Daily Grind - 03/17/04

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STATISTICS - PERIOD ENDED MAR. 17, 2004

GP - Games played RGFA - Regulation goals for average
PTS - Points RGAA - Regulation goals against average
PCG - Point percentage OW - Overtime wins
PRP - Projected points MOM - Momentum (points added to PRP in
GDF - Goal differential last 10 games)
PGF - Projected goals for SCHS - Schedule strength (average PRP of
PGA - Projected goals against next 10 opponents)

--- LEAGUE (* = DIVISION LEADER) ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 72 96 0.667 109 +0.889 256 183 3.03 2.21 7 +2.20 83.2
2 TB* 73 95 0.651 107 +0.644 243 190 2.90 2.25 4 +2.59 87.9
3 BOS* 73 93 0.637 104 +0.301 209 184 2.45 2.15 7 +2.94 91.0
COL* 73 93 0.637 104 +0.630 247 195 2.90 2.32 8 -0.96 88.7
5 PHI* 74 94 0.635 104 +0.581 234 186 2.82 2.19 2 -0.90 86.4
6 OTT 73 90 0.616 101 +0.986 266 185 3.22 2.19 2 -4.33 96.9
7 SJ* 72 88 0.611 100 +0.361 213 183 2.58 2.15 1 -0.29 90.0
8 NJ 73 89 0.610 100 +0.521 209 166 2.47 2.00 6 -1.55 91.4
9 TOR 74 90 0.608 100 +0.351 238 209 2.85 2.51 4 -2.77 97.6
10 VAN 73 88 0.603 99 +0.438 233 197 2.70 2.34 10 -1.37 81.3
11 MTL 74 87 0.588 96 +0.324 215 188 2.55 2.26 5 +6.72 95.5
12 DAL 73 85 0.582 95 +0.164 190 176 2.29 2.15 2 +3.07 88.1
13 CGY 73 84 0.575 94 +0.315 206 180 2.48 2.15 2 +3.25 82.2
14 LA 72 79 0.549 90 +0.042 216 213 2.61 2.50 2 -1.29 97.2
15 NSH 73 80 0.548 90 -0.041 215 218 2.53 2.62 6 -2.55 78.0
16 STL 74 81 0.547 90 -0.122 192 202 2.20 2.43 10 +2.63 82.2
17 NYI 73 78 0.534 88 +0.178 231 217 2.79 2.59 2 -2.19 89.2
18 EDM 73 76 0.521 85 +0.096 218 210 2.58 2.51 6 +5.97 91.0
19 BUF 73 74 0.507 83 -0.096 219 227 2.64 2.71 2 +1.12 79.1
20 FLA 73 71 0.486 80 -0.356 184 213 2.18 2.56 5 +1.66 85.9
21 MIN 72 70 0.486 80 -0.042 180 183 2.19 2.21 0 +0.37 85.7
22 ANA 74 70 0.473 78 -0.378 181 212 2.15 2.47 4 -0.59 90.0
23 ATL 74 69 0.466 76 -0.365 218 248 2.58 2.97 6 +4.71 79.4
24 CAR 73 68 0.466 76 -0.438 163 199 1.93 2.36 4 +3.49 86.2
25 NYR 73 63 0.432 71 -0.425 210 245 2.53 2.90 2 -3.42 78.0
26 PHX 73 62 0.425 70 -0.603 199 248 2.38 2.95 3 -7.15 87.0
27 CHI 72 53 0.368 60 -0.750 191 253 2.29 3.00 3 -3.12 87.7
28 CBJ 73 52 0.356 58 -0.808 175 242 2.07 2.89 5 -1.46 94.0
WSH 73 52 0.356 58 -0.836 185 254 2.26 3.07 0 -4.07 77.4
30 PIT 74 47 0.318 52 -1.541 183 309 2.16 3.72 5 +9.80 72.2

--- WESTERN CONFERENCE (* = DIVISION LEADER) ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 72 96 0.667 109 +0.889 256 183 3.03 2.21 7 +2.20 83.2
2 COL* 73 93 0.637 104 +0.630 247 195 2.90 2.32 8 -0.96 88.7
3 SJ* 72 88 0.611 100 +0.361 213 183 2.58 2.15 1 -0.29 90.0
4 VAN 73 88 0.603 99 +0.438 233 197 2.70 2.34 10 -1.37 81.3
5 DAL 73 85 0.582 95 +0.164 190 176 2.29 2.15 2 +3.07 88.1
6 CGY 73 84 0.575 94 +0.315 206 180 2.48 2.15 2 +3.25 82.2
7 LA 72 79 0.549 90 +0.042 216 213 2.61 2.50 2 -1.29 97.2
8 NSH 73 80 0.548 90 -0.041 215 218 2.53 2.62 6 -2.55 78.0
9 STL 74 81 0.547 90 -0.122 192 202 2.20 2.43 10 +2.63 82.2
10 EDM 73 76 0.521 85 +0.096 218 210 2.58 2.51 6 +5.97 91.0
11 MIN 72 70 0.486 80 -0.042 180 183 2.19 2.21 0 +0.37 85.7
12 ANA 74 70 0.473 78 -0.378 181 212 2.15 2.47 4 -0.59 90.0
13 PHX 73 62 0.425 70 -0.603 199 248 2.38 2.95 3 -7.15 87.0
14 CHI 72 53 0.368 60 -0.750 191 253 2.29 3.00 3 -3.12 87.7
15 CBJ 73 52 0.356 58 -0.808 175 242 2.07 2.89 5 -1.46 94.0

--- EASTERN CONFERENCE (* = DIVISION LEADER) ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 TB* 73 95 0.651 107 +0.644 243 190 2.90 2.25 4 +2.59 87.9
2 BOS* 73 93 0.637 104 +0.301 209 184 2.45 2.15 7 +2.94 91.0
3 PHI* 74 94 0.635 104 +0.581 234 186 2.82 2.19 2 -0.90 86.4
4 OTT 73 90 0.616 101 +0.986 266 185 3.22 2.19 2 -4.33 96.9
5 NJ 73 89 0.610 100 +0.521 209 166 2.47 2.00 6 -1.55 91.4
6 TOR 74 90 0.608 100 +0.351 238 209 2.85 2.51 4 -2.77 97.6
7 MTL 74 87 0.588 96 +0.324 215 188 2.55 2.26 5 +6.72 95.5
8 NYI 73 78 0.534 88 +0.178 231 217 2.79 2.59 2 -2.19 89.2
9 BUF 73 74 0.507 83 -0.096 219 227 2.64 2.71 2 +1.12 79.1
10 FLA 73 71 0.486 80 -0.356 184 213 2.18 2.56 5 +1.66 85.9
11 ATL 74 69 0.466 76 -0.365 218 248 2.58 2.97 6 +4.71 79.4
12 CAR 73 68 0.466 76 -0.438 163 199 1.93 2.36 4 +3.49 86.2
13 NYR 73 63 0.432 71 -0.425 210 245 2.53 2.90 2 -3.42 78.0
14 WSH 73 52 0.356 58 -0.836 185 254 2.26 3.07 0 -4.07 77.4
15 PIT 74 47 0.318 52 -1.541 183 309 2.16 3.72 5 +9.80 72.2

--- NORTHEAST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 BOS* 73 93 0.637 104 +0.301 209 184 2.45 2.15 7 +2.94 91.0
2 OTT 73 90 0.616 101 +0.986 266 185 3.22 2.19 2 -4.33 96.9
3 TOR 74 90 0.608 100 +0.351 238 209 2.85 2.51 4 -2.77 97.6
4 MTL 74 87 0.588 96 +0.324 215 188 2.55 2.26 5 +6.72 95.5
5 BUF 73 74 0.507 83 -0.096 219 227 2.64 2.71 2 +1.12 79.1

--- NORTHWEST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 COL* 73 93 0.637 104 +0.630 247 195 2.90 2.32 8 -0.96 88.7
2 VAN 73 88 0.603 99 +0.438 233 197 2.70 2.34 10 -1.37 81.3
3 CGY 73 84 0.575 94 +0.315 206 180 2.48 2.15 2 +3.25 82.2
4 EDM 73 76 0.521 85 +0.096 218 210 2.58 2.51 6 +5.97 91.0
5 MIN 72 70 0.486 80 -0.042 180 183 2.19 2.21 0 +0.37 85.7

--- PACIFIC DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 SJ* 72 88 0.611 100 +0.361 213 183 2.58 2.15 1 -0.29 90.0
2 DAL 73 85 0.582 95 +0.164 190 176 2.29 2.15 2 +3.07 88.1
3 LA 72 79 0.549 90 +0.042 216 213 2.61 2.50 2 -1.29 97.2
4 ANA 74 70 0.473 78 -0.378 181 212 2.15 2.47 4 -0.59 90.0
5 PHX 73 62 0.425 70 -0.603 199 248 2.38 2.95 3 -7.15 87.0

--- ATLANTIC DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 PHI* 74 94 0.635 104 +0.581 234 186 2.82 2.19 2 -0.90 86.4
2 NJ 73 89 0.610 100 +0.521 209 166 2.47 2.00 6 -1.55 91.4
3 NYI 73 78 0.534 88 +0.178 231 217 2.79 2.59 2 -2.19 89.2
4 NYR 73 63 0.432 71 -0.425 210 245 2.53 2.90 2 -3.42 78.0
5 PIT 74 47 0.318 52 -1.541 183 309 2.16 3.72 5 +9.80 72.2

--- CENTRAL DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 72 96 0.667 109 +0.889 256 183 3.03 2.21 7 +2.20 83.2
2 NSH 73 80 0.548 90 -0.041 215 218 2.53 2.62 6 -2.55 78.0
3 STL 74 81 0.547 90 -0.122 192 202 2.20 2.43 10 +2.63 82.2
4 CHI 72 53 0.368 60 -0.750 191 253 2.29 3.00 3 -3.12 87.7
5 CBJ 73 52 0.356 58 -0.808 175 242 2.07 2.89 5 -1.46 94.0

--- SOUTHEAST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 TB* 73 95 0.651 107 +0.644 243 190 2.90 2.25 4 +2.59 87.9
2 FLA 73 71 0.486 80 -0.356 184 213 2.18 2.56 5 +1.66 85.9
3 ATL 74 69 0.466 76 -0.365 218 248 2.58 2.97 6 +4.71 79.4
4 CAR 73 68 0.466 76 -0.438 163 199 1.93 2.36 4 +3.49 86.2
5 WSH 73 52 0.356 58 -0.836 185 254 2.26 3.07 0 -4.07 77.4


CONFERENCE STRENGTH

WESTERN 86.88
EASTERN 86.47

DIVISION STRENGTH

NORTHEAST 96.97
NORTHWEST 92.59
PACIFIC 86.51
ATLANTIC 82.89
CENTRAL 81.55
SOUTHEAST 79.54

WHO'S HOT WHO'S NOT

PITTSBURGH +9.80 PHOENIX -7.15
MONTREAL +6.72 OTTAWA -4.33
EDMONTON +5.97 WASHINGTON -4.07
ATLANTA +4.71 NY RANGERS -3.42
CAROLINA +3.49 CHICAGO -3.12
CALGARY +3.25 TORONTO -2.77
DALLAS +3.07 NASHVILLE -2.55
BOSTON +2.94 NY ISLANDERS -2.19
ST. LOUIS +2.63 NEW JERSEY -1.55
TAMPA BAY +2.59 COLUMBUS -1.46
DETROIT +2.20 VANCOUVER -1.37
FLORIDA +1.66 LOS ANGELES -1.29
BUFFALO +1.12 COLORADO -0.96
MINNESOTA +0.37 PHILADELPHIA -0.90
SAN JOSE -0.29 ANAHEIM -0.59

REGULATION OFFENSE

OTTAWA 3.219 SAN JOSE 2.583 CHICAGO 2.292
DETROIT 3.028 ATLANTA 2.581 DALLAS 2.288
TAMPA BAY 2.904 EDMONTON 2.575 WASHINGTON 2.260
COLORADO 2.904 MONTREAL 2.554 ST. LOUIS 2.203
TORONTO 2.851 NASHVILLE 2.534 MINNESOTA 2.194
PHILADELPHIA 2.824 NY RANGERS 2.534 FLORIDA 2.178
NY ISLANDERS 2.795 CALGARY 2.479 PITTSBURGH 2.162
VANCOUVER 2.699 NEW JERSEY 2.466 ANAHEIM 2.149
BUFFALO 2.644 BOSTON 2.452 COLUMBUS 2.068
LOS ANGELES 2.611 PHOENIX 2.384 CAROLINA 1.932

REGULATION DEFENSE

NEW JERSEY 2.000 MONTREAL 2.257 NY ISLANDERS 2.589
DALLAS 2.151 COLORADO 2.315 NASHVILLE 2.616
BOSTON 2.151 VANCOUVER 2.342 BUFFALO 2.712
CALGARY 2.151 CAROLINA 2.356 COLUMBUS 2.890
SAN JOSE 2.153 ST. LOUIS 2.432 NY RANGERS 2.904
PHILADELPHIA 2.189 ANAHEIM 2.473 PHOENIX 2.945
OTTAWA 2.192 LOS ANGELES 2.500 ATLANTA 2.973
MINNESOTA 2.208 EDMONTON 2.507 CHICAGO 3.000
DETROIT 2.208 TORONTO 2.514 WASHINGTON 3.068
TAMPA BAY 2.247 FLORIDA 2.562 PITTSBURGH 3.716

SPECIAL TEAMS

-- GF -- -- GA --
GP PP SH PP SH +/- SDF GF % GA %
DETROIT 72 60 15 36 5 +34 +0.472 33.3% 25.5%
TAMPA BAY 73 51 14 39 4 +22 +0.301 30.1% 25.4%
OTTAWA 73 76 5 53 7 +21 +0.288 34.2% 36.4%
NASHVILLE 73 69 14 58 6 +19 +0.260 43.5% 33.0%
COLORADO 73 71 7 51 12 +15 +0.205 35.5% 36.2%
PHILADELPHIA 74 63 5 51 2 +15 +0.203 32.2% 31.5%
TORONTO 74 69 6 58 8 +9 +0.122 34.9% 34.9%
ATLANTA 74 55 11 50 7 +9 +0.122 33.5% 25.4%
SAN JOSE 72 48 8 42 6 +8 +0.111 29.9% 29.8%
NEW JERSEY 73 41 7 37 4 +7 +0.096 25.8% 27.7%
CALGARY 73 48 9 51 1 +5 +0.068 31.1% 32.5%
VANCOUVER 73 53 4 46 8 +3 +0.041 27.5% 30.9%
BUFFALO 73 55 6 49 9 +3 +0.041 31.3% 28.7%
MONTREAL 74 54 5 51 5 +3 +0.041 30.4% 32.9%
DALLAS 73 49 4 40 11 +2 +0.027 31.4% 32.5%
NY ISLANDERS 73 47 9 52 4 +0 +0.000 27.2% 29.0%
ANAHEIM 74 47 4 49 3 -1 -0.014 31.3% 27.2%
ST. LOUIS 74 55 7 53 10 -1 -0.014 35.8% 34.6%
COLUMBUS 73 54 5 48 12 -1 -0.014 37.8% 27.9%
MINNESOTA 72 39 5 41 5 -2 -0.028 27.8% 28.6%
FLORIDA 73 44 6 46 10 -6 -0.082 30.5% 29.5%
LOS ANGELES 72 43 8 57 4 -10 -0.139 26.8% 32.6%
BOSTON 73 43 7 49 12 -11 -0.151 26.9% 37.2%
CHICAGO 72 48 4 50 13 -11 -0.153 31.0% 28.4%
WASHINGTON 73 57 4 68 5 -12 -0.164 37.0% 32.3%
PHOENIX 73 48 7 66 8 -19 -0.260 31.1% 33.5%
CAROLINA 73 38 9 58 9 -20 -0.274 32.4% 37.9%
EDMONTON 73 38 11 62 7 -20 -0.274 25.3% 36.9%
NY RANGERS 73 42 6 69 7 -28 -0.384 25.7% 34.9%
PITTSBURGH 74 55 7 80 15 -33 -0.446 37.6% 34.1%

NEXT 10 GAMES (* = HOME GAME)

ANA > SJ* | DET*| NSH | STL | CBJ | MIN | VAN*| CGY*| --- | --- = 90.0 (4)
ATL > FLA*| WSH | WSH*| NJ* | FLA | TOR | PIT*| TB | --- | --- = 79.4 (4)
BOS > MIN*| TB* | OTT*| TOR*| MTL*| CAR | WSH*| NJ* | NJ | --- = 91.0 (7)
BUF > TB | FLA | MTL*| PIT*| PIT | CBJ*| NYR | TOR*| MTL | --- = 79.1 (4)
CGY > CBJ*| NSH*| DAL*| PHX | SJ | LA* | PHX*| LA | ANA | --- = 82.2 (5)

CAR > PIT | OTT | PHI*| FLA*| NYI | FLA | BOS*| NYI*| FLA | --- = 86.2 (4)
CHI > VAN*| PHX*| COL | MIN*| STL | STL*| NSH | NSH*| PHX | DAL = 87.7 (5)
COL > OTT | TOR | CHI*| DET*| DET | LA* | MIN | CBJ | NSH*| --- = 88.7 (4)
CBJ > CGY | VAN | MIN*| ANA*| NSH | BUF | DET*| COL*| DET | --- = 94.0 (4)
DAL > VAN*| STL*| CGY | EDM | VAN | SJ | EDM*| MIN | CHI*| --- = 88.1 (4)

DET > PHX | LA | ANA | SJ | COL | COL*| MIN*| CBJ | STL | CBJ* = 83.2 (3)
EDM > NSH*| SJ | LA | DAL*| LA* | PHX*| STL | DAL | VAN | --- = 91.0 (4)
FLA > ATL | BUF*| NJ* | CAR | ATL*| CAR*| OTT*| TB | CAR*| --- = 85.9 (6)
LA > SJ* | DET*| EDM*| VAN | EDM | CGY | COL | SJ* | CGY*| SJ = 97.2 (5)
MIN > BOS | NYI | PHX*| CBJ | CHI | ANA*| DET | COL*| DAL*| STL* = 85.7 (5)

MTL > NJ | NJ* | BUF | OTT*| BOS | NYI | PHI*| BUF*| --- | --- = 95.5 (4)
NSH > EDM | CGY | ANA*| NYR | CBJ*| CHI*| CHI | STL*| COL | --- = 78.0 (4)
NJ > MTL*| MTL | FLA | TB | ATL | NYI*| NYR*| BOS | BOS*| --- = 91.4 (4)
NYI > MIN*| TB* | WSH*| PHI | CAR*| NJ | MTL*| CAR | PHI*| --- = 89.2 (6)
NYR > WSH | PHI | PIT | PIT*| NSH*| PHI | NJ | BUF*| WSH | --- = 78.0 (3)

OTT > COL*| CAR*| BOS | MTL | TOR | TB | FLA | PHI | TOR*| --- = 96.9 (3)
PHI > TOR*| NYR*| CAR | NYI*| NYR*| MTL | OTT*| NYI | --- | --- = 86.4 (5)
PHX > DET*| CHI | MIN | CGY*| SJ* | EDM | VAN | CGY | CHI*| --- = 87.0 (4)
PIT > CAR*| NYR*| NYR | BUF | BUF*| WSH | ATL | WSH*| --- | --- = 72.2 (4)
SJ > LA | ANA | EDM*| DET*| CGY*| PHX | DAL*| LA | VAN*| LA* = 90.0 (6)

STL > DAL | ANA*| CHI*| CHI | EDM*| DET*| NSH | MIN | --- | --- = 82.2 (4)
TB > BUF*| BOS | NYI | TOR | NJ* | WSH*| OTT*| FLA*| ATL*| --- = 87.9 (6)
TOR > PHI | COL*| TB* | BOS | OTT*| ATL*| BUF | OTT | --- | --- = 97.6 (4)
VAN > DAL | CHI | CBJ*| LA* | DAL*| PHX*| ANA | SJ | EDM*| --- = 81.3 (5)
WSH > NYR*| ATL*| NYI | ATL | TB | PIT*| BOS | NYR*| PIT | --- = 77.4 (4)

OVERTIME POINT INFLATION

LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED 1096
LEAGUE POINTS AWARDED 2317
OT LOSS EXTRA POINTS 125

OT LOSS POINT INFLATION 5.703%