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The NHL, surpassed by a few days the mark of a half of the regular season, he stops for the 'All Star Game in Columbus. After the last games played last night we analyze the situation starting from the Eastern Conference, where the New York Islanders, meeting after meeting, you are gaining the role of revelation of the year.
Thursday 22 January 2015 9 minutes reading time
ATLANTIC DIVISION
It & rsquo; three-way fight to prevail between the Montreal Canadiens, the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning. Canadians come to the break of & rsquo; All Star Game with a slight advantage with their 28 wins in regulation and all three & rsquo; overtime (.670), but must meet all & rsquo; Detroit attack you & egrave; made under with a winning streak of 4 games still open (9/11/26 and .663 for them). To act as a third wheel are lightning Florida (.660) despite their inconstancy. To play the role of disappointed luxury committed to contend for a wild card are the Boston Bruins who last year won the President & rsquo; s Trophy reserved for the best record in the regular season of the NHL and sail through thick and thin fourth in the division (. 587) defending his teeth a place in the post-season in which the eyes are putting even the Florida Panthers (.568). Remain nailed on the point in the race to the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators while closing the division the Buffalo Sabres, definitely the worst team in the tournament with a streak of 12 defeats in their last outputs (.330)
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
If in & rsquo; Atlantic the protagonists are the usual notes, the big surprise comes from the New York Islanders that after closing last season with the fourteenth place in the conference, have the luxury to get to & rsquo; All Stars Game as the best team in the East with their 31 wins in regulation and all & rsquo; overtime (.685) and with the best attack of the entire NHL & egrave; gi & agrave; he scored 151 times. The team of Jack Capuano has pocketed the ticket to the playoffs that he attended only two other times in the past decade. The Islanders have taken the scepter of the Division to the Pittsburgh Penguins (.659) that are harassed in second place by the New York Rangers (.651) after a false start are rising to positions that compete them. Can not & ograve; be considered out of the fight for the top three positions in Washington. The Capitals, in each case, either directly or with the wild card (.622) view concrete possibility & agrave; of post-season. They have a negative balance the other teams of the Metropolitan, from the Columbus Blue Jackets (.489) that they can not find a convincing pitch. Do not repeat the qualification to the playoffs even the Philadelphia Flyers (.457) who sit, not too quietly, in sixth place in the division before the Devils in New Jersey (.447) and the Carolina Hurricanes (.402).
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ATLANTIC
GP
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W
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L
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OT
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Points
& Nbsp; Montr & eacute; to
44
28
13
3
59
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0,670
& Nbsp; Detroit
46
26
11
9
61
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; .663
& Nbsp; Tampa Bay
47
29
14
4
62
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0.660
& Nbsp; Boston
46
24
16
6
54
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0.587
& Nbsp; Florida
44
20
14
10
50
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0,568
& Nbsp; Toronto
47
22
22
3
47
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0,500
& Nbsp; Ottawa
44
18
18
8
44
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0,500
& Nbsp; Buffalo
47
14
30
3
31
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0,330
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METROPOLITAN
GP
W
L
OT
Points
& Nbsp; NY Islanders
46
31
14
1
63
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0.685
& Nbsp; Pittsburgh
44
26
12
6
58
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; .659
& Nbsp; NY Rangers
43
26
13
4
56
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; .651
& Nbsp; Washington
45
24
13
8
56
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0.622
& Nbsp; Columbus
44
20
21
3
43
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; .489
& Nbsp; Philadelphia
47
18
22
7
43
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0.457
& Nbsp; New Jersey
47
17
22
8
42
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0.447
& Nbsp; Carolina
46
16
25
5
37
& Nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; 0,402
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