| Rk |
Team |
Prv |
Comment |
| 1 |
San Jose |
1 |
It took Edmonton's
Dwayne Roloson (48 saves in a 2-1 shootout win) standing on his
head to end the Sharks' winning streak at eleven games. |
| 2 |
Detroit |
2 |
Red Wings fall to
Nashville and Columbus over the weekend, giving them a 10-11-2
record against the Central Division this season. |
| 3 |
New Jersey |
5 |
Martin Brodeur hits
the 40-win mark for the seventh time. Devils have won five of
six games. |
| 4 |
Anaheim |
4 |
Chris Pronger
appeared off the hook for the stomp on Vancouver's Ryan Kesler,
but a new camera angle led to an eight-game suspension. |
| 5 |
Pittsburgh |
7 |
Sidney Crosby out a
week with his ankle issue. Marian Hossa with a goal and an
assist in his Pens debut. Evgeni Malkin continues to roll.
|
| 6 |
Dallas |
3 |
The Stars have hit a
bump in the road through the first half of March, dropping five
of six games. Sergei Zubov could start skating this week. |
| 7 |
Montreal |
6 |
Since the trade of
Cristobal Huet, the Habs' young goaltending duo of Carey Price
and Jaroslav Halak has allowed just 20 goals in ten games.
|
| 8 |
Calgary |
8 |
Flames stumble to
open four-game road trip, but win in Chicago to grab a share of
the Northwest Division lead. |
| 9 |
Colorado |
9 |
Ryan Smyth returns
after missing five games for the Avs, who have won eight of
their last ten games. |
| 10 |
Carolina |
13 |
Eric Staal with
seven goals and 18 assists in his last 15 games and the
Hurricanes are 11-3-1 during that stretch. |
| 11 |
Ottawa |
11 |
Senators follow up
solid 3-0 win over Montreal with lackluster 5-1 loss at
Carolina. |
| 12 |
NY Rangers |
10 |
Rangers have a rough
weekend in Florida, losing to the hot Panthers and then falling
to the Lightning, who have been playing well too. |
| 13 |
Minnesota |
12 |
Wild end five-game
slide and that gets them a share of first in the tight Northwest
Division. |
| 14 |
Vancouver |
14 |
Canucks go 2-2-0 on
four-game road trip. Ryan Kesler scored three goals on the trip
to hit the 20-goal mark for the season. |
| 15 |
Boston |
16 |
The Bruins are 1-2-2
since defenseman Zdeno Chara went out of the lineup with an
upper body injury. |
| 16 |
Philadelphia |
15 |
Mike Richards
returns to the lineup but it's not enough to jump start the
Flyers, who are winless in four. |
| 17 |
Washington |
19 |
Capitals have put
together three wins in a row and are suddenly knocking on the
door of the eighth spot in the East. |
| 18 |
Buffalo |
18 |
Sabres snap
four-game winless streak (0-2-2) with routs of Carolina and
Toronto to move within one point of a playoff spot. |
| 19 |
Nashville |
17 |
Predators snap a
three-game losing streak with a huge 3-1 win in Detroit, keeping
them within two points of a playoff spot. |
| 20 |
Edmonton |
25 |
Oilers have won nine
of their last eleven games and suddenly they are sniffing around
that last playoff spot in the West. |
| 21 |
Florida |
23 |
Panthers have won
seven straight games and allowed just nine goals in the process.
Suddenly they are right back in the playoff picture. |
| 22 |
Phoenix |
21 |
After big wins over
Anaheim and Vancouver, the Coyotes drop a key game against
Edmonton and lose ground in the playoff race. |
| 23 |
Chicago |
20 |
A 1-4-1 slide has
put a huge dent in what ever slim playoff hopes the Blackhawks
had. Shoulder surgery ends Martin Havlat's season. |
| 24 |
Toronto |
26 |
Maple Leafs are
9-4-1 over their last 14 games, but they are still six points
out of a playoff spot. |
| 25 |
Columbus |
22 |
It looks like the
Blue Jackets' first trip to the playoffs will have to come in
another season. |
| 26 |
NY Islanders |
24 |
Islanders have been
outscored 23-8 during five-game losing streak. Top prospect Kyle
Okposo to make his NHL debut Tuesday versus Toronto. |
| 27 |
St. Louis |
27 |
Blues have won just
one of their last 12 games and are 0-5-1 so far on their on
nine-game road trip. |
| 28 |
Tampa Bay |
30 |
Mike Smith with a
2.39 goals against average, .910 save percentage and one shutout
for the Lightning, who have won three straight. |
| 29 |
Atlanta |
28 |
Thrashers are 2-8-4
over their last 14 games, including 2-5-4 since the trade
deadline. |
| 30 |
Los Angeles |
29 |
Rookie netminder
Erik Ersberg is 2-3-2 with a 2.00 goals against average and a
.939 save percentage since getting his shot in goal.
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