Daily Grind - 03/25/04

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE STATISTICS - PERIOD ENDED MAR. 25, 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* 77 101 0.656 108 +0.818 257 190 3.04 2.29 7 -1.37 78.2
2 TB* 78 101 0.647 106 +0.654 244 190 2.92 2.26 4 -2.35 78.8
3 BOS* 77 97 0.630 103 +0.260 208 186 2.44 2.18 7 +2.94 85.4
4 PHI* 78 98 0.628 103 +0.577 233 186 2.82 2.19 2 -0.68 89.0
5 SJ* 77 96 0.623 102 +0.403 219 186 2.66 2.19 1 +0.65 87.4
6 OTT 77 95 0.617 101 +0.974 263 183 3.18 2.16 2 -1.64 97.6
7 TOR 78 96 0.615 101 +0.359 240 210 2.87 2.53 4 -2.78 91.2
8 COL* 77 94 0.610 100 +0.506 240 198 2.82 2.35 8 -3.93 84.6
9 DAL 77 93 0.604 99 +0.286 195 171 2.34 2.09 3 +2.35 85.8
10 NJ 77 92 0.597 98 +0.481 207 167 2.43 2.01 7 -1.16 89.0
11 VAN 77 91 0.591 97 +0.364 229 199 2.66 2.36 10 -3.45 87.6
12 MTL 78 90 0.577 95 +0.256 209 188 2.49 2.26 5 +2.97 95.5
13 CGY 78 88 0.564 93 +0.282 202 179 2.44 2.14 2 +0.87 79.5
14 NYI 77 86 0.558 92 +0.299 233 209 2.82 2.49 2 +2.24 90.2
15 STL 76 83 0.546 90 -0.132 191 202 2.20 2.43 10 +3.83 81.5
16 NSH 77 84 0.545 89 -0.039 216 219 2.56 2.64 6 -3.56 74.6
17 EDM 77 83 0.539 88 +0.143 223 211 2.64 2.51 6 +6.39 88.2
18 LA 76 79 0.520 85 -0.039 211 215 2.55 2.53 2 -5.46 96.3
19 BUF 76 78 0.513 84 -0.092 216 223 2.61 2.67 2 +3.40 73.0
20 MIN 77 75 0.487 80 +0.000 182 182 2.22 2.18 0 +3.99 94.8
21 ATL 77 74 0.481 79 -0.325 218 245 2.58 2.94 6 +2.92 87.8
22 ANA 78 74 0.474 78 -0.333 188 216 2.24 2.53 4 -3.00 82.5
23 CAR 77 73 0.474 78 -0.429 166 201 1.96 2.38 5 +5.53 88.0
24 FLA 77 72 0.468 77 -0.390 183 215 2.17 2.57 5 -2.88 88.4
25 PHX 77 66 0.429 70 -0.610 195 245 2.32 2.91 4 -3.15 88.4
26 NYR 78 65 0.417 68 -0.526 207 250 2.50 2.95 2 -4.02 86.0
27 CHI 76 57 0.375 62 -0.776 192 256 2.29 3.04 4 -0.62 87.8
28 CBJ 76 56 0.368 60 -0.763 176 238 2.08 2.86 5 -4.19 94.5
29 WSH 77 55 0.357 59 -0.831 184 252 2.23 3.05 1 -2.62 78.2
30 PIT 77 53 0.344 56 -1.416 190 306 2.22 3.68 7 +12.38 72.8

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

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 77 101 0.656 108 +0.818 257 190 3.04 2.29 7 -1.37 78.2
2 SJ* 77 96 0.623 102 +0.403 219 186 2.66 2.19 1 +0.65 87.4
3 COL* 77 94 0.610 100 +0.506 240 198 2.82 2.35 8 -3.93 84.6
4 DAL 77 93 0.604 99 +0.286 195 171 2.34 2.09 3 +2.35 85.8
5 VAN 77 91 0.591 97 +0.364 229 199 2.66 2.36 10 -3.45 87.6
6 CGY 78 88 0.564 93 +0.282 202 179 2.44 2.14 2 +0.87 79.5
7 STL 76 83 0.546 90 -0.132 191 202 2.20 2.43 10 +3.83 81.5
8 NSH 77 84 0.545 89 -0.039 216 219 2.56 2.64 6 -3.56 74.6
9 EDM 77 83 0.539 88 +0.143 223 211 2.64 2.51 6 +6.39 88.2
10 LA 76 79 0.520 85 -0.039 211 215 2.55 2.53 2 -5.46 96.3
11 MIN 77 75 0.487 80 +0.000 182 182 2.22 2.18 0 +3.99 94.8
12 ANA 78 74 0.474 78 -0.333 188 216 2.24 2.53 4 -3.00 82.5
13 PHX 77 66 0.429 70 -0.610 195 245 2.32 2.91 4 -3.15 88.4
14 CHI 76 57 0.375 62 -0.776 192 256 2.29 3.04 4 -0.62 87.8
15 CBJ 76 56 0.368 60 -0.763 176 238 2.08 2.86 5 -4.19 94.5

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

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 TB* 78 101 0.647 106 +0.654 244 190 2.92 2.26 4 -2.35 78.8
2 BOS* 77 97 0.630 103 +0.260 208 186 2.44 2.18 7 +2.94 85.4
3 PHI* 78 98 0.628 103 +0.577 233 186 2.82 2.19 2 -0.68 89.0
4 OTT 77 95 0.617 101 +0.974 263 183 3.18 2.16 2 -1.64 97.6
5 TOR 78 96 0.615 101 +0.359 240 210 2.87 2.53 4 -2.78 91.2
6 NJ 77 92 0.597 98 +0.481 207 167 2.43 2.01 7 -1.16 89.0
7 MTL 78 90 0.577 95 +0.256 209 188 2.49 2.26 5 +2.97 95.5
8 NYI 77 86 0.558 92 +0.299 233 209 2.82 2.49 2 +2.24 90.2
9 BUF 76 78 0.513 84 -0.092 216 223 2.61 2.67 2 +3.40 73.0
10 ATL 77 74 0.481 79 -0.325 218 245 2.58 2.94 6 +2.92 87.8
11 CAR 77 73 0.474 78 -0.429 166 201 1.96 2.38 5 +5.53 88.0
12 FLA 77 72 0.468 77 -0.390 183 215 2.17 2.57 5 -2.88 88.4
13 NYR 78 65 0.417 68 -0.526 207 250 2.50 2.95 2 -4.02 86.0
14 WSH 77 55 0.357 59 -0.831 184 252 2.23 3.05 1 -2.62 78.2
15 PIT 77 53 0.344 56 -1.416 190 306 2.22 3.68 7 +12.38 72.8

--- NORTHEAST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 BOS* 77 97 0.630 103 +0.260 208 186 2.44 2.18 7 +2.94 85.4
2 OTT 77 95 0.617 101 +0.974 263 183 3.18 2.16 2 -1.64 97.6
3 TOR 78 96 0.615 101 +0.359 240 210 2.87 2.53 4 -2.78 91.2
4 MTL 78 90 0.577 95 +0.256 209 188 2.49 2.26 5 +2.97 95.5
5 BUF 76 78 0.513 84 -0.092 216 223 2.61 2.67 2 +3.40 73.0

--- NORTHWEST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 COL* 77 94 0.610 100 +0.506 240 198 2.82 2.35 8 -3.93 84.6
2 VAN 77 91 0.591 97 +0.364 229 199 2.66 2.36 10 -3.45 87.6
3 CGY 78 88 0.564 93 +0.282 202 179 2.44 2.14 2 +0.87 79.5
4 EDM 77 83 0.539 88 +0.143 223 211 2.64 2.51 6 +6.39 88.2
5 MIN 77 75 0.487 80 +0.000 182 182 2.22 2.18 0 +3.99 94.8

--- PACIFIC DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 SJ* 77 96 0.623 102 +0.403 219 186 2.66 2.19 1 +0.65 87.4
2 DAL 77 93 0.604 99 +0.286 195 171 2.34 2.09 3 +2.35 85.8
3 LA 76 79 0.520 85 -0.039 211 215 2.55 2.53 2 -5.46 96.3
4 ANA 78 74 0.474 78 -0.333 188 216 2.24 2.53 4 -3.00 82.5
5 PHX 77 66 0.429 70 -0.610 195 245 2.32 2.91 4 -3.15 88.4

--- ATLANTIC DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 PHI* 78 98 0.628 103 +0.577 233 186 2.82 2.19 2 -0.68 89.0
2 NJ 77 92 0.597 98 +0.481 207 167 2.43 2.01 7 -1.16 89.0
3 NYI 77 86 0.558 92 +0.299 233 209 2.82 2.49 2 +2.24 90.2
4 NYR 78 65 0.417 68 -0.526 207 250 2.50 2.95 2 -4.02 86.0
5 PIT 77 53 0.344 56 -1.416 190 306 2.22 3.68 7 +12.38 72.8

--- CENTRAL DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 DET* 77 101 0.656 108 +0.818 257 190 3.04 2.29 7 -1.37 78.2
2 STL 76 83 0.546 90 -0.132 191 202 2.20 2.43 10 +3.83 81.5
3 NSH 77 84 0.545 89 -0.039 216 219 2.56 2.64 6 -3.56 74.6
4 CHI 76 57 0.375 62 -0.776 192 256 2.29 3.04 4 -0.62 87.8
5 CBJ 76 56 0.368 60 -0.763 176 238 2.08 2.86 5 -4.19 94.5

--- SOUTHEAST DIVISION ---

GP PTS PCG PRP GDF PGF PGA RGFA RGAA OW MOM SCHS
1 TB* 78 101 0.647 106 +0.654 244 190 2.92 2.26 4 -2.35 78.8
2 ATL 77 74 0.481 79 -0.325 218 245 2.58 2.94 6 +2.92 87.8
3 CAR 77 73 0.474 78 -0.429 166 201 1.96 2.38 5 +5.53 88.0
4 FLA 77 72 0.468 77 -0.390 183 215 2.17 2.57 5 -2.88 88.4
5 WSH 77 55 0.357 59 -0.831 184 252 2.23 3.05 1 -2.62 78.2


CONFERENCE STRENGTH

WESTERN 86.76
EASTERN 86.67

DIVISION STRENGTH

NORTHEAST 96.87
NORTHWEST 91.56
PACIFIC 86.90
ATLANTIC 83.48
CENTRAL 81.79
SOUTHEAST 79.66

WHO'S HOT WHO'S NOT

PITTSBURGH +12.38 LOS ANGELES -5.46
EDMONTON +6.39 COLUMBUS -4.19
CAROLINA +5.53 NY RANGERS -4.02
MINNESOTA +3.99 COLORADO -3.93
ST. LOUIS +3.83 NASHVILLE -3.56
BUFFALO +3.40 VANCOUVER -3.45
MONTREAL +2.97 PHOENIX -3.15
BOSTON +2.94 ANAHEIM -3.00
ATLANTA +2.92 FLORIDA -2.88
DALLAS +2.35 TORONTO -2.78
NY ISLANDERS +2.24 WASHINGTON -2.62
CALGARY +0.87 TAMPA BAY -2.35
SAN JOSE +0.65 OTTAWA -1.64
CHICAGO -0.62 DETROIT -1.37
PHILADELPHIA -0.68 NEW JERSEY -1.16

REGULATION OFFENSE

OTTAWA 3.182 BUFFALO 2.605 PHOENIX 2.325
DETROIT 3.039 ATLANTA 2.584 CHICAGO 2.289
TAMPA BAY 2.923 NASHVILLE 2.558 ANAHEIM 2.244
TORONTO 2.872 LOS ANGELES 2.553 WASHINGTON 2.234
PHILADELPHIA 2.821 NY RANGERS 2.500 MINNESOTA 2.221
NY ISLANDERS 2.818 MONTREAL 2.487 PITTSBURGH 2.221
COLORADO 2.818 BOSTON 2.442 ST. LOUIS 2.197
VANCOUVER 2.662 CALGARY 2.436 FLORIDA 2.169
SAN JOSE 2.662 NEW JERSEY 2.429 COLUMBUS 2.079
EDMONTON 2.636 DALLAS 2.338 CAROLINA 1.961

REGULATION DEFENSE

NEW JERSEY 2.013 DETROIT 2.286 FLORIDA 2.571
DALLAS 2.091 COLORADO 2.351 NASHVILLE 2.636
CALGARY 2.141 VANCOUVER 2.364 BUFFALO 2.671
OTTAWA 2.156 CAROLINA 2.377 COLUMBUS 2.855
MINNESOTA 2.182 ST. LOUIS 2.434 PHOENIX 2.909
BOSTON 2.182 NY ISLANDERS 2.494 ATLANTA 2.935
PHILADELPHIA 2.192 EDMONTON 2.506 NY RANGERS 2.949
SAN JOSE 2.195 TORONTO 2.526 CHICAGO 3.039
TAMPA BAY 2.256 ANAHEIM 2.526 WASHINGTON 3.052
MONTREAL 2.256 LOS ANGELES 2.526 PITTSBURGH 3.675

SPECIAL TEAMS

-- GF -- -- GA --
GP PP SH PP SH +/- SDF GF % GA %
DETROIT 77 62 15 40 5 +32 +0.416 32.0% 25.3%
OTTAWA 77 78 5 53 7 +23 +0.299 33.6% 34.9%
TAMPA BAY 78 54 14 41 4 +23 +0.295 29.3% 24.9%
NASHVILLE 77 70 14 62 8 +14 +0.182 41.4% 34.0%
PHILADELPHIA 78 64 6 53 3 +14 +0.179 31.5% 31.6%
COLORADO 77 73 7 53 14 +13 +0.169 35.6% 36.0%
ATLANTA 77 58 11 53 7 +9 +0.117 33.7% 26.1%
NEW JERSEY 77 42 8 38 4 +8 +0.104 25.8% 26.8%
CALGARY 78 51 10 51 2 +8 +0.103 31.8% 31.2%
TORONTO 78 71 8 63 8 +8 +0.103 34.6% 35.5%
SAN JOSE 77 53 9 47 8 +7 +0.091 30.1% 31.4%
BUFFALO 76 56 6 50 9 +3 +0.039 31.0% 28.5%
DALLAS 77 50 5 41 11 +3 +0.039 30.1% 32.3%
VANCOUVER 77 55 4 49 8 +2 +0.026 27.4% 30.5%
NY ISLANDERS 77 48 10 52 4 +2 +0.026 26.5% 28.6%
MONTREAL 78 54 5 52 6 +1 +0.013 29.6% 32.4%
ANAHEIM 78 53 5 54 3 +1 +0.013 32.4% 27.8%
COLUMBUS 76 55 5 48 13 -1 -0.013 36.8% 27.6%
ST. LOUIS 76 57 7 55 10 -1 -0.013 36.2% 34.8%
MINNESOTA 77 41 6 43 7 -3 -0.039 27.5% 29.2%
FLORIDA 77 47 6 48 10 -5 -0.065 30.8% 28.7%
LOS ANGELES 76 48 9 60 4 -7 -0.092 29.1% 32.2%
WASHINGTON 77 63 4 70 5 -8 -0.104 38.7% 31.6%
CHICAGO 76 52 5 55 14 -12 -0.158 32.0% 29.1%
BOSTON 77 44 7 51 13 -13 -0.169 26.2% 36.6%
PHOENIX 77 50 9 68 8 -17 -0.221 32.2% 33.0%
EDMONTON 77 40 13 64 8 -19 -0.247 25.4% 36.4%
CAROLINA 77 40 9 60 9 -20 -0.260 31.4% 36.5%
PITTSBURGH 77 62 7 82 15 -28 -0.364 38.8% 33.8%
NY RANGERS 78 43 6 78 8 -37 -0.474 24.9% 36.1%

NEXT 10 GAMES (* = HOME GAME)

ANA > CBJ | MIN | VAN*| CGY*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 82.5 (2)
ATL > NJ* | FLA | TOR | PIT*| TB | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 87.8 (2)
BOS > MTL*| CAR | WSH*| NJ* | NJ | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 85.4 (3)
BUF > PIT*| PIT | CBJ*| NYR | TOR*| MTL | --- | --- | --- | --- = 73.0 (3)
CGY > LA* | PHX*| LA | ANA | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 79.5 (2)

CAR > NYI | FLA | BOS*| NYI*| FLA | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 88.0 (2)
CHI > STL | STL*| NSH | NSH*| PHX | DAL | --- | --- | --- | --- = 87.8 (2)
COL > DET | LA* | MIN | CBJ | NSH*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 84.6 (2)
CBJ > ANA*| NSH | BUF | DET*| COL*| DET | --- | --- | --- | --- = 94.5 (3)
DAL > VAN | SJ | EDM*| MIN | CHI*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 85.8 (2)

DET > COL*| MIN*| CBJ | STL | CBJ*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 78.2 (3)
EDM > LA* | PHX*| STL | DAL | VAN | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 88.2 (2)
FLA > ATL*| CAR*| OTT*| TB | CAR*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 88.4 (4)
LA > EDM | CGY | COL | SJ* | CGY*| SJ | --- | --- | --- | --- = 96.3 (2)
MIN > ANA*| DET | COL*| DAL*| STL*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 94.8 (4)

MTL > BOS | NYI | PHI*| BUF*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 95.5 (2)
NSH > CBJ*| CHI*| CHI | STL*| COL | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 74.6 (3)
NJ > ATL | NYI*| NYR*| BOS | BOS*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 89.0 (3)
NYI > CAR*| NJ | MTL*| CAR | PHI*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 90.2 (3)
NYR > PHI | NJ | BUF*| WSH | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 86.0 (1)

OTT > TOR | TB | FLA | PHI | TOR*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 97.6 (1)
PHI > NYR*| MTL | OTT*| NYI | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 89.0 (2)
PHX > SJ* | EDM | VAN | CGY | CHI*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 88.4 (2)
PIT > BUF | BUF*| WSH | ATL | WSH*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 72.8 (2)
SJ > PHX | DAL*| LA | VAN*| LA* | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 87.4 (3)

STL > CHI*| CHI | EDM*| DET*| NSH | MIN | --- | --- | --- | --- = 81.5 (3)
TB > WSH*| OTT*| FLA*| ATL*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 78.8 (4)
TOR > OTT*| ATL*| BUF | OTT | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 91.2 (2)
VAN > DAL*| PHX*| ANA | SJ | EDM*| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 87.6 (3)
WSH > TB | PIT*| BOS | NYR*| PIT | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- = 78.2 (2)

OVERTIME POINT INFLATION

LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED 1156
LEAGUE POINTS AWARDED 2445
OT LOSS EXTRA POINTS 133

OT LOSS POINT INFLATION 5.753%