOS49
5.Zach Parise-NJD46
 Joe Thornton-SJS46
 Jarome Iginla-CGY46

Points Per Game

1.Evgeni Malkin-PIT1.54
2.Alexander Semin-WSH1.50
3.Alex Ovechkin-WSH1.39
4.Sidney Crosby-PIT1.28
5.Marc Savard-BOS1.26

Goals Created

1.Alex Ovechkin-WSH21.1
2.Evgeni Malkin-PIT20.1
3.Jeff Carter-PHI18.5
4.Zach Parise-NJD17.6
5.Sidney Crosby-PIT17.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Alexander Semin-WSH0.57
2.Alex Ovechkin-WSH0.56
3.Evgeni Malkin-PIT0.52
4.Jeff Carter-PHI0.47
5.Zach Parise-NJD0.46

Plus/Minus

1.Dennis Wideman-BOS25
 Marc Savard-BOS25
3.Blake Wheeler-BOS22
4.David Krejci-BOS21
5.Alexander Semin-WSH20
 Duncan Keith-CHI20

Penalties in Minutes

1.Shane O'Brien-2Tm118
2.David Backes-STL113
3.Daniel Carcillo-PHX111
4.Zack Stortini-EDM102
5.Eric Godard-PIT101

Even Strength Goals

1.Alex Ovechkin-WSH19
2.Loui Eriksson-DAL17
 Phil Kessel-BOS17
4.Zach Parise-NJD16
 Daniel Sedin-VAN16

Power Play Goals

1.Teemu Selanne-ANA13
2.Thomas Vanek-BUF11
3.Keith Tkachuk-STL10
 Brad Boyes-STL10
5.Petr Sykora-PIT9
 Jarome Iginla-CGY9
 Ryane Clowe-SJS9

Short-Handed Goals

1.Mike Richards-PHI4
 Simon Gagne-PHI4
 Jeff Carter-PHI4
4.Patrick Marleau-SJS3
5.Martin Hanzal-PHX2
 Maxim Lapierre-MTL2
 Sean Bergenheim-NYI2
 Evgeni Malkin-PIT2
 Tomas Plekanec-MTL2
 David Steckel-WSH2
 Thomas Vanek-BUF2
 Kris Versteeg-CHI2
 Joe Pavelski-SJS2
 Richard Park-NYI2
 Alexandre Burrows-VAN2

Game-Winning Goals

1.Michael Ryder-BOS7
2.Alex Ovechkin-WSH5
 Petr Sykora-PIT5
 Daniel Sedin-VAN5
 Derek Roy-BUF5
 Patrick Marleau-SJS5
 Jeff Carter-PHI5

Shots on Goal

1.Alex Ovechkin-WSH240
2.Jeff Carter-PHI175
3.Eric Staal-CAR168
 Dustin Brown-LAK168
5.Zach Parise-NJD164

Shooting Percentage

1.Kyle Wellwood-VAN29.8
2.Tomas Holmstrom-DET25.0
3.Loui Eriksson-DAL24.7
4.Alexander Frolov-LAK22.5
5.Blake Wheeler-BOS22.4

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY37
2.Marty Turco-DAL35
3.Joey MacDonald-NYI34
4.Vesa Toskala-TOR33
 Henrik Lundqvist-NYR33
 Peter Budaj-COL33

Wins (Goalie)

1.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY23
2.Evgeni Nabokov-SJS21
3.Henrik Lundqvist-NYR19
4.Niklas Backstrom-MIN18
5.Ryan Miller-BUF17

Losses (Goalie)

1.Joey MacDonald-NYI18
 Peter Budaj-COL18
3.Marty Turco-DAL14
 Mike Smith-TBL14
5.Dan Ellis-NSH13
 Ilya Bryzgalov-PHX13

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Mike Smith-TBL9
2.Jason LaBarbera-2Tm6
3.Marty Turco-DAL5
 Vesa Toskala-TOR5
 Carey Price-MTL5
 Alex Auld-OTT5
 Craig Anderson-FLA5

Points (Goalie)

1.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY49
2.Evgeni Nabokov-SJS46
3.Henrik Lundqvist-NYR41
4.Ryan Miller-BUF38
 Niklas Backstrom-MIN38

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Manny Fernandez-BOS.844
2.Evgeni Nabokov-SJS.821
3.Chris Osgood-DET.789
4.Nikolai Khabibulin-CHI.778
5.Tim Thomas-BOS.761

Shutouts

1.Steve Mason-CBJ5
 Roberto Luongo-VAN5
3.Niklas Backstrom-MIN4
4.Ty Conklin-DET3
 Jonas Hiller-ANA3
 Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY3
 Ryan Miller-BUF3
 Pekka Rinne-NSH3
 Tim Thomas-BOS3
 Tomas Vokoun-FLA3
 Craig Anderson-FLA3

Goals Against

1.Marty Turco-DAL109
2.Joey MacDonald-NYI107
3.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY104
4.Vesa Toskala-TOR102
5.Peter Budaj-COL91

Goals Against Average

1.Steve Mason-CBJ1.81
2.Manny Fernandez-BOS2.02
3.Jonas Hiller-ANA2.12
4.Tim Thomas-BOS2.13
5.Roberto Luongo-VAN2.17

Shots Against

1.Joey MacDonald-NYI1084
2.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY1047
3.Mike Smith-TBL1018
4.Henrik Lundqvist-NYR950
5.Niklas Backstrom-MIN941

Saves

1.Joey MacDonald-NYI977
2.Miikka Kiprusoff-CGY943
3.Mike Smith-TBL936
4.Niklas Backstrom-MIN872
5.Henrik Lundqvist-NYR863

Save Percentage

1.Craig Anderson-FLA.933
2.Steve Mason-CBJ.933
3.Jonas Hiller-ANA.933
4.Tim Thomas-BOS.932
5.Manny Fernandez-BOS.930