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NHL Standings 2008-2009

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Eastern Conference
ATLANTICGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPP%PK%HOMEAWAYL10
NY Rangers28188238756715.389.511-5-17-3-17-3-0
Pittsburgh24146432776616.783.27-3-27-3-26-2-2
Philadelphia24127529807423.285.76-4-26-3-37-1-2
New Jersey22128226656013.977.37-4-15-4-15-5-0
NY Islanders241012222658017.982.55-7-15-5-16-4-0
NORTHEASTGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPP%PK%HOMEAWAYL10
Boston24164436825523.082.39-1-17-3-38-1-1
Montreal24146432726514.981.97-2-27-4-25-3-2
Buffalo241110325657118.887.17-6-14-4-23-7-0
Toronto25910624768821.275.54-4-45-6-23-5-2
Ottawa23910422575718.686.86-5-23-5-23-5-2
SOUTHEASTGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPP%PK%HOMEAWAYL10
Washington25139329808021.078.09-1-14-8-24-5-1
Carolina251211226657512.980.76-7-06-4-24-6-0
Florida241011323616815.281.75-3-25-8-15-3-2
Tampa Bay24610820567617.379.43-4-53-6-31-5-4
Atlanta25814319729219.473.65-6-13-8-22-7-1
Western Conference
CENTRALGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPP%PK%HOMEAWAYL10
Detroit24164436847131.082.16-2-210-2-27-2-1
Chicago22106626756521.683.36-1-44-5-24-3-3
Nashville241210226707713.880.25-3-17-7-16-3-1
Columbus241110325717510.179.17-5-14-5-25-4-1
St. Louis231011222637123.786.15-5-15-6-15-4-1
NORTHWESTGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPP%PK%HOMEAWAYL10
Minnesota24158131715326.088.88-5-17-3-06-4-0
Vancouver25149230756217.280.67-3-17-6-15-3-2
Calgary251410129737719.884.29-4-15-6-06-4-0
Colorado241212024647116.578.86-5-06-7-06-4-0
Edmonton231011222617019.675.22-3-28-8-04-5-1
PACIFICGPWLOTLPTSGFGAPP%PK%HOMEAWAYL10
San Jose25213143975922.584.413-0-18-3-08-1-1
Anaheim26149331757221.281.67-6-27-3-15-3-2
Phoenix241111224596514.080.47-4-14-7-13-5-2
Los Angeles241011323626716.282.77-6-33-5-04-5-1
Dallas24911422688714.575.53-4-36-7-14-4-2
Glossary
* Standings are updated with the completion of each game.

Seeding tiebreakers
The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. The division winners in each conference are seeded Nos. 1 - 3, and the remaining five teams are seeded Nos. 4 - 8, according to point total.
Tiebreaker
In the event teams are tied in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied to determine which team receives the higher seeding.

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. Goal differential

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We're taking stock of all 30 clubs -- some earned top grades, while others have some serious work to do before the All-Star break. Burnside

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