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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STATISTICS - PERIOD ENDED MAR. 20, 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* 74 99 0.669 110 +0.892 255 182 3.01 2.19 7 +3.36 83.2
2 TB* 75 97 0.647 106 +0.640 244 191 2.92 2.27 4 +0.08 86.6
3 BOS* 75 95 0.633 104 +0.280 209 186 2.45 2.17 7 +2.94 90.7
4 PHI* 76 96 0.632 104 +0.592 233 185 2.82 2.17 2 -0.78 87.3
5 SJ* 74 92 0.622 102 +0.405 217 184 2.64 2.16 1 +0.73 91.2
6 OTT 75 93 0.620 102 +0.973 263 184 3.19 2.16 2 -4.29 98.7
COL* 75 93 0.620 102 +0.547 243 198 2.85 2.35 8 -1.77 85.1
8 TOR 76 94 0.618 101 +0.395 241 208 2.88 2.50 4 -0.46 95.7
9 NJ 75 90 0.600 98 +0.493 207 166 2.44 2.00 6 +0.00 89.7
10 VAN 75 89 0.593 97 +0.373 230 199 2.67 2.36 10 -4.88 82.4
DAL 75 89 0.593 97 +0.227 191 173 2.31 2.11 2 +2.69 86.9
12 MTL 76 90 0.592 97 +0.329 214 187 2.54 2.24 5 +5.17 94.0
13 CGY 75 86 0.573 94 +0.307 203 178 2.45 2.13 2 +0.67 84.4
14 NSH 75 82 0.547 90 -0.027 216 219 2.56 2.63 6 -3.70 74.1
15 NYI 74 80 0.541 89 +0.203 232 215 2.80 2.57 2 -2.32 90.6
16 STL 75 81 0.540 89 -0.147 190 202 2.19 2.44 10 +2.78 80.9
17 LA 74 79 0.534 88 -0.014 216 217 2.61 2.55 2 -4.71 95.5
18 EDM 74 78 0.527 86 +0.108 221 212 2.61 2.53 6 +5.71 91.0
19 BUF 75 76 0.507 83 -0.107 216 225 2.61 2.69 2 +3.62 76.0
20 MIN 74 72 0.486 80 -0.041 178 182 2.18 2.19 0 +2.91 83.0
21 ATL 76 72 0.474 78 -0.342 218 246 2.58 2.95 6 +3.14 82.8
22 CAR 75 71 0.473 78 -0.427 165 200 1.95 2.36 5 +5.72 88.3
FLA 75 71 0.473 78 -0.373 183 213 2.16 2.56 5 -0.59 88.1
24 ANA 75 70 0.467 77 -0.400 180 213 2.15 2.49 4 -0.42 88.1
25 NYR 75 64 0.427 70 -0.467 208 246 2.51 2.91 2 -3.20 77.4
26 PHX 74 63 0.426 70 -0.595 197 246 2.36 2.92 3 -5.78 84.8
27 CHI 73 55 0.377 62 -0.726 193 253 2.30 3.00 4 -0.70 86.1
28 WSH 75 55 0.367 60 -0.800 187 253 2.27 3.05 1 -2.94 79.0
29 CBJ 74 52 0.351 58 -0.824 173 240 2.04 2.88 5 -3.88 93.4
30 PIT 75 49 0.327 54 -1.507 185 308 2.17 3.71 6 +9.42 72.0

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

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 TB* 75 97 0.647 106 +0.640 244 191 2.92 2.27 4 +0.08 86.6
2 BOS* 75 95 0.633 104 +0.280 209 186 2.45 2.17 7 +2.94 90.7
3 PHI* 76 96 0.632 104 +0.592 233 185 2.82 2.17 2 -0.78 87.3
4 OTT 75 93 0.620 102 +0.973 263 184 3.19 2.16 2 -4.29 98.7
5 TOR 76 94 0.618 101 +0.395 241 208 2.88 2.50 4 -0.46 95.7
6 NJ 75 90 0.600 98 +0.493 207 166 2.44 2.00 6 +0.00 89.7
7 MTL 76 90 0.592 97 +0.329 214 187 2.54 2.24 5 +5.17 94.0
8 NYI 74 80 0.541 89 +0.203 232 215 2.80 2.57 2 -2.32 90.6
9 BUF 75 76 0.507 83 -0.107 216 225 2.61 2.69 2 +3.62 76.0
10 ATL 76 72 0.474 78 -0.342 218 246 2.58 2.95 6 +3.14 82.8
11 CAR 75 71 0.473 78 -0.427 165 200 1.95 2.36 5 +5.72 88.3
FLA 75 71 0.473 78 -0.373 183 213 2.16 2.56 5 -0.59 88.1
13 NYR 75 64 0.427 70 -0.467 208 246 2.51 2.91 2 -3.20 77.4
14 WSH 75 55 0.367 60 -0.800 187 253 2.27 3.05 1 -2.94 79.0
15 PIT 75 49 0.327 54 -1.507 185 308 2.17 3.71 6 +9.42 72.0

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

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 74 99 0.669 110 +0.892 255 182 3.01 2.19 7 +3.36 83.2
2 SJ* 74 92 0.622 102 +0.405 217 184 2.64 2.16 1 +0.73 91.2
3 COL* 75 93 0.620 102 +0.547 243 198 2.85 2.35 8 -1.77 85.1
4 VAN 75 89 0.593 97 +0.373 230 199 2.67 2.36 10 -4.88 82.4
DAL 75 89 0.593 97 +0.227 191 173 2.31 2.11 2 +2.69 86.9
6 CGY 75 86 0.573 94 +0.307 203 178 2.45 2.13 2 +0.67 84.4
7 NSH 75 82 0.547 90 -0.027 216 219 2.56 2.63 6 -3.70 74.1
8 STL 75 81 0.540 89 -0.147 190 202 2.19 2.44 10 +2.78 80.9
9 LA 74 79 0.534 88 -0.014 216 217 2.61 2.55 2 -4.71 95.5
10 EDM 74 78 0.527 86 +0.108 221 212 2.61 2.53 6 +5.71 91.0
11 MIN 74 72 0.486 80 -0.041 178 182 2.18 2.19 0 +2.91 83.0
12 ANA 75 70 0.467 77 -0.400 180 213 2.15 2.49 4 -0.42 88.1
13 PHX 74 63 0.426 70 -0.595 197 246 2.36 2.92 3 -5.78 84.8
14 CHI 73 55 0.377 62 -0.726 193 253 2.30 3.00 4 -0.70 86.1
15 CBJ 74 52 0.351 58 -0.824 173 240 2.04 2.88 5 -3.88 93.4

--- NORTHEAST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 BOS* 75 95 0.633 104 +0.280 209 186 2.45 2.17 7 +2.94 90.7
2 OTT 75 93 0.620 102 +0.973 263 184 3.19 2.16 2 -4.29 98.7
3 TOR 76 94 0.618 101 +0.395 241 208 2.88 2.50 4 -0.46 95.7
4 MTL 76 90 0.592 97 +0.329 214 187 2.54 2.24 5 +5.17 94.0
5 BUF 75 76 0.507 83 -0.107 216 225 2.61 2.69 2 +3.62 76.0

--- NORTHWEST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 COL* 75 93 0.620 102 +0.547 243 198 2.85 2.35 8 -1.77 85.1
2 VAN 75 89 0.593 97 +0.373 230 199 2.67 2.36 10 -4.88 82.4
3 CGY 75 86 0.573 94 +0.307 203 178 2.45 2.13 2 +0.67 84.4
4 EDM 74 78 0.527 86 +0.108 221 212 2.61 2.53 6 +5.71 91.0
5 MIN 74 72 0.486 80 -0.041 178 182 2.18 2.19 0 +2.91 83.0

--- PACIFIC DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 SJ* 74 92 0.622 102 +0.405 217 184 2.64 2.16 1 +0.73 91.2
2 DAL 75 89 0.593 97 +0.227 191 173 2.31 2.11 2 +2.69 86.9
3 LA 74 79 0.534 88 -0.014 216 217 2.61 2.55 2 -4.71 95.5
4 ANA 75 70 0.467 77 -0.400 180 213 2.15 2.49 4 -0.42 88.1
5 PHX 74 63 0.426 70 -0.595 197 246 2.36 2.92 3 -5.78 84.8

--- ATLANTIC DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 PHI* 76 96 0.632 104 +0.592 233 185 2.82 2.17 2 -0.78 87.3
2 NJ 75 90 0.600 98 +0.493 207 166 2.44 2.00 6 +0.00 89.7
3 NYI 74 80 0.541 89 +0.203 232 215 2.80 2.57 2 -2.32 90.6
4 NYR 75 64 0.427 70 -0.467 208 246 2.51 2.91 2 -3.20 77.4
5 PIT 75 49 0.327 54 -1.507 185 308 2.17 3.71 6 +9.42 72.0

--- CENTRAL DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 74 99 0.669 110 +0.892 255 182 3.01 2.19 7 +3.36 83.2
2 NSH 75 82 0.547 90 -0.027 216 219 2.56 2.63 6 -3.70 74.1
3 STL 75 81 0.540 89 -0.147 190 202 2.19 2.44 10 +2.78 80.9
4 CHI 73 55 0.377 62 -0.726 193 253 2.30 3.00 4 -0.70 86.1
5 CBJ 74 52 0.351 58 -0.824 173 240 2.04 2.88 5 -3.88 93.4

--- SOUTHEAST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 TB* 75 97 0.647 106 +0.640 244 191 2.92 2.27 4 +0.08 86.6
2 ATL 76 72 0.474 78 -0.342 218 246 2.58 2.95 6 +3.14 82.8
3 CAR 75 71 0.473 78 -0.427 165 200 1.95 2.36 5 +5.72 88.3
FLA 75 71 0.473 78 -0.373 183 213 2.16 2.56 5 -0.59 88.1
5 WSH 75 55 0.367 60 -0.800 187 253 2.27 3.05 1 -2.94 79.0


CONFERENCE STRENGTH

EASTERN 86.73
WESTERN 86.70

DIVISION STRENGTH

NORTHEAST 97.44
NORTHWEST 91.89
PACIFIC 86.63
ATLANTIC 82.87
CENTRAL 81.56
SOUTHEAST 79.82

WHO'S HOT WHO'S NOT

PITTSBURGH +9.42 PHOENIX -5.78
CAROLINA +5.72 VANCOUVER -4.88
EDMONTON +5.71 LOS ANGELES -4.71
MONTREAL +5.17 OTTAWA -4.29
BUFFALO +3.62 COLUMBUS -3.88
DETROIT +3.36 NASHVILLE -3.70
ATLANTA +3.14 NY RANGERS -3.20
BOSTON +2.94 WASHINGTON -2.94
MINNESOTA +2.91 NY ISLANDERS -2.32
ST. LOUIS +2.78 COLORADO -1.77
DALLAS +2.69 PHILADELPHIA -0.78
SAN JOSE +0.73 CHICAGO -0.70
CALGARY +0.67 FLORIDA -0.59
TAMPA BAY +0.08 TORONTO -0.46
NEW JERSEY +0.00 ANAHEIM -0.42

REGULATION OFFENSE

OTTAWA 3.187 LOS ANGELES 2.608 DALLAS 2.307
DETROIT 3.014 EDMONTON 2.608 CHICAGO 2.301
TAMPA BAY 2.920 ATLANTA 2.579 WASHINGTON 2.267
TORONTO 2.882 NASHVILLE 2.560 ST. LOUIS 2.187
COLORADO 2.853 MONTREAL 2.539 MINNESOTA 2.176
PHILADELPHIA 2.816 NY RANGERS 2.507 PITTSBURGH 2.173
NY ISLANDERS 2.797 CALGARY 2.453 FLORIDA 2.160
VANCOUVER 2.667 BOSTON 2.453 ANAHEIM 2.147
SAN JOSE 2.635 NEW JERSEY 2.440 COLUMBUS 2.041
BUFFALO 2.613 PHOENIX 2.365 CAROLINA 1.947

REGULATION DEFENSE

NEW JERSEY 2.000 TAMPA BAY 2.267 NY ISLANDERS 2.568
DALLAS 2.107 COLORADO 2.347 NASHVILLE 2.627
CALGARY 2.133 CAROLINA 2.360 BUFFALO 2.693
OTTAWA 2.160 VANCOUVER 2.360 COLUMBUS 2.878
SAN JOSE 2.162 ST. LOUIS 2.440 NY RANGERS 2.907
PHILADELPHIA 2.171 ANAHEIM 2.493 PHOENIX 2.919
BOSTON 2.173 TORONTO 2.500 ATLANTA 2.947
MINNESOTA 2.189 EDMONTON 2.527 CHICAGO 3.000
DETROIT 2.189 LOS ANGELES 2.554 WASHINGTON 3.053
MONTREAL 2.237 FLORIDA 2.560 PITTSBURGH 3.707

SPECIAL TEAMS

-- GF -- -- GA --
GP PP SH PP SH +/- SDF GF % GA %
DETROIT 74 60 15 38 5 +32 +0.432 32.6% 26.2%
OTTAWA 75 77 5 53 7 +22 +0.293 34.0% 35.7%
TAMPA BAY 75 52 14 40 4 +22 +0.293 29.6% 25.1%
NASHVILLE 75 69 14 59 7 +17 +0.227 41.9% 33.0%
COLORADO 75 73 7 52 13 +15 +0.200 36.0% 35.9%
PHILADELPHIA 76 64 6 52 3 +15 +0.197 32.4% 32.2%
NEW JERSEY 75 42 8 37 4 +9 +0.120 26.5% 27.0%
TORONTO 76 70 8 61 8 +9 +0.118 35.0% 35.8%
ATLANTA 76 58 11 53 7 +9 +0.118 34.2% 26.3%
SAN JOSE 74 52 8 45 7 +8 +0.108 30.6% 31.3%
CALGARY 75 49 10 51 1 +7 +0.093 31.7% 31.9%
BUFFALO 75 56 6 50 9 +3 +0.040 31.3% 28.6%
VANCOUVER 75 55 4 48 8 +3 +0.040 28.1% 30.8%
DALLAS 75 50 4 40 11 +3 +0.040 30.9% 32.3%
NY ISLANDERS 74 47 10 52 4 +1 +0.014 27.3% 28.9%
MONTREAL 76 54 5 52 6 +1 +0.013 29.8% 33.5%
ANAHEIM 75 48 4 50 3 -1 -0.013 31.5% 27.2%
ST. LOUIS 75 55 7 54 10 -2 -0.027 35.6% 34.6%
MINNESOTA 74 39 6 41 6 -2 -0.027 28.0% 28.7%
COLUMBUS 74 54 5 48 13 -2 -0.027 37.8% 28.1%
FLORIDA 75 46 6 48 10 -6 -0.080 31.1% 29.7%
WASHINGTON 75 63 4 70 5 -8 -0.107 39.2% 32.5%
LOS ANGELES 74 47 9 60 4 -8 -0.108 28.7% 32.7%
CHICAGO 73 50 4 52 13 -11 -0.151 31.4% 28.9%
BOSTON 75 44 7 50 13 -12 -0.160 26.7% 37.1%
PHOENIX 74 48 7 66 8 -19 -0.257 30.9% 33.3%
EDMONTON 74 38 12 62 7 -19 -0.257 25.1% 36.1%
CAROLINA 75 40 9 60 9 -20 -0.267 32.5% 37.7%
NY RANGERS 75 42 6 73 8 -33 -0.440 25.3% 36.0%
PITTSBURGH 75 57 7 82 15 -33 -0.440 37.9% 34.4%

NEXT 10 GAMES (* = HOME GAME)

ANA > DET*| NSH | STL | CBJ | MIN | VAN*| CGY*| --- | --- | --- = 88.1 (3)
ATL > WSH*| NJ* | FLA | TOR | PIT*| TB | --- | --- | --- | --- = 82.8 (3)
BOS > OTT*| TOR*| MTL*| CAR | WSH*| NJ* | NJ | --- | --- | --- = 90.7 (5)
BUF > MTL*| PIT*| PIT | CBJ*| NYR | TOR*| MTL | --- | --- | --- = 76.0 (4)
CGY > DAL*| PHX | SJ | LA* | PHX*| LA | ANA | --- | --- | --- = 84.4 (3)

CAR > PHI*| FLA*| NYI | FLA | BOS*| NYI*| FLA | --- | --- | --- = 88.3 (4)
CHI > PHX*| COL | MIN*| STL | STL*| NSH | NSH*| PHX | DAL | --- = 86.1 (4)
COL > CHI*| DET*| DET | LA* | MIN | CBJ | NSH*| --- | --- | --- = 85.1 (4)
CBJ > VAN | MIN*| ANA*| NSH | BUF | DET*| COL*| DET | --- | --- = 93.4 (4)
DAL > CGY | EDM | VAN | SJ | EDM*| MIN | CHI*| --- | --- | --- = 86.9 (2)

DET > ANA | SJ | COL | COL*| MIN*| CBJ | STL | CBJ*| --- | --- = 83.2 (3)
EDM > SJ | LA | DAL*| LA* | PHX*| STL | DAL | VAN | --- | --- = 91.0 (3)
FLA > NJ* | CAR | ATL*| CAR*| OTT*| TB | CAR*| --- | --- | --- = 88.1 (5)
LA > EDM*| VAN | EDM | CGY | COL | SJ* | CGY*| SJ | --- | --- = 95.5 (3)
MIN > PHX*| CBJ | CHI | ANA*| DET | COL*| DAL*| STL*| --- | --- = 83.0 (5)

MTL > BUF | OTT*| BOS | NYI | PHI*| BUF*| --- | --- | --- | --- = 94.0 (3)
NSH > ANA*| NYR | CBJ*| CHI*| CHI | STL*| COL | --- | --- | --- = 74.1 (4)
NJ > FLA | TB | ATL | NYI*| NYR*| BOS | BOS*| --- | --- | --- = 89.7 (3)
NYI > TB* | WSH*| PHI | CAR*| NJ | MTL*| CAR | PHI*| --- | --- = 90.6 (5)
NYR > PIT | PIT*| NSH*| PHI | NJ | BUF*| WSH | --- | --- | --- = 77.4 (3)

OTT > BOS | MTL | TOR | TB | FLA | PHI | TOR*| --- | --- | --- = 98.7 (1)
PHI > CAR | NYI*| NYR*| MTL | OTT*| NYI | --- | --- | --- | --- = 87.3 (3)
PHX > CHI | MIN | CGY*| SJ* | EDM | VAN | CGY | CHI*| --- | --- = 84.8 (3)
PIT > NYR*| NYR | BUF | BUF*| WSH | ATL | WSH*| --- | --- | --- = 72.0 (3)
SJ > EDM*| DET*| CGY*| PHX | DAL*| LA | VAN*| LA* | --- | --- = 91.2 (6)

STL > ANA*| CHI*| CHI | EDM*| DET*| NSH | MIN | --- | --- | --- = 80.9 (4)
TB > NYI | TOR | NJ* | WSH*| OTT*| FLA*| ATL*| --- | --- | --- = 86.6 (5)
TOR > TB* | BOS | OTT*| ATL*| BUF | OTT | --- | --- | --- | --- = 95.7 (3)
VAN > CBJ*| LA* | DAL*| PHX*| ANA | SJ | EDM*| --- | --- | --- = 82.4 (5)
WSH > NYI | ATL | TB | PIT*| BOS | NYR*| PIT | --- | --- | --- = 79.0 (2)

OVERTIME POINT INFLATION

LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED 1122
LEAGUE POINTS AWARDED 2373
OT LOSS EXTRA POINTS 129

OT LOSS POINT INFLATION 5.749%