New York Islanders: 47 -- Points for Alexei Yashin, the team's leading scorer, in 56 games. Yashin averaged a point a game through 33 games, but has just 14 in his last 23, during which the Isles went 8-13-2 and coach Steve Stirling was fired. Yashin got to the Olympic break tied for 63rd in the NHL in scoring, not what the Isles were banking on when they built their team around him last summer.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 88 -- Power-play goals allowed by the Penguins in their 59 pre-Olympic games. That's the most in the NHL, and two more than they allowed all last season. The Pens' penalty-killing percentage (77.7) is also the worst in the League, and their 395 power plays allowed are more than any team except the Chicago Blackhawks.

Northeast Division

Ottawa Senators: 23 -- Number of games the Senators won by more than three or more goals, against only five such losses. The Senators lead the NHL in blowout wins, and are the only team that has had 50 percent of its games decided by three or more goals. Ottawa also has the fewest one-goal games (16).

Buffalo Sabres: 13 -- Victories against the Atlantic division by the Sabres, against just two regulation losses and one in overtime. It's the most wins and best won-lost record by any Eastern team against one of the other Eastern divisions.

Jose Theodore has been pulled in three of his last four starts for the Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens: 1 -- Number of games started and finished by starting goaltender Jose Theodore in the Canadiens' last 12 games. Theodore got only four starts in that span, but was KO'd in three of them, allowing five goals in less than 30 minutes each time. Cristobel Huet has started the Canadiens' last seven games.

Toronto Maple Leafs: 73 -- Goals allowed in the second period by Toronto, better than 50 percent more than the 47 the Leafs have allowed in the first period. The Leafs are plus-11 (58-47) in the opening 20 minutes, but minus-17 (56-73) in the middle period.

Boston Bruins: 30 -- Number of one-goal games played by the Bruins in their first 58 contests. The Bruins were 10-10-10, including six overtime losses and four more (without a victory) in shootouts.

Southeast Division

Carolina Hurricanes: 27 -- Wins by Carolina when it scores first, against only two losses. The 27 wins when scoring first is tied with Ottawa for the most in the NHL, and the Hurricanes' .931 winning percentage when they score first is by far the best in the League. The Canes' 215 goals scored in 57 games are 43 more than they scored in all of 2003-04.

Tampa Bay Lightning: 8 -- Empty-net goals allowed by the Lightning, tied with the last-place St. Louis Blues for the most in the NHL. Eight of the Bolts' 10 two-goal losses (tied for most in the League) have come in games in which the opposition hit the empty net. The Lightning has actually allowed more empty-net goals than it has taken major penalties (6).

Atlanta Thrashers: 152 -- Power-play goals scored by the Thrashers and their opponents. The Thrashers' had the season's best perfect night on the power play (4-for-4 vs. Tampa Bay on Nov. 1), the worst night on the power play (0-for-13 at Montreal on Nov. 22), and the most power-play goals and attempts allowed (7-for-16 by Toronto on Oct. 14).

Florida Panthers: 1,779 -- Number of shots faced by Roberto Luongo, the most of any goaltender in the NHL this season. But seeing a lot of rubber is nothing new for Luongo; he saw a league-high 2,475 shots in 2003-04. The good news for the Panthers: Luongo is 10th in the league with a .914 save percentage. The bad news: That's a drop from the .931 save percentage he recorded in 2003-04.

Washington Capitals: 39 -- The difference in points between team leader Alexander Ovechkin (69) and runner-up Dainus Zubrus (30). Ovechkin has more goals (36) than any of his teammates has points.