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Conference standings
| Eastern Conference |
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| Montreal Canadiens | 104 | 47-35 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 102 | 47-35 |
| Washington Capitals | 94 | 43-39 |
| | New Jersey Devils | 99 | 46-36 |
| New York Rangers | 97 | 42-40 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 95 | 42-40 |
| Ottawa Senators | 94 | 43-39 |
| Boston Bruins | 94 | 41-41 |
| | Carolina Hurricanes | 92 | 43-39 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 90 | 39-43 |
| Florida Panthers | 85 | 38-44 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 83 | 36-46 |
| New York Islanders | 79 | 35-47 |
| Atlanta Thrashers | 76 | 34-48 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 71 | 31-51 |
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| Western Conference |
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| Detroit Red Wings | 115 | 54-28 |
| San Jose Sharks | 108 | 49-33 |
| Minnesota Wild | 98 | 44-38 |
| | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 102 | 47-35 |
| Dallas Stars | 97 | 45-37 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 95 | 44-38 |
| Calgary Flames | 94 | 42-40 |
| Nashville Predators | 91 | 41-41 |
| | Vancouver Canucks | 88 | 39-43 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 88 | 40-42 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 88 | 41-41 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 83 | 38-44 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 80 | 34-48 |
| St. Louis Blues | 79 | 33-49 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 71 | 32-50 |
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The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the
NHL playoffs. Division leaders are seeded #1, #2, and #3. The next five best
teams were seeded fourth through eighth. Seeding is determined by: point total,
wins, points obtained in games against tied teams and goal differential.
| #1 Montreal | | | | | | #1 Detroit |
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| #8 Boston | | | | | | #8 Nashville |
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| #5 NY Ran. | | | | | | #5 Dallas |
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| #4 N. Jersey | | | | | | #4 Anaheim |
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| #3 Washing. | | | | | | #3 Minnes. |
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| #6 Philadel. | | | | | | #6 Colorado |
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| #7 Ottawa | | | | | | #7 Calgary |
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| #2 Pittsbur. | | | | | | #2 San Jose |
There are three rounds of playoffs in each conference (first round, conference semi finals and conference finals).
The winner in these three rounds will be declared the Eastern or Western Conference Champion. In the final round, these
two face off against each other for the Stanley Cup.
In the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, teams are re-seeded
according to the same criteria as the First Rounds, the highest remaining seeds
play against the lowest remaining seeds.
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NHL tie-breaking procedure
If two or more clubs are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the standing of the clubs in each Conference will be determined in the following order:
a. The greater number of games won.
b. 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.
c. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.
Playoffs format
Best-of-7 format is used in all stage of playoffs. Home-ice advantage is given to the higher seed in all rounds except the first,
when all division winners are assured a seed no lower than three. Home-ice advantage
for the Stanley Cup Finals is determined by points. The team with home-ice
advantage is at home for Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 and on the road for games 3, 4 and
6.
2007 Playoofs results
finals:
Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Ottawa Senators 5 : 1
conference finals:
Buffalo Sabres - Ottawa Senators 1 : 4
Detroit Red Wings - Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 : 4
conference semifinals:
New Jersey Devils - Ottawa Senators 1 : 4
Buffalo Sabres - New York Rangers 4 : 2
Detroit Red Wings - San Jose Sharks 4 : 2
Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Vancouver Canucks 4 : 1
first round:
New Jersey Devils - Tampa Bay Lightning 4 : 2
Buffalo Sabres - New York Islanders 4 : 1
Ottawa Senators - Pittsburgh Penguins 4 : 1
Atlanta Thrashers - New York Rangers 0 : 4
Detroit Red Wings - Calgary Flames 4 : 2
Nashville Predators - San Jose Sharks 1 : 4
Vancouver Canucks - Dallas Stars 4 : 3
Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Minnesota Wild 4 : 1
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