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Tie Breaking Procedures

Conference standings reflect the order in which teams would qualify for the playoffs. Division leaders (marked with a *) are automatically seeded first through third.

Eastern Conference
RK		GP	W	L	OT	PTS	GF	GA	HOME	AWAY	L10
1	z - OTTAWA*	82	52	21	9	113	314	211	29-9-3	23-12-6	3-5-2
2	y - CAROLINA*	82	52	22	8	112	294	260	31-8-2	21-14-6	5-3-2
3	y - NEW JERSEY*	82	46	27	9	101	242	229	27-11-3	19-16-6	10-0-0
4	x - BUFFALO	82	52	24	6	110	281	239	27-11-3	25-13-3	7-3-0
5	x - PHILADELPHIA	82	45	26	11	101	267	259	22-13-6	23-13-5	5-4-1
6	x - NY RANGERS	82	44	26	12	100	257	215	25-10-6	19-16-6	4-6-0
7	x - MONTREAL	82	42	31	9	93	243	247	24-13-4	18-18-5	6-4-0
8	x - TAMPA BAY	82	43	33	6	92	252	260	25-14-2	18-19-4	5-4-1

9	TORONTO	82	41	33	8	90	257	270	26-12-3	15-21-5	7-1-2
10	ATLANTA	82	41	33	8	90	281	275	24-13-4	17-20-4	6-2-2
11	FLORIDA	82	37	34	11	85	240	257	25-11-5	12-23-6	4-4-2
12	NY ISLANDERS	82	36	40	6	78	230	278	20-18-3	16-22-3	3-6-1
13	BOSTON	82	29	37	16	74	230	266	16-15-10	13-22-6	1-5-4
14	WASHINGTON	82	29	41	12	70	237	306	16-18-7	13-23-5	5-3-2
15	PITTSBURGH	82	22	46	14	58	244	316	12-21-8	10-25-6	4-4-2

Western Conference
RK		GP	W	L	OT	PTS	GF	GA	HOME	AWAY	L10
1	p - DETROIT*	82	58	16	8	124	305	209	27-9-5	31-7-3	8-1-1
2	y - DALLAS*	82	53	23	6	112	265	218	28-11-2	25-12-4	4-3-3
3	y - CALGARY*	82	46	25	11	103	218	200	30-7-4	16-18-7	6-1-3
4	x - NASHVILLE	82	49	25	8	106	259	227	32-8-1	17-17-7	7-3-0
5	x - SAN JOSE	82	44	27	11	99	266	242	25-9-7	19-18-4	8-1-1
6	x - ANAHEIM	82	43	27	12	98	254	229	26-10-5	17-17-7	6-4-0
7	x - COLORADO	82	43	30	9	95	283	257	25-10-6	18-20-3	4-5-1
8	x - EDMONTON	82	41	28	13	95	256	251	20-15-6	21-13-7	5-4-1

9	VANCOUVER	82	42	32	8	92	256	255	25-10-6	17-22-2	4-4-2
10	LOS ANGELES	82	42	35	5	89	249	270	26-14-1	16-21-4	4-6-0
11	MINNESOTA	82	38	36	8	84	231	215	23-16-2	15-20-6	5-4-1
12	PHOENIX	82	38	39	5	81	246	271	19-18-4	19-21-1	4-5-1
13	COLUMBUS	82	35	43	4	74	223	279	23-18-0	12-25-4	6-3-1
14	CHICAGO	82	26	43	13	65	211	285	16-19-6	10-24-7	3-5-2
15	ST LOUIS	82	21	46	15	57	197	292	12-23-6	9-23-9	1-7-2

x - clinched playoff spot	y - clinched division	z - clinched conference
p - clinched Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

GP - Games Played	W - Wins
L - Losses	OT - Overtime (worth one point)
	PTS - Points
GF - Goals For	GA - Goals Against
HOME - Home Record	AWAY - Road Record
L10 - Record in last ten games

Tie Breaking Procedure

If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:

1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).

2. The greater number of games won.

3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.

4. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.

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