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Penalty-Killing Reliance - 2010-11

2011-11-16T23:59:00.003-05:00

I took the goals allowed while short-handed and divided the number into total goals allowed. Phoenix had the highest percentage, while Florida had the lowest. What does that mean? I'm not too sure. My guess is that the Coyotes would be greatly improved if they picked up a penalty-killer or two. Here's the complete list:

Team – PPGA – GA – Pct.
Anaheim – 57 – 235 – 24.2
Atlanta – 64 – 269 – 23.8
Boston – 46 – 195 – 23.6
Buffalo – 51 – 229 – 22.2
Calgary – 53 – 237 – 22.4
Carolina – 51 – 239 – 21.3
Chicago – 53 – 225 – 23.6
Colorado – 75 – 288 – 26.0
Columbus – 62 – 258 – 24.0
Dallas – 55 – 233 – 23.6
Detroit – 53 – 241 – 22.0
Edmonton – 74 – 269 – 27.5
Florida – 41 – 229 – 17.9
Los Angeles – 40 – 198 – 20.2
Minnesota – 53 – 233 – 22.7
Montreal – 51 – 209 – 24.4
Nashville – 41 – 194 – 21.1
New Jersey – 40 – 209 – 19.1
N.Y. Islanders – 52 – 264 – 19.7
N.Y. Rangers – 42 – 198 – 21.2
Ottawa – 48 – 250 – 19.2
Philadelphia – 54 – 223 – 24.2
Phoenix – 64 – 226 – 28.3
Pittsburgh – 45 – 199 – 22.6
San Jose – 56 – 213 – 26.3
St. Louis – 51 – 234 – 21.8
Tampa Bay – 49 – 240 – 20.4
Toronto – 62 – 251 – 24.7
Vancouver – 45 – 185 – 24.3
Washington – 43 – 197 – 21.8

That's all the categories from last season. I'll have to think up some more before getting to April. Thanks for reading.

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Most Points Ahead of Second Place in Overall Standings

2011-10-27T17:25:00.003-04:00

Vancouver had a 10 point margin in 2010-11, not enough to crack this list:

Team – Year – Pts.
Detroit Red Wings - 1995-96 - 27
Boston Bruins - 1929-30 - 26
Montreal Canadiens - 1943-44 - 25
Montreal Canadiens - 1955-56 - 24
Detroit Red Wings - 1951-52 - 22
Montreal Canadiens - 1976-77 - 20
Montreal Canadiens - 1957-58 - 19
Montreal Canadiens - 1958-59 - 18
Chicago Blackhawks - 1966-67 - 17
Boston Bruins - 1938-39 - 16

Montreal Canadiens - 1977-78 - 16
Detroit Red Wings - 1952-53 - 15
Edmonton Oilers - 1983-84 - 15
Detroit Red Wings - 2001-02 - 15
Montreal Canadiens - 1944-45 - 13
Montreal Canadiens - 1959-60 - 13
Montreal Canadiens - 1961-62 - 13
Montreal Canadiens - 1972-73 - 13
Boston Bruins - 1970-71 - 12
Detroit Red Wings - 1949-50 - 11
Detroit Red Wings - 2005-06 - 11

At the other end, Edmonton was only six points out of next to last:

Team - Year - Pts.
Chicago Blackhawks 1953-54 37
Quebec Nordiques 1989-90 33
New York Rangers 1943-44 26
Chicago Blackhawks 1950-51 26
Winnipeg Jets 1980-81 24
Boston Bruins 1961-62 22
Pittsburgh Pirates 1929-30 20
Los Angeles Kings 1969-70 20
California Seals 1973-74 20
Washington Capitals 1974-75 20

Ottawa Senators 1993-94 20
Tampa Bay Lightning 1997-98 19
New York Rangers 1942-43 19
Oakland Seals 1967-68 19
New York Islanders 1972-73 18
New York Rangers 1952-53 17
Chicago Blackhawks 1951-52 16
New York Rangers 1959-60 15
Atlanta Thrashers 1999-00 15
Boston Bruins 1966-67 14
Detroit Red Wings 1985-86 14

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Goal-Scoring Leaders by Year of Birth

2011-10-27T17:16:00.003-04:00

We have a couple of new leaders here, one by a big year, one by a mistake by me. Martin St. Louis, I'm sorry.

Year – Player – Goals
1882 – Joe Hall – 15; 1883 – Didier Pitre – 63; 1885 – Rusty Crawford – 10
1886 – Hamby Shore – 3; 1888 – Newsy Lalonde – 124; 1889 – Harry Mummery – 33
1890 – Joe Malone – 143; 1891 – Odie Cleghorn – 94; 1892 – Punch Broadbent – 122
1893 – Frank Nighbor – 137; 1894 – Corb Denneny – 103; 1896 – Bill Cook – 223
1897 – Cy Denneny – 246; 1898 – Babe Dye – 202; 1899 – Carson Cooper – 110

1900 – Bill Burch – 137; 1901 – Aurel Joliat – 270; 1902 – Nels Stewart – 324
1903 – Bun Cook – 158; 1904 – Cooney Wieland – 173; 1905 – Hooley Smith – 200
1906 – P. Thompson – 153; 1907 – Dit Clapper – 228; 1908 – Ceese Dillon – 167
1909 – Doc Romnes – 67; 1910 – Charlie Conacher – 225; 1911 – Busher Jackson – 241
1912 – Toe Blake – 235; 1913 – Bryan Hextall – 188; 1914 – Gord Drillon – 155

1915 – Syl Apps – 201; 1916 – Roy Conacher – 226; 1917 – Red Hamill – 128
1918 – Milt Schmidt – 229; 1919 – Edgar Laprade – 108; 1920 – Max Bentley – 244
1921 – Maurice Richard – 544; 1922 – Bill Quackenbush – 62; 1923 – Harry Watson – 236
1924 – Cal Gardner – 154; 1925 – Ted Lindsay – 379; 1926 – Bert Olmstead – 181
1927 – Red Kelly – 282; 1928 – Gordie Howe – 801; 1929 – Andy Hebenton – 189

1930 – George Armstrong – 296; 1931 – Jean Beliveau – 507; 1932 – Dean Prentice – 391
1933 – Camille Henry – 279; 1934 – Don McKenney – 237; 1935 – John Bucyk – 556
1936 – Henri Richard – 358; 1937 – Ralph Backstrom – 278; 1938 – Frank Mahovlich – 533
1939 – Bobby Hull – 610; 1940 – Stan Mikita – 541; 1941 – Rod Gilbert – 406
1942 – Phil Esposito – 717; 1943 – Yvan Cournoyer – 438; 1944 – Ken Hodge – 328

1945 – Jean Pronovost – 391; 1946 – Pete Mahovlich – 288; 1947 – Garry Unger – 413
1948 – Bobby Orr – 270; 1949 – Butch Goring – 375; 1950 – Gil Perreault – 512
1951 – Marcel Dionne – 731; 1952 – Steve Shutt – 424; 1953 – Lanny McDonald – 500
1954 – Danny Gare – 354; 1955 – Dave Taylor – 431; 1956 – Bryan Trottier – 524
1957 – Mike Bossy – 573; 1958 – Bobby Smith – 357; 1959 – Mike Gartner – 707

1960 – Dino Ciccarelli – 608; 1961 – Wayne Gretzky – 894; 1962 – Geoff Courtnall – 365
1963 – Dave Andreychuk – 640; 1964 – Brett Hull – 741; 1965 – Steve Yzerman – 692
1966 – Luc Robitaille – 668; 1967 – Vincent Damphousse – 432; 1968 – Mark Recchi – 563; 1969 – Brendan Shanahan – 656

1970 – Teemu Selanne – 636
1971 – Mats Sundin – 564
1972 – Jaromir Jagr – 646
1973 – Alex Kovalev – 428
1974 – Paul Kariya – 402

1975 – Martin St. Louis – 298
1976 – Milan Hejduk – 357
1977 – Jarome Iginla – 484
1978 – Olli Jokinen – 269
1979 – Marian Hossa – 388

1980 – Vincent Lecavalier – 351
1981 – Dany Heatley – 325
1982 – Marian Gaborik - 283
1983 – Ilya Kovalchuk - 369
1984 – Rick Nash – 259

1985 – Alex Ovechkin – 301
1986 – Evgeni Malkin – 158
1987 – Sidney Crosby – 215
1888 – Jonathan Toews - 115
1989 – Sam Gagner – 59

1990 – Steven Stamkos – 119
1991 – Matt Duchene – 51
1992 – Jeff Skinner - 31

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Playoff Series Leads

2011-10-26T00:02:00.002-04:00

Time for the annual update of the most useful list on the site, at least at playoff time. What are the odds of a team coming back from 3-1 when they are the lower seed? About 6.3 percent, at least since 2004. Here is the list, with the "F" being the team with home-ice advantage in the seventh game:

Series – Favorite Wins
0 – 0: 65-45 - .590
1 – 0 F: 51 – 20 - .718
1 – 0 U: 14 – 20 - .412
1 – 1: 23 – 21 - .523
2 – 0 F: 39 - 6 – .867
2 – 0 U: 3 –13 - .188
2 – 1 F: 35 – 15 - .700
2 – 1 U: 12 – 15 - .444
2 – 2: 23 – 16 - .589
3 – 0 F: 19 – 1 – .950
3 – 0 U: 0 – 9 - .000
3 – 1 F: 31 – 5 - .861
3 – 1 U: 1- 15 - .063
3 – 2 F: 34 – 9 – .790
3 – 2 U: 3 – 17 - .150
3 – 3: 14 - 14– .500

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Parity Index

2011-10-25T23:30:00.002-04:00

Take the winning percentage of the best team in the league (points/possible points), and compare it to the winning percentage of the league's worst team. The difference is the parity index, at least in my world.

Here are the biggest numbers since 1940:

Year – Best Team (Pct.) – Worst Team (Pct.) – Difference
1943-44 – Montreal (.830) – N.Y. Rangers (.170) - .670
1975-76 – Montreal (.794) – Washington (.200) - .594
1972-73 – Montreal (.769) – N.Y. Islanders (.192) - .577
1974-75 – Three teams (.706) – Washington (.131) - .575
1976-77 – Montreal (.825) – Detroit (.256) - .569
1992-93 – Pittsburgh (.708) – Two teams (.143) - .565
1995-96 – Detroit (.799) – Ottawa (.250) - .549
1977-78 – Montreal (.806) – Minnesota (.281) - .525
1983-84 – Edmonton (.744) – Pittsburgh (.239) - .505
1985-86 – Edmonton (.744) – Detroit (.250) - .494

By the way, the Canadiens went 7-0-1 against the Rangers in 1943-44. I wonder how the Rangers got the tie.

Now, the smallest numbers, which as you'd expect are dominated by the original six era:

Year – Best Team (Pct.) – Worst Team (Pct.) – Difference
1948-49 – Detroit (.625) – N.Y. Rangers (.392) - .233
1958-59 – Montreal (.650) – Detroit (.414) - .236
1949-50 – Detroit – (.629) – Chicago (.386) - .243
1947-48 – Toronto (.642) – Chicago (.383) - .259
1945-46 – Montreal (.610) – N.Y. Rangers (.350) - .260
1941-42 – N.Y. Rangers (.625) – Brooklyn (.365) - .260
1986-87 – Edmonton (.663) – Two teams (.400) - .263
1963-64 – Montreal (.607) – Boston (.343) - .264
1962-63 – Toronto (.586) – Boston (.321) - .265
2007-08 – Detroit (.701) – Two teams (.433) - .268

Now let's go back to the expansion era, starting in 1967. The big numbers:

Year – Best Team (Pct.) – Worst Team (Pct.) – Difference
1975-76 – Montreal (.794) – Washington (.200) - .594
1972-73 – Montreal (.769) – N.Y. Islanders (.192) - .577
1974-75 – Three teams (.706) – Washington (.131) - .575
1976-77 – Montreal (.825) – Detroit (.256) - .569
1992-93 – Pittsburgh (.708) – Two teams (.143) - .565
1995-96 – Detroit (.799) – Ottawa (.250) - .549
1977-78 – Montreal (.806) – Minnesota (.281) - .525
1983-84 – Edmonton (.744) – Pittsburgh (.239) - .505
1985-86 – Edmonton (.744) – Detroit (.250) - .494
1973-74 – Boston (.724) – California (.231) - .493

And the small numbers, which are filling in these days:

Year – Best Team (Pct.) – Worst Team (Pct.) – Difference
1986-87 – Edmonton (.663) – Two teams (.400) - .263
2007-08 – Detroit (.701) – Two teams (.433) - .268
1996-97 – Colorado (.652) – Boston (.372) - .280
2003-04 – Detroit (.664) – Pittsburgh (.354) - .310
1967-68 – Montreal (.635) – Oakland (.318) - .317
2002-03 – Ottawa (.689) – Carolina (.371) - .318
2009-10 – Washington (.658) – Edmonton (.337) - .321
2010-11 – Vancouver (.713) – Edmonton (.378) - .335
1987-88 – Calgary (.656) – Minnesota (.319) - .337
2008-09 – San Jose (.713) – N.Y. Islanders (.372) - .341

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Second-Place Finishes for Goals in a Season

2011-10-25T23:22:00.003-04:00

Here are a couple of silly lists, from someone who made up a CD of his favorite songs that made it to #2 on the charts.

Gordie Howe did a lot of scoring over the years, and won titles. He also finished second in goals more than anyone else; Steven Stamkos was last season's runner-up:

Name – Number
Gordie Howe – 5
Frank Mahovlich- 4
Jaromir Jagr – 4
Mike Bossy – 3
Guy Lafleur – 3
Stan Mikita – 3
Roy Conacher – 3
10 tied at 2

Not much new for the list of biggest leads for the goal-scoring champion, either.

Leader – Year – Diff.
Brett Hull – 1990-91 – 35
Wayne Gretzky – 1983-84 – 31
Wayne Gretzky – 1981-82 – 28
Phil Esposito – 1970-71 – 25
Bobby Hull – 1965-66 – 22
Maurice Richard – 1944-45 – 18

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More Career Losses than Wins by Retired Goalies

2011-10-25T23:13:00.002-04:00

Nothing new here. Ron Low remains the leader, a fine example of a decent goalie playing for bad teams:

Name – Difference
Ron Low – 101
Gary Smith - 88
Gilles Meloche - 81
Bill Beveridge – 79
Jeff Hackett – 78
Jim Rutherford – 76
Dunc Wilson – 70
Chuck Rayner - 70
Greg Millen - 69
Cesare Mantiago – 67

Marc Denis - 67
Al Rollins - 64
Joe Miller – 63
Pete LoPresti - 59
Michel Dion – 58
Roy Worters – 58
Kevin Weekes – 58
Denis Herron – 57
Mike Karakas – 55
Ron Tugnutt - 53

On the other side, the new entry to the list is Chris Osgood. He knocked Glenn Hall out of the top 20.

Osgood is going to be an interesting Hall of Fame candidate. He never seemed like one during much of his career ... but somebody won those games, as well as championships.

Name – Difference
Patrick Roy – 236
Ken Dryden – 201
Jacques Plante – 191
Chris Osgood - 185
Dominik Hasek - 166
Ed Belfour - 164
Andy Moog - 163
Gerry Cheevers – 128
Tony Esposito – 117
Terry Sawchuk – 117

Mike Vernon – 112
Grant Fuhr – 108
Curtis Joseph - 102
George Hainsworth – 101
Bill Durnan – 96
Tom Barrasso – 92
Pete Peeters – 91
Michel Laroque - 91
Tiny Thompson - 90
Ron Hextall – 82

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Playoff Series Winner by Regular Season Point Differential

2011-10-25T22:55:00.002-04:00

I would guess 2011 was a rather typical year, as only one team which had more than 10 points fewer than its opponent won. Here's the breakdown since 1981:

Pts. – Record
0 – 7-8 (wins by higher seed),
1 – 12-1, 2 – 12-11, 3 – 9-15, 4 – 8-7, 5 – 19-8
6 – 15-6, 7 - 10-5, 8 – 10-3, 9 – 10-13, 10 – 5-4

11 – 10-8, 12 – 9-9, 13 – 8-6, 14 – 10-7, 15 – 12-6
16 – 5-1, 17 – 9-2, 18 – 9-3, 19 – 6-3, 20 – 6-1

21 – 7-3, 22 – 3-2, 23 – 6-1, 24 – 4-3, 25 – 2-1
26 – 9-2, 27 – 7-3, 28 – 7-0, 29 – 3-5, 30 – 3-1

31 – 2-0; 32 – 2-2, 33 – 0-2; 34 – 0-1, 35 – 0-1
36 – 5-0, 37 – 3-0, 38 – 0-1, 39 – 2-1, 41 – 2-0
43 – 2-0; 46 – 1-0, 48 – 0-1, 51 – 3-0, 53 – 1-0

60 – 1-0

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Most Goaltender Games Without a Shutout (Retired)

2011-10-19T12:53:00.002-04:00

Nothing new in this list. Pokey Reddick still reigns:

Name – Number
Pokey Reddick – 132
Jim Hrivnak – 85
Hardy Astrom – 83
Darren Pang – 81
Jiri Crha – 69
Pierre Hamel - 69
Tim Bernhardt – 67
George Gardner - 66
Michel Belhumeur – 65
Gary Laskoski – 59

Just for fun, I took a look at the least number of games played by a goalie with one career shutout. As you'd expect, there are a lot of names who showed up briefly in the dead puck era and moved on. Can't say I've heard of many of them. On the other hand, I wonder what Joe Ironstone did wrong ... and if this will get hits as people search for him:

Name – Number
Joe Ironstone – 2
Dave Gatherum – 3
Gord Henry – 3
Claude Pronovost - 3
Dan LaCosta – 4
Andre Gill - 5
Mike Fountain – 11
Jack McCartan – 12
Maxime Ouellet - 12
Adam Munro - 17

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Most Career Points Without All-League Selection

2011-10-19T12:32:00.003-04:00

This includes both first and second teams, and it was easy to update after the 2010-11 season. No one moved up, and no one moved out. Daniel Alfredsson is 10 points out of the top 20, so he ought to make it.

Name – Number
Ron Francis – 1,798
Doug Gilmour – 1,414
Dave Andreychuk – 1,338
Mike Gartner – 1,335
Pierre Turgeon – 1,327
Peter Stastny – 1,239
Norm Ullman – 1,229
Jeremy Roenick – 1,227
Bernie Nicholls – 1,210
Vincent Damphousse – 1,205

Dino Ciccarelli – 1,200
Rod Brind’Amour – 1,184
Bernie Federko – 1,135
Joe Nieuwendyk – 1,126
Darryl Sittler – 1,121
Glenn Anderson – 1,099
Theoren Fleury – 1,088
Pat Verbeek – 1,063
Bobby Smith – 1,036
Doug Weight – 1,033

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Most Regular Season Games Coaches by Non-Cup Winner

2011-10-19T12:23:00.002-04:00

Pat Quinn remains on top of this category. For now. Ron Wilson is charging up on the outside, and unless he leaves or wins a Cup, he'll pass Quinn this season.

Jacques Martin, Lindy Ruff, Paul Maurice and Barry Trotz are also moving up. The top 10:

Name – Number
Pat Quinn – 1,400
Ron Wilson – 1,377
Bryan Murray – 1,239
Jacques Martin – 1,262
Billy Rey – 1,102
Lindy Ruff – 1,066
Paul Maurice – 1,059
Brian Sutter – 1,028
Roger Neilson – 1,000
Barry Trotz – 984

So how about most playoff games coached without winning a Cup? Quinn's lead is pretty save here, with Martin the leading active coach:

Name – Number
Pat Quinn – 183
Billy Reay - 116
Bryan Murray – 112
Jacques Martin - 111
Roger Neilson – 106
Lindy Ruff – 101
Terry Murray – 101
Darryl Sutter – 101
Ron Wilson - 95
Emile Francis – 89

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Most Games Without Appearing in Stanley Cup Finals

2011-10-19T12:06:00.002-04:00

Mike Gartner remains the champion here, but Roman Hamrlik is moving up fast. He jumped from ninth to sixth, and is a couple of good years away from catching him. Not that he wants to do that, though.

There are no new names this year, although Shane Doan will be joining it in the very near future as of this writing. The top 20:

Name - Number
Mike Gartner – 1,432
Luke Richardson – 1,415
Harry Howell – 1,411
Marcel Dionne – 1,348
Teppo Numminen – 1,315
*Roman Hamrlik – 1,311
Mats Sundin – 1,305
Pierre Turgeon – 1,294
Ray Ferraro – 1,258
Owen Nolan – 1,200

Marc Bergevin – 1,191
Kevin Dineen – 1,188
Tony Amonte – 1,174
Kevin Hatcher – 1,157
Borje Salming – 1,148
Gary Suter – 1,145
Bryan McCabe – 1,135
Dave Ellett – 1,129
Murray Oliver – 1,127
Bernie Nicholls – 1,125

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Most Playoff Goals Allowed by Goalie

2011-10-19T11:55:00.002-04:00

Again, this is retired goalies only. Chris Osgood isn't in the retired goalie section of the new NHL guide, but an alert reader pointed out that he should be in here. So, now he is:

Name – Number
Patrick Roy – 584
Grant Fuhr – 430
Andy Moog – 377
Mike Vernon – 367
Ed Belfour - 359
Tom Barrasso – 349
Billy Smith – 348
Curtis Joseph - 327
Glenn Hall - 320
Tony Esposito – 308

Kelly Hrudey – 283
Ron Hextall - 276
Ken Dryden – 274
Chris Osgood - 267
Terry Sawchuk – 266
Dominik Hasek - 246
Gerry Cheevers – 242
Jacques Plante – 237
Pete Peeters – 232
Don Beaupre – 220

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Most Playoff Games Without a Shutout

2011-10-19T11:49:00.001-04:00

This applies to retired goalies only (lot easier to keep track of it that way), and there wasn't much work to be done here after 2011. No goalies cracked the list. The top 10:

Name – Number
Kelly Hrudey – 85
Greg Millen - 59
Murray Bannerman – 40
Brian Hayward – 37
Glenn Healy - 37
Gerry Desjardins – 35
Mario Gosselin – 32
Chris Terreri – 29
Rick Wamsley - 27
Pat Riggin – 25
Dan Cloutier – 25

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Coaches Who Worked Exactly One Season With a Team

2011-10-19T11:41:00.001-04:00

It's rather rare for someone to coach one year and then move on for one reason or another. Craig Ramsay was the only one to do it last season, and the move from Atlanta to Winnipeg might have had something to do with it. Here are the best records of the coaches who only lasted a year:

Coach/Team – Season – Pct.
Keenan/N.Y. Rangers – 1993-94 - .667
Denneny/Boston – 1928-29 - .648
Lemaire/New Jersey – 2009-10 - .628
Playfair/Calgary – 2006-07 - .585
Granato/Colorado – 2009-10 - .579
Johnston/Chicago – 1979-80 - .544
Bowness/Boston – 1991-92 - .525
Brooks/New Jersey – 1992-93 - .517
Creamer/Pittsburgh – 1987-88 - .506
Hay/Phoenix – 1996-97 - .506

Ramsay/Atlanta – 2010-11 - .488
Stewart/Los Angeles – 1977-78 - .481
Simpson/Philadelphia – 1993-94 - .476
Muldoon/Chicago – 1926-27 - .466
Lewis/Boston – 2006-07 - .463
Harvey/N.Y. Rangers – 1961-62 - .457
Talbot/N.Y. Rangers – 1977-78 - .456
Murdoch/Chicago – 1987-88 - .431
Boucher/Boston – 1949-50 - .429
Murray/Anaheim – 2001-02 - .421
Meeker/Toronto – 1956-57 - .407

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Oldest Active Players

2011-10-19T11:30:00.003-04:00

Mark Recchi and Mathieu Schneider are off this list, so the new champion is Dwayne Roloson.

And nice of Jaromir Jagr to pop back up in the league. The top 20:

Name – D.O.B.
Dwayne Roloson – 12-12-69
Niklas Lidstrom – 4-28-70
Teemu Selanne – 7-3-70
Sean O’Donnell – 10-13-71
Owen Nolan – 2-12-72
Jaromir Jagr – 2-15-72
Martin Brodeur – 5-6-72
Ray Whitney – 5-8-72
Mike Knuble – 7-4-72
Daniel Alfredsson – 12-11-72

Nikolai Khabibulin – 1-13-73
Tomas Holmstrom – 1-23-73
Brian Rolston – 2-21-73
John Madden – 5-4-73 (in the minors at this writing)
Johan Hedberg – 5-5-73
Adrian Aucoin – 7-3-73
Steve Staios – 7-28-73
Andrew Brunette – 8-24-73
Jason Blake – 9-2-73
Jaroslav Spacek – 2-11-74

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Most Playoff Points Without Winning Stanley Cup

2011-10-19T10:48:00.003-04:00

The NHL shrunk its list of top playoff scorers in this year's guide and record book. So only six players on the list of top overall playoff points leaders have never won a Cup. Here they are:

Name – Points
Adam Oates – 156
Brian Propp – 148
Brad Park – 125
Jeremy Roenick – 121
Dino Ciccarelli – 118
Dale Hunter – 118

Bernie Nicholls (114) and Craig Janney (110) are on the outside looking in now.

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Power-Play Reliance

2011-09-21T00:19:00.001-04:00

The Boston Bruins only scored 17.4 percent of their goals on their power play, the lowest such percentage in the league. I guess it didn't hurt them in the playoffs. Anaheim was the champ at 28.0 percent in the regular season. Here are all 30 teams:

Team – PPG – GF – Pct.
Anaheim – 67 – 239 – 28.0
Atlanta – 53 – 223 – 23.8
Boston – 43 – 246 – 17.4
Buffalo – 54 – 245 – 22.0
Calgary – 62 – 250 – 24.8
Carolina – 55 – 236 – 23.3
Chicago – 64 – 258 – 24.8
Colorado – 49 – 227 – 21.6
Columbus – 42 – 215 – 19.5
Dallas – 55 – 227 – 24.2
Detroit – 67 – 261 – 25.7
Edmonton – 44 – 193 – 22.8
Florida – 35 – 195 - 17.9
Los Angeles – 47 – 219 – 21.5
Minnesota – 53 – 206 – 25.7
Montreal – 57 – 216 – 26.4
Nashville – 41 - 219 - 18.7
New Jersey – 34 – 174 – 19.5
N.Y. Islanders – 52 – 229 - 22.7
N.Y. Rangers – 49 – 233 – 21.0
Ottawa – 45 – 192 – 23.4
Philadelphia – 49 – 259 – 18.9
Phoenix – 46 – 231 – 19.9
Pittsburgh – 49 – 238 – 20.6
San Jose – 68 – 248 – 27.4
St. Louis – 52 – 240 – 21.7
Tampa Bay – 69 – 247 – 27.9
Toronto – 52 – 218 – 23.9
Vancouver – 72 – 262 – 27.5
Washington – 46 – 224 – 20.5

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Playoff matchups

2011-09-21T00:00:00.003-04:00

For those looking ahead to April, here's is how series have come out by seeding position. Boston was a #3 seed last spring, while Vancouver was #1. The finals aren't included, and the list goes back to 1994. (An alert reader noticed we are missing a later-round series; I'll check that out shortly.)

1 vs. 8 – Team 1 has won 25 of 34 (.735)
2 vs. 7 – Team 2 has won 19 of 34 (.559)
3 vs. 6 – Team 3 has won 22 of 34 (.647)
4 vs. 5 – Team 4 has won 22 of 34 (.647)

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Player's Goals Divided by Team's Goals

2011-08-25T00:08:00.002-04:00

The case for Corey Perry as Hart Trophy winner, part one:

He had 20.9 percent of Anaheim's goals last season. That's the best such figure in the league.

Player – Team – Percentage
Corey Perry – Anaheim – 20.9
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – 18.2
Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey - 17.8
Jarome Iginla – Calgary – 17.2
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver – 15.6
Ryan Kesler – Vancouver – 15.6
Rick Nash – Columbus – 14.9
Patrick Marleau – San Jose – 14.9
Michael Grabner – N.Y. Islanders – 14.8
Phil Kessel – Toronto – 14.7

Brenden Morrow – Dallas – 14.5
Alex Ovechkin – Washington – 14.3
Bobby Ryan – Anaheim – 14.2
Eric Staal – Carolina – 14.0
Jeff Carter – Philadelphia – 13.9
Nikolai Kulemin – Toronto – 13.8
Matt Moulson – N.Y. Islanders – 13.5
Brian Gionta – Montreal – 13.4
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – 13.4
Mikhail Grabovski – Toronto – 13.3

Let's see -- he had points on 41 percent of the Ducks' goals last season. That's also the best percentage in the league:

Player – Team – Percentage
Corey Perry – Anaheim – 41.0
Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay – 40.1
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver – 39.7
Alex Ovechkin – Washington – 37.9
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – 36.8
Henrik Sedin – Vancouver – 35.9
Patrik Elias – New Jersey – 35.6
Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey – 34.5
Jarome Iginla – Calgary – 34.4
Brad Richards – Dallas – 33.9

Teemu Selanne – Anaheim – 33.5
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles – 33.3
Eric Staal – Carolina – 32.2
Loui Eriksson – Dallas – 32.2
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim – 31.8
Mike Ribeiro – Dallas – 31.3
Rick Nash – Columbus – 30.7
Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit – 30.7
Martin Havlat – Minnesota – 30.1
Mikko Koivu – Minnesota – 30.1

You'd have to say he's got a case.

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Last Time a Team Reached a Particular Round

2011-08-24T00:10:00.001-04:00

It's time for Florida to make the playoffs. And for Phoenix to win a series.

Team – 1st Round – 2nd Round – Conf. Final – Finals
Boston – 2011 – 2011 – 2011 – 2011
Vancouver – 2011 – 2011 – 2011 – 2011
Tampa Bay – 2011 – 2011 - 2011 – 2004
San Jose – 2011 – 2011 - 2011 – Never
Philadelphia – 2011 - 2011 - 2010 – 2010
Detroit – 2011 – 2011 – 2009 – 2009
Washington – 2011 – 2011 – 1998 – 1998
Nashville – 2011 - 2011 – Never – Never
Chicago – 2011 – 2010 – 2010 – 2010
Montreal – 2011 - 2010 – 2010 – 1993
Pittsburgh – 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2009
Anaheim – 2011 – 2009 – 2007 - 2007
N.Y. Rangers – 2011 - 2008 – 1997 – 1994
Buffalo – 2011 - 2007 - 2007 – 1999
Los Angeles – 2011 – 2001 – 1993 – 1993
Phoenix – 2011 – 1987 – Never – Never
Colorado – 2010 - 2008 – 2002 – 2001
Ottawa – 2010 – 2007 – 2007 – 2007
New Jersey – 2010 - 2007 – 2003 – 2003
Carolina – 2009 - 2009 – 2009 – 2006
Calgary – 2009 – 2004 – 2004 – 2004
St. Louis – 2009 – 2002 – 2001 – 1970
Columbus – 2009 – Never – Never - Never
Dallas – 2008 – 2008 - 2008 – 2000
Minnesota – 2008 – 2003 - 2003 – Never
N.Y. Islanders – 2007 – 1993 – 1993 – 1984
Atlanta – 2007 – Never – Never – Never
Edmonton – 2006 - 2006 - 2006 - 2006
Toronto – 2004 – 2004 – 2002 – 1967
Florida – 2000 – 1996 – 1996 – 1996

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Biggest one season gains since 1927

2011-08-12T01:00:00.002-04:00

Nothing new on this list. Tampa Bay went up 23 points last season, a percentage of .140. Not enough, though:

Year – Team – Year 1 – Year 2 – Difference
1993-94 – San Jose - .143 - .488 - .345
1943-44 – Montreal - .500 - .830 - .330
1981-82 – Winnipeg - .200 - .500 - .300
1992-93 – Quebec - .325 - .619 - .294
2006-07 – Pittsburgh - .354 - .640 - .286
1929-30 – Chicago - .250 - .534 - .284
2001-02 – N.Y. Islanders - .317 - .582 - .265
1967-68 – Boston - .314 - .568 - .253
1928-29 – N.Y. Americans - .318 - .568 - .250
1986-87 – Detroit - .250 - .488 - .238

2007-08 – Philadelphia - .341 - .579 - .238
1972-73 – Buffalo - .327 - .564 - .237
1981-82 – Edmonton - .462 - .694 - .232
1977-78 – Detroit - .256 - .488 - .232
1996-97 – Dallas - .402 - .634 - .232
1929-30 – Boston - .648 - .875 - .227
1994-95 – Quebec - .452 - .677 - .225
1996-97 – Ottawa - .250 - .470 - .220
1936-37 – Montreal - .344 - .563 - .219
1974-75 – Buffalo - .487 - .706 - .219
2005-06 – Carolina - .463 - .683 - .219

The biggest loser last season was Colorado, which dropped .164. Not enough, either:

Year – Team – Year 1 – Year 2 – Difference
1942-43 – N.Y. Rangers - .635 - .300 - .325
1930-31 – Ottawa - .568 - .273 - .295
2006-07 – Philadelphia - .616 - .341 - .275
1970-71 – Detroit - .625 - .352 - .273
1927-28 – Chicago - .466 - .193 - .273
1953-54 – Chicago - .493 - .221 - .272
1931-32 – Boston - .705 - .438 - .267
1937-38 – Detroit - .615 - .365 - .250
1937-38 – Montreal Maroons - .552 - .313 - .239
1985-86 – Winnipeg - .600 - .369 - .231

1928-29 – Pittsburgh - .523 - .295 - .228
1996-97 – Detroit - .799 - .573 - .226
1947-48 – Montreal - .650 - .425 - .225
1981-82 – Los Angeles - .619 - .394 - .225
1983-84 – Chicago - .650 - .425 - .225
1981-82 – St. Louis - .669 - .450 - .219
2005-06 – St. Louis - .555 - .348 - .207
2003-04 – Washington - .561 - .360 - .201
2000-01 – Florida - .598 - .402 - .196
1929-30 – N.Y. Americans - .568 - .402 - .196

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Most Regular Season Points by a Swept Team in Playoffs

2011-08-12T00:49:00.002-04:00

Three more teams made the all-time top 20, thanks as usual to the extra number of points available in regular season games (shootouts, overtimes, etc.). Still, the Canadiens' sweep of the Flyers remains the champ.

Swept – Sweeping – Year – Points
Philadelphia – Montreal – 1976 – 118
San Jose – Chicago – 2010 - 113
Philadelphia – Boston – 1977 – 112
Detroit – Anaheim – 2003 – 110
Boston – Buffalo – 1993 – 109
Ottawa – Toronto – 2001 – 109
Chicago – N.Y. Rangers – 1972- 107
Washington – Tampa Bay – 2011 - 107
Chicago – St. Louis – 1993 – 106
Boston – Montreal – 1977 – 106

Dallas – St. Louis – 2001 – 106
Philadelphia – Boston – 2011 - 106
Calgary – Edmonton – 1988 – 105
Buffalo – N.Y. Islanders – 1977 – 104
Chicago – Edmonton – 1983 – 104
Philadelphia – Detroit – 1997 – 103
Ottawa – Buffalo – 1999 – 103
N.Y. Rangers – New Jersey – 2000 – 100
Phoenix – Detroit – 2011 - 99
Detroit – Chicago – 1992 – 98
Florida – New Jersey – 2000 – 98

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Most Playoff Game Losses by Cup Champion

2011-08-05T01:13:00.003-04:00

The Boston Bruins swept one of their playoff series in 2011, and they still tied a record for most playoff game losses by a Cup champion. Three Game Sevens will do that:

Year – Team – No.
2006 – Carolina Hurricanes – 9
2009 – Pittsburgh Penguins - 9
2011 – Boston Bruins – 9
1991 – Pittsburgh Penguins – 8
1971 – Montreal Canadiens – 8
2003 – New Jersey Devils – 8
2004 – Tampa Bay Lightning - 7
2001 – Colorado Avalanche – 7
2000 – New Jersey Devils – 7
1999 – Dallas Stars – 7
1994 – New York Rangers – 7
2002 – Detroit Red Wings – 7
1998 – Detroit Red Wings – 7

Vancouver cracked the list for most playoff losses by a team in a season, missing the record by one:

Year – Team – No.
2004 – Calgary Flames – 11
1993 – Los Angeles Kings – 11
1987 – Philadelphia Flyers - 10
2001 – New Jersey Devils – 10
1996 – Florida Panthers – 10
1993 – Toronto Maple Leafs – 10
1990 – Chicago Blackhawks – 10
1988 – Boston Bruins – 10
1986 – Calgary Flames – 10
1968 – St. Louis Blues – 10
2002 – Carolina Hurricanes – 10
2002 – Toronto Maple Leafs – 10
2003 – Minnesota Wild – 10
2009 – Carolina Hurricanes – 10
2010 – Montreal Canadiens – 10
2011 – Vancouver Canucks - 9

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Most Points After Leaving Original Team

2011-08-05T01:05:00.002-04:00

Only 14 players have ever scored 1,000 points after being traded by their first NHL team. Teeme Selanne became the 14th last season. Here's the top 20:

Name – First Team – Points
Phil Esposito – Chicago – 1,416
Marcel Dionne – Detroit – 1,405
Brett Hull – Calgary – 1,340
John Bucyk – Detroit – 1,339
Mark Recchi – Pittsburgh – 1,281
Adam Oates – Detroit – 1,221
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1,188
Brendan Shanahan – New Jersey – 1,140
Rod Brind’Amour – St. Louis – 1,074
Doug Gilmour – St. Louis – 1,057

Teemu Selanne – Winnipeg – 1,034
Mats Sundin – Quebec – 1,015
Larry Murphy – Los Angeles – 1,009
Pierre Turgeon – Buffalo – 1,004
Ron Francis – Carolina – 977
Doug Weight – N.Y. Rangers – 963
Rick Middleton – N.Y. Rangers – 898
Vincent Damphousse – Toronto – 876
Ivan Boldirev – Boston – 864
Paul Coffey – Edmonton – 864

Ray Whitney, at 805, has a chance to make the list some day.

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Consecutive Series Victories Against Same Team

2011-08-05T00:53:00.002-04:00

Montreal's 41-year streak over Boston, with 18 straight wins, remains the obvious standard here. No changes in the top 10, although Detroit has now beaten Phoenix four straight times;

Winner – Loser – No. – First Year – Last Year
Montreal – Boston – 18 – 1946 – 1987
*Edmonton – Winnipeg/Phoenix – 6 – 1983 – 1990
Boston – Buffalo – 5 – 1982 – 1992
Montreal – Chicago – 5 – 1944 – 1960
*Montreal – Chicago – 5 – 1965 – 1976
Toronto – Chicago – 5 – 1940 – 1994
*Detroit – Toronto – 5 – 1950 – 1956
Montreal – Carolina – 5 – 1980- 1992
*Dallas – Edmonton – 5 – 1998 – 2003
*Pittsburgh – Washington – 5 – 1995 – 2009

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Most Wins in Back-to-Back Years

2011-08-05T00:43:00.002-04:00

No team cracked the top 10 for most wins over two years. Vancouver had 103 and Washington had 102 to come close:

Team – 1st Year – 2nd Year – Wins
Montreal – 1976-77 – 1977-78 – 119
Montreal - 1975-76 – 1976-77 – 118
Boston – 1970-71 – 1971-72 – 111
Montreal – 1977-78 – 1978-79 – 111
Detroit – 2005-06 – 2006-07 - 108
Edmonton – 1985-86 – 1986-87 – 106
Edmonton – 1983-84 – 1984-85 – 106
Philadelphia – 1984-85 – 1985-86 – 106
Detroit – 2003-04 – 2005-06 - 106
Edmonton – 1984-85 – 1985-86 – 105
Boston – 1971-72 – 1972-73 – 105
Montreal – 1974-75 – 1975-76 – 105
Buffalo – 2005-06 – 1006-07 – 105
Detroit – 2007-08 – 2008-09 - 105

We do have a new entrant in the list for most losses over two years, as Edmonton had 112. Those shootout losses were costly in the total:

Team – 1st Year – 2nd Year – Losses
Ottawa – 1992-93 – 1993-94 – 132
San Jose – 1991-92 – 1992-93 – 129
Washington – 1974-75 – 1975-76 – 126
Edmonton – 2009-10 – 2010-11 - 112
Pittsburgh – 1982-83 – 1983-84 – 111
Quebec – 1989-90 – 1990-91 – 111
Pittsburgh – 2003-04 – 2005-06 - 111
Kansas City – 1974-75 – 1975-76 – 110
St. Louis – 2005-06 – 2006-07 - 110
Pittsburgh – 1983-84 – 1984-85 – 109
Tampa Bay – 1997-98 – 1998-99 – 109
Tampa Bay – 2007-08 – 2008-09 - 109

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Consecutive winning/losing seasons

2011-08-05T00:35:00.002-04:00

The New Jersey Devils' streak is over. They had 18 straight winning seasons, but sunk under .500 in 2010-11. That means they'll be in fourth place for the time being (several years, at least) on the all-time list. Meanwhile, the Red Wings inch closer to the Canadiens' record:

Name – Number – 1st Year – Last Year
Montreal – 32 – 1951-52 – 1982-83
Boston – 29 – 1967-68 – 1995-96
*Detroit – 19 – 1991-92 – 2010-11
New Jersey – 18 – 1991-92 – 2009-10
Chicago – 16 – 1960-61 – 1975-76
Philadelphia – 16 – 1972-73 – 1987-88
N.Y. Islanders – 14 – 1974-75 – 1987-88
Colorado – 13 – 1994-95 – 2007-08
Buffalo – 11 – 1974-75 – 1984-85
Dallas – 11 – 1996-97 – 2007-08

Nothing new on the list of consecutive winning seasons:

Name – Number – 1st Year – Last Year
Vancouver – 15 – 1976-77 – 1990-91
Chicago – 14 – 1946-47 – 1959-60
Detroit – 14 – 1973-74 – 1986-87
N.Y. Rangers – 13 – 1942-43 – 1954-55
New Jersey – 13 – 1974-75 – 1986-87
California-Cleveland – 11 – 1967-68 – 1977-78
Toronto – 10 – 1979-80 – 1988-89
San Jose – 9 – 1991-92 – 1999-00
Seven teams tied at 8

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Last Major Award-Winner for Each Team

2011-08-05T00:26:00.002-04:00

It's tough to believe, but the Vancouver Canucks didn't win any individual trophies in 2011, at least of those who were elected in the traditional way (in other words, no Ross Trophy, Lindsay Trophy, Messier Award, etc.) Here's the list of last winner by team:

Team – Player – Award – Year
Anaheim – Corey Perry – Hart – 2011
Boston – Tim Thomas – Vezina -2011
Detroit – Nicklas Lidstrom – Norris – 2011
Carolina – Jeff Skinner – Calder – 2011
Tampa Bay – Martin St. Louis – Lady Byng – 2011
Vancouver – Ryan Kesler – Selke – 2011
Pittsburgh – Dan Bylsma – Adams – 2011
Philadelphia – Ian Laperriere – Masterton – 2011 (first since 2001)
Buffalo – Ryan Miller – Vezina – 2010
Tyler Myers – Calder – 2010
Chicago – Duncan Keith – Norris – 2010
Washington – Jose Theodore – Masterton – 2010
Phoenix – Dave Tippett – Adams – 2010
Columbus – Steve Mason – Calder – 2009 (first ever)
Nashville – Steve Sullivan – Masterton – 2009 (first ever)
New Jersey – Martin Brodeur – Vezina – 2008
Toronto – Jason Blake – Masterton – 2008
San Jose – Joe Thornton – Hart – 2006
Calgary – Mikka Kiprosoff – Vezina – 2006
Colorado – Peter Forsberg – Hart – 2003
St. Louis – Barret Jackman – Calder – 2003
Dallas – Jere Lehtinen – Selke – 2003
Minnesota – Jacques Lemaire – Adams – 2003
Montreal – Jose Theodore – Hart, Vezina – 2002
Saku Koivu – Masterton – 2002
Atlanta – Dany Heatley – Calder – 2002
N.Y. Islanders – Michael Peca – Selke – 2002
N.Y. Rangers – Adam Graves – Masterton – 2001
Ottawa – Jacques Martin – Adams – 1999
Los Angeles – Rob Blake – Norris – 1998
Edmonton – Mark Messier – Hart – 1990
Florida – None

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Fewest Games Played by First Overall Pick

2011-07-21T01:00:00.002-04:00

Taylor Hall of Edmonton is the obvious leader here, since he only played in one season. It looks like Ilya Kovalchuk has a chance to drop out of the top 20:

Year - Name – Games
2010 – Taylor Hall – 65*
2009 – John Tavares – 161*
2006 – Erik Johnson – 225*
2008 – Steven Stamkos – 243*
1982 – Gord Kluzak - 299
2000 – Rick DiPietro – 307*
2007 – Patrick Kane – 317*
1974 – Greg Joly – 365
2003 – Marc-Andre Fleury – 367*
2005 – Sidney Crosby – 412*

1999 – Patrik Stefan - 455
2004 – Alex Ovechkin – 475*
1983 – Brian Lawton – 483
1977 – Dale McCourt - 532
2002 - Rick Nash – 592*
1993 – Alexandre Daigle – 616
1995 – Bryan Berard – 619
1969 – Rejean Houle – 635
2001 – Ilya Kovalchuk – 702*
1991 – Eric Lindros – 760

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Last Playoff Series Win

2011-07-21T00:51:00.001-04:00

We welcome the Nashville Predators into the fraternity, having advanced in 2011 for the first time ever.

Team – Round – Year
Boston – 4 – 2011
Vancouver – 3 – 2011
Tampa Bay – 2 – 2011 (none since 2004)
San Jose – 2 – 2011
Nashville – 1 – 2011 (first ever)
Detroit – 1 - 2011
Philadelphia – 1 – 2011
Washington – 1 – 2011
Chicago – 4 – 2010
Montreal – 2- 2010
Pittsburgh – 1 – 2010
Carolina – 2 – 2009
Boston – 1 – 2009 (first since 1999)
Anaheim – 1 – 2009
Dallas – 2 – 2008 (first since 2002)
N.Y. Rangers – 1 – 2008 (first since 2007)
Colorado – 1 – 2008 (first since 2006)
Ottawa – 3 – 2007
Buffalo – 2 – 2007
New Jersey – 1 – 2007
Edmonton – 3 – 2006
Calgary – 3 – 2004
Toronto – 1 – 2004
Minnesota – 2 – 2002
St. Louis – 1 – 2002
Los Angeles – 1 – 2001
Florida – 3 – 1996
N.Y. Islanders – 2 – 1993
Phoenix – 1 – 1987

Never: Atlanta, Columbus

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Longest current wait for a Stanley Cup

2011-07-21T00:21:00.001-04:00

The Boston Bruins made a big drop here, having last won a Cup in 1972 before the 2011 championship. Vancouver's move would have been even bigger.

Team – Year
Toronto Maple Leafs – 1967
Los Angeles Kings – 1967 (Never)
St. Louis Blues – 1967 (Never)
Buffalo Sabres – 1970 (Never)
Vancouver Canucks – 1970 (Never)
Washington Capitals – 1974 (Never)
Philadelphia Flyers – 1975
Phoenix Coyotes – 1979 (Never)
New York Islanders – 1983
Calgary Flames – 1989
Edmonton Oilers – 1990
San Jose Sharks – 1991 (Never)
Ottawa Senators – 1992 (Never)

Montreal Canadiens – 1993
Florida Panthers – 1993 (Never)
New York Rangers – 1994
Nashville Predators – 1998 (Never)
Dallas Stars – 1999
Atlanta Thrashers – 1999 (Never)
Minnesota Wild – 2000 (Never)
Columbus Blue Jackets – 2000 (Never)
Colorado Avalanche – 2001
New Jersey Devils – 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning – 2004
Carolina Hurricanes – 2006
Anaheim Ducks – 2007
Detroit Red Wings – 2008 (first since 2002)
Pittsburgh Penguins – 2009 (first since 1992)
Chicago Blackhawks – 2010
Boston Bruins - 2011

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Top Percentage of a Team's Power-Play Goals

2011-07-21T00:15:00.003-04:00

The Devils didn't score many power-play goals in 2010-11, but Ilya Kovalchuk had a bunch of them. He led the league in percentage of a team's PP scores. The top 10:

Name – Team – PPG – Team – Pct.
Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey – 9 – 34 – 26.4
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver – 18 – 72 – 25.0
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – 17 – 69 – 24.6
Teemu Selanne – Anaheim – 16 – 67 – 23.9
Shane Doan – Phoenix – 11 – 46 – 23.9
Chris Stewart – St. Louis – 12 – 52 – 23.1
Phil Kessel – Toronto – 12 – 52 – 23.1
David Booth – Florida – 9 – 35 – 22.9
Jarome Iginla – Calgary – 14 – 62 – 22.6
Eric Staal – Carolina – 12 – 55 – 21.8

Steven Stamkos is the leader here over the last three seasons with his performance in 2009-10:

Name – Team – Year - PPG – Team – Pct.
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – 2009-10 - 24 – 63 – 38.1
Mike Cammalleri – Calgary – 2008-09 - 19 – 61 – 31.1
Zach Parise – New Jersey – 2008-09 - 14 – 48 – 29.2
Dany Heatley – San Jose – 2009-10 - 18 – 65 – 27.7
Stephen Weiss – Florida – 2009-10 - 12 – 44 – 27.3
Thomas Vanek – Buffalo – 2008-09 - 20 – 75 – 26.7
Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey – 2010-11 - 9 – 34 – 26.4
Marian Gaborik – N.Y. Rangers – 2009-10 - 15 – 55 – 25.5
Patrick Elias – New Jersey – 2008-09 - 12 – 48 – 25.0
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver – 2010-11 - 18 – 72 – 25.0

Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – 2010-11 - 17 – 69 – 24.6
Teemu Selanne – Anaheim – 2010-11 - 16 – 67 – 23.9
Shane Doan – Phoenix – 2010-11 - 11 – 46 – 23.9
Jarome Iginla – Calgary – 2009-10 - 10 – 43 – 23.3
Eric Staal – Carolina – 2009-10 - 13 – 56 – 23.2
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – 2009-10 - 13 – 56 – 23.2
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – 2009-10 - 13 – 56 – 23.2
Chris Stewart – St. Louis – 2010-11 - 12 – 52 – 23.1
Phil Kessel – Toronto – 2010-11 - 12 – 52 – 23.1
David Booth – Florida – 2010-11 - 9 – 35 – 22.9

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Most Wins by a Goaltender by Decade

2011-07-15T01:11:00.003-04:00

Let's cover the done decades first, with name and wins:

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1910’s: Clint Benedict – 40, Georges Vezina – 36, Hap Holmes – 10. Ivan Mitchell – 7, Bert Lindsay – 6

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1920’s: Clint Benedict – 150, John Roach – 135, Alex Connell – 126, George Hainsworth – 97, Lorne Chabot – 82, Jake Forbes – 80, Roy Worters – 80, Georges Vezina – 69, Tiny Thompson – 64, Hal Winkler – 35

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1930’s: Tiny Thompson – 220, Davie Kerr – 182, George Hainsworth – 150, Lorne Chabot – 124, Wilf Cude – 98, Roy Worters – 91, Turk Broda – 90, John Roach – 83, Chuck Gardiner – 78, Norm Smith – 77

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1940’s: Bill Durnan – 208, Turk Broda – 198, Frank Brimsek – 188, Harry Lumley – 163, Chuck Raymer – 97, Jim Henry – 68, Paul Bibeault – 68, John Mowers – 65, Bert Gardiner – 48, Mike Karakas – 46

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1950’s: Terry Sawchuk – 299, Jacques Plante – 225, Harry Lumley – 169, Glenn Hall – 154, Gump Worsley – 141, Al Rollins – 137, Gerry McNeil – 116, Jim Henry – 91, Johnny Bower – 80, Don Simmons – 62

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1960’s: Glenn Hall – 240, Johnny Bower – 171, Gump Worsley – 160, Jacques Plante – 154, Ed Giacomin – 146, Terry Sawchuk – 132, Roger Crozier – 131, Charlie Hodge – 121, Ed Johnston – 112, Denis DeJordy – 95

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1970’s: Tony Esposito – 299, Ken Dryden – 258, Rogie Vachon – 224, Bernie Parent – 210, Dan Bouchard – 163, Gilles Gilbert – 161, Gerry Cheevers – 149, Ed Giacomin – 143, Gilles Meloche – 142, Wayne Stephenson – 142

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1980’s: Mike Liut – 238, Grant Fuhr – 220, Pete Peeters – 207, Rejean Lemelin – 201, Andy Moog – 189, Rick Wamsley – 183, Greg Millen – 180, Billy Smith – 167, Don Beaupre – 154, Tom Barrasso – 149.

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 1990’s: Patrick Roy – 313, Ed Belfour – 305, Curtis Joseph – 275, Martin Brodeur – 244, Mike Richter – 240, Mike Vernon – 233, John Vanbiesbrouck – 220, Dominik Hasek – 210, Tom Barrasso – 204, Chris Osgood – 196

Most Wins by a Goaltender – 2000’s: Martin Brodeur – 358, Evgeni Nabokov – 291, Roberto Luongo – 263, Marty Turco – 262, Miikka Kiprusoff – 239, Jose Theodore – 224, Tomas Vokoun – 219, Jean-Sebastien Giguere – 212, Chris Osgood – 200, Olaf Kolzig - 189

Now here are the 2010's, one year in the making:

Name – Number
Roberto Luongo – 38
Carey Price – 38
Jimmy Howard – 37
Miikka Kiprusoff – 37
Cam Ward – 37
Ilya Bryzgalov – 36
Marc-Andre Fleury – 36
Henrik Lundqvist – 36
Tim Thomas – 35
Antti Niemi - 35

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Fewest Penalty Minutes by Byng Winner in Career

2011-07-15T00:58:00.003-04:00

When it comes to this list, keep moving. There's nothing new to look at here. Martin St. Louis is above the minimum to crack the top 10, again:

Name – Number
Buddy O’Connor – 34
Bobby Bauer – 36
Edgar Laprade – 42
Earl Reibel – 75
Andy Hebenton – 83
Camille Henry – 88
Sid Smith – 94
Bill Quackenbush – 95
Butch Goring – 102
Mats Naslund – 111

The list of Byng winners didn't change either. Some pretty good players are on this list:

Name – Number
Stan Mikita – 1,270
Ron Francis – 979
Bobby Hull – 640
Joe Sakic – 608
Marcel Dionne – 600
Wayne Gretzky – 577
Jari Kurri – 545
Gil Perreault – 500
John Bucyk – 497
Brett Hull – 458

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Most Points by Those Not in the Hall of Fame

2011-07-15T00:47:00.002-04:00

We lost a couple of people in this list with Doug Gilmour and Joe Nieuwendyk going in. And Jaromir Jagr is coming back. So Adam Oates is our new leader. Maybe next year, Adam. Retired players only are in this list:

Name – Points
Adam Oates – 1420
Brendan Shanahan - 1354
Mats Sundin – 1349
Dave Andreychuk – 1338
Pierre Turgeon – 1327
Phil Housley – 1232
Jeremy Roenick – 1216
Bernie Nicholls – 1209
Vincent Damphousse – 1205
Sergei Fedorov - 1179

The top goalie in wins who wasn't in, Ed Belfour, is now going in. It's Curtis Joseph on the clock:

Name – Wins
Curtis Joseph - 454
Dominik Hasek – 389
Mike Vernon – 385
John Vanbiesbrouck – 374
Andy Moog – 372
Tom Barrasso – 369
Rogie Vachon – 355
Sean Burke – 324
Olaf Kolzig – 303
Mike Richter - 301

As for coaching wins, no one was picked this year, so there was just some shuffling among active coaches (who can go in):

Name – Number
Pat Quinn – 684
Mike Keenan – 672
Bryan Murray – 620
Ron Wilson – 619
Jacques Martin – 600
Joel Quenneville - 580
Marc Crawford – 549
Billy Reay – 542
Ken Hitchcock – 533
Lindy Ruff – 526

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Comparative Power-Play Chances

2011-07-07T23:38:00.001-04:00

Here's a neat trick.

The Carolina Hurricanes had close to an extra power play per game in 2010-11, and they still missed the playoffs. Hard to duplicate, I'll bet.

Team – ADV – TSH – Difference
Anaheim – 285 – 305 - -20
Atlanta – 289 – 285 - +4
Boston – 265 – 265 - +0
Buffalo – 279 – 300 - -21
Calgary – 318 – 282 - +36
Carolina – 346 – 272 - +74
Chicago – 277 – 255 - +22
Colorado – 265 – 314 - -49
Columbus – 301 – 314 - -13
Dallas – 306 – 277 - +29
Detroit – 301 – 300 - +1
Edmonton – 304 – 321 - -17
Florida – 267 – 267 - +0
Los Angeles – 292 – 276 - +16
Minnesota – 292 – 308 - -16
Montreal – 290 – 327 - -37
Nashville – 269 – 272 - -3
New Jersey – 237 – 241 - -4
N.Y. Islanders – 302 – 310 - -8
N.Y. Rangers – 290 – 257 - +33
Ottawa – 257 – 294 - -37
Philadelphia – 295 – 313 - -18
Phoenix – 289 – 296 - -7
Pittsburgh – 311 – 324 - -13
San Jose – 289 – 274 - +15
St. Louis – 279 – 279 - +0
Tampa Bay – 336 – 302 - +34
Toronto – 326 – 275 - +51
Vancouver – 296 – 312 - -16
Washington – 263 – 299 - -36

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Most Games Coached Without Making the Playoffs

2011-07-07T23:24:00.002-04:00

If you don't make the playoffs in two seasons, chances are pretty good that you'll be out of a coaching job in the NHL. Here's who has coached the most without making the postseason:

Name – Teams – Games
Red Sullivan – N.Y. Rangers, Pittsburgh, Washington – 364
Wayne Gretzky – Phoenix - 328
Curt Fraser – Atlanta – 278
Peter DeBoer – Florida – 246
Alex Delvecchio – Detroit – 245
Glen Hanlon – Washington – 239
Scott Gordon – N.Y. Islanders – 181
Hal Laycoe – Los Angeles, Vancouver – 180
Bill MacMillan – Colorado, New Jersey – 180
George Kingston – San Jose – 164
John Anderson – Atlanta – 164
Todd Richards – Minnesota - 164

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Most One-Sided Loss in a Game Seven

2011-07-07T23:15:00.003-04:00

I've gone back through 1980, and added 2011. The defending champion remains the Detroit 7, Colorado 0 romp in 2002. The Boston-Vancouver series from June did make the list, though:

No. – Winner – Loser – Year
7 – Detroit 7, Colorado 0 – 2002
6 – Toronto 6, St. Louis 0 – 1993
6 – Chicago 8, St. Louis 2 - 1990
5 – Detroit 6, Phoenix 1 – 2010
5 – Montreal 5, Boston 0 – 2008
5 – Philadelphia 6, Toronto 1 – 2003
5 – Vancouver 5, Winnipeg 0 – 1992
4 – Pittsburgh 6, Washington 2 – 2009
4 – Colorado 4, Los Angeles 0 – 2002
4 – New Jersey 5, Toronto 1 – 2001
4 – Colorado 5, Los Angeles 1 – 2001
4 – Edmonton 4, Colorado 0 – 1998
4 – Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 0 – 1991
4 – Boston 4, Vancouver 0 – 2011
4 – Boston 6, New Jersey 2 – 1988
4 – Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Islanders 1 - 1987

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Shortest Stay by Adams Trophy Winner

2011-07-07T22:58:00.002-04:00

We knew Ted Nolan set a record that would never be broken, when he was let go by the Sabres in 1997 after winning the Adams Trophy as coach of the year. Will it ever be tied? Dan Bylsma of Pittsburgh is the latest to have a chance, although you'd have to think he'd make it to Game One. Red Berenson is the only other coach who won the award who didn't finish the next season:

Coach – Team – Year Won – Stay in Years After Winning
Ted Nolan – Buffalo – 1996-97 – 0
*Dan Bylsma – Pittsburgh – 2010-11 – 0
Red Berenson – St. Louis – 1980-81 – 0+
Brian Sutter – St. Louis – 1990-91 – 1
Bob Murdoch – Winnipeg – 1989-90 – 1
Bill Barber – Philadelphia – 2000-01 – 1
*Dave Tippett – Phoenix – 2009-10 – 1
Bob Francis – Phoenix – 2001-02 – 1+
Orval Tessier – Chicago – 1982-83 – 1+
Tom Watt – Winnipeg – 1981-82 – 1+
Pat Quinn – Philadelphia – 1979-80 – 1+
Bobby Kromm – Detroit – 1977-78 – 1+
Pat Quinn – Vancouver – 1991-92 – 2
Jacques Demers – Detroit – 1987-88 – 2
Scotty Bowman – Montreal – 1976-77 – 2
Bob Pulford – Los Angeles – 1974-75 – 2
*Claude Julian – Boston – 2008-09 - 2

* Active coach

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Fewest Games Played by a Hart Trophy Winner

2011-07-07T22:50:00.001-04:00

Herb Gardiner broke into the NHL at age 35, which didn't give him much time to make an impression. You'd have to say he figured out a way to do so, though, as he won a Hart Trophy while only playing 108 career NHL games. Here's the list of Hart winners with the fewest career games:

Name – Number
Herb Gardiner – 108
Frank Nighbor – 349
Billy Burch – 390
*Sidney Crosby - 418
Chuck Rayner – 424
Al Rollins – 430
*Corey Perry - 450
*Alex Ovechkin - 475
Roy Worters – 484
Buddy O’Connor – 509

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Biggest playoff upsets by percentage

2011-07-06T23:38:00.001-04:00

No shockers in 2011, although Chicago came close to stunning Vancouver:

Year – Winner (Pct.) – Loser (Pct.) – Diff.
1982 – Los Angeles (.394) over Edmonton (.694) - .300
1930 – Montreal (.580) over Boston (.875) - .295
1945 – Toronto (.520) over Montreal (.800) - .280
1951 – Montreal (.464) over Detroit (.721) - .257
1991 – Minnesota (.425) over Chicago (.663) - .238
1991 – Minnesota (.425) over St. Louis (.656) - .231
1938 – Chicago (.385) over Toronto (.594) - .209
1981 – N.Y. Rangers (.463) over St. Louis (.669) - .206
2010 – Montreal (.537) over Washington (.738) - .201
1986 – N.Y. Rangers (.488) over Philadelphia (.688) - .200

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Worst Record Before Winning Stanley Cup

2011-07-06T23:31:00.002-04:00

The Cup-winning Boston Bruins of 2011 had a .555 regular-season winning percentage in 2009-10. That's pretty good, so it was merely a good-sized surprise that the Bruins went all the way. Here are the teams that were rather dreary the season before winning it all going back to 1926-27:

Year – Team – Pct.
1936-37 – Chicago - .364
1941-42 – Detroit - .438
1989-90 – Pittsburgh - .450
1945-46 – Toronto - .450
1932-33 – Chicago - .458
2003-04 – Carolina - .463
1934-35 – Detroit - .469
1992-93 – N.Y. Rangers - .471
1959-60 – Chicago - .471
1943-44 – Toronto - .500
1942-43 – Montreal - .500

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Most Regular Season Losses by a Cup Champion

2011-07-06T23:27:00.002-04:00

Without overtime and shootouts, along with extra games compared to the old days, you'd expect today's teams to lose more regular season games on their way to the Cup. Sure enough, the last two champions are on top of this list:

Team – Year – Losses (All)
Pittsburgh Penguins – 2009-10 – 37
Boston Bruins – 2010-11 – 36
Anaheim Ducks – 2006-07 – 34
Pittsburgh Penguins – 1990-91 – 33
Montreal Canadiens – 1985-86 - 33
Pittsburgh Penguins – 1991-92 – 32
Chicago Blackhawks – 2009-10 - 30
Carolina Hurricanes - 2005-06 - 30
Montreal Canadiens – 1992-93 - 30
New Jersey Devils – 1999-00 - 29

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Best raw goal differential in regular season by Cup winner

2011-07-06T23:18:00.002-04:00

The Boston Bruins had 246 goals in the regular season, and allowed 195. That's a +51 if you are scoring -- not good enough to crack the top 10 since 1979-80:

Year – Team – GF/GA: Difference
1981-82 – N.Y. Islanders – 385/250: +135
1983-84 – Edmonton – 446/314: +132
1988-89 – Calgary – 354/226: +128
1984-85 – Edmonton – 401/298: +103
1980-81 – N.Y. Islanders – 355/260: +95
1986-87 – Edmonton – 372/284: +88
1995-96 – Colorado – 326/240: +86
2000-01 – Colorado – 270/192: +78
1982-83 – N.Y. Islanders – 302/226: +76
1987-88 – Edmonton – 363/288: +75

On the other hand, it didn't make the bottom 10 either:

Year – Team – GF/GA: Difference
1994-95 – New Jersey – 136/121: +15
2008-09 – Pittsburgh – 264/239: +25
1989-90 – Edmonton – 315/283: +32
2005-06 – Carolina – 294/260: +34
1979-80 – N.Y. Islanders – 281/247: +34
1991-92 – Pittsburgh – 343/308: +35
1990-91 – Pittsburgh – 342/305: +37
1992-93 – Montreal – 326/280: +46
1999-00 – New Jersey – 251/203: +48
2006-07 – Anaheim – 258/208: +50
2002-03 – New Jersey – 216/166: +50
1985-86 – Montreal – 330/280 - +50

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Playoff Series Winners That Were Outscored

2011-07-06T23:08:00.002-04:00

The fact that the Vancouver Canucks almost won the Stanley Cup while being badly outscored by the Boston Bruins got plenty of attention in June.

The funny part is that the Canucks were outscored by Chicago, 22-16, in the first round, but still won the series. That's the biggest such margin by a losing team since 2006, which is as far as I've investigated so far.

Year – Winner – Loser – GF – GA – Diff.
2011 – Vancouver – Chicago – 16 – 22 – 6
2009 – Pittsburgh – Detroit – 14 – 17 – 3
2006 – Carolina – Montreal – 15 – 17 - 2
2010 – Montreal – Washington – 20 – 22 – 2
2010 – San Jose – Detroit – 15 – 17 – 2
2009 – Carolina – Boston – 16 – 17 – 1
2007 – Anaheim – Detroit – 16 -17 - 1

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Lowest Shooting Percentage by a Forward

2011-07-06T22:59:00.002-04:00

The annual bad luck award goes to Liam Reddox of Edmonton. Of forwards with at least 82 shots on goal last season. He had the worst shooting percentage. He's sure to do better next season.

Name – Team – Percentage
Liam Reddox – Edmonton – 1.2
Sean Avery – N.Y. Rangers – 2.2
Trevor Lewis – Los Angeles – 2.9
Rod Pelley – New Jersey – 3.4
Peter Regin – Ottawa – 3.4
Jesse Winchester – Ottawa – 3.4
Derek Dorsett – Columbus – 3.6
Adam Hall – Tampa Bay – 4.2
Michael Frolik – Chicago – 4.4
Craig Adams – Pittsburgh – 4.4

Scott Gomez – Montreal – 4.5
Michael Grier – Buffalo – 4.7
Maxim Lapierre – Vancouver – 4.7
Eric Nystrom – Minnesota – 4.8
Jack Skille – Florida – 5.2
Steve Bernier – Florida – 5.2
Alexei Ponikarovsky – Los Angeles – 5.3
Justin Abdelkader – Detroit – 5.4
Jay McClement – Colorado – 5.5
Chris Neil – Ottawa – 5.7

I have only gone back to 2006-07 for this category. Reddox has moved into third:

Name – Team – Season - Percentage
Craig Adams – Pittsburgh – 2009-10 – 0.0
Shawn Thornton – Boston – 2009-10 – 0.8
Liam Reddox – Edmonton – 2010-11 - 1.2
Marcel Goc – San Jose – 2008-09 - 1.9
Jordan Tootoo – Nashville – 20008-09 - 2.2
Nate Thompson – Tampa Bay – 2009-10 – 2.2
Sean Avery – N.Y. Rangers – 2010-11 - 2.2
Amtto Philstrom – Nashville – 2008-09 - 2.3
Daniel Carcillo – Philadelphia – 2008-09 - 2.3
Blair Betts – N.Y. Rangers – 2007-08 - 2.4

Craig McDonald – Tampa Bay – 2007-08 - 2.4
Gregory Campbell – Florida – 2009-10 - 2.4
Jesse Winchester – Ottawa – 2008-09 - 2.6
Matt Ellis – Buffalo – 2009-10 - 2.7
Trevor Lewis – Los Angeles – 2010-11 - 2.9
Travis Moen – Anaheim – 2007-08 - 3.1
Samuel Pahlsson – Columbus – 2009-10 - 3.2
Stephane Veilleux – Tampa Bay – 2009-10 - 3.2
T.J. Hensick – Colorado – 2008-09 - 3.4
Kevyn Adams – Carolina/Phoenix – 2006-07 – 3.4
Rod Pelley – New Jersey – 2010-11 - 3.4
Peter Regin – Ottawa – 2010-11 - 3.4
Jesse Winchester – Ottawa – 2010-11 - 3.4

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Fewest Points by Calder Trophy Winner in Rookie Season

2011-07-06T22:25:00.003-04:00

Jeff Skinner of Carolina had 63 points in his Calder-winning season. He didn't come close to making the list for fewest points by a Rookie of the Year:

Name – Team – Year – Points
Barrett Jackman – St. Louis – 2002-03 – 19
Kent Douglas – Toronto – 1962-63 – 22
Brit Selby – Toronto – 1965-66 – 27
Kilby MacDonald – N.Y. Rangers – 1939-40 – 28
Jacques Laperriere – Montreal – 1963-64 – 30
Pentti Lund – N.Y. Rangers – 1948-49 – 30
Larry Regan – Boston – 1956-57 – 33
Grant Warwick – N.Y. Rangers – 1941-42 – 33
Edgar Laprade – N.Y. Rangers – 1945-46 – 34
John Quilty – Montreal – 1940-41 – 34

Skinner has the lead in fewest career points by a Calder winner, but only because he's only played one season. He should pass John Quilty by November:

Name – Team – Year – Points
*Jeff Skinner – Carolina – 2010-11 – 63
John Quilty – Montreal – 1940-41 – 70
Kilby MacDonald – N.Y. Rangers – 1939-40 – 70
*Tyler Myers – Buffalo – 2009-10 – 85
Pentti Lund – N.Y. Rangers – 1948-49 – 99
Brit Selby – Toronto – 1965-66 – 117
Larry Regan – Boston – 1956-57 – 117
*Barrett Jackman – St. Louis – 2002-03 – 126
Kent Douglas – Toronto – 1962-63 – 148
Howie Meeker – Toronto – 1946-47 – 185

While we're on the subject, what about fewest points in a career by a Hart Trophy winner? Tom Anderson is your winner there:

Name – Team – Year – Points
Tom Anderson – Brooklyn – 1941-42 – 189
Babe Pratt – Toronto – 1943-44 – 292
Ebbie Goodfellow – Detroit – 1939-40 – 324
*Corey Perry – Anaheim – 2010-11 - 369
Buddy O’Conner – N.Y. Rangers – 1947-48 – 397
Sid Abel – Detroit – 1948-49 – 472
Max Bentley – Chicago – 1945-46 – 544
Bill Cowley – Boston – 1943-44 – 548
Ted Kennedy – Toronto – 1954-55 – 560
*Sidney Crosby – Toronto – 2006-07 – 572

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Last Win in a Seventh Game

2011-06-29T23:58:00.003-04:00

The Boston Bruins had quite a playoff run, winning three Game Sevens including the biggest one in Vancouver. Four other teams won Game Sevens in 2011, something five teams still have never done:

Team – Year – Opponent
Boston Bruins – 2011 – Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks – 2011 – Detroit Red Wings
Vancouver Canucks – 2011 – Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers – 2011 – Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning – 2011 – Pittsburgh Penguins (first since 2004)
Detroit Red Wings – 2010 – Phoenix Coyotes
Montreal Canadiens – 2010 – Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins – 2009 – Detroit Red Wings
Carolina Hurricanes – 2009 – Boston Bruins
Washington Capitals – 2009 – N.Y Rangers (first since 1988)
Anaheim Ducks – 2006 – Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames – 2004 – Vancouver Canucks (first since 1989)
Toronto Maple Leafs – 2004 – Ottawa Senators
New Jersey Devils – 2003 – Anaheim Ducks
Minnesota Wild – 2003 – Vancouver Canucks
Colorado Avalanche – 2002 – San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars – 2000 – Colorado Avalanche
St. Louis Blues – 1999 – Phoenix Coyotes – 1999
Edmonton Oilers – 1998 – Colorado Avalanche
Buffalo Sabres – 1997 – Ottawa Senators (first-ever)
Florida Panthers – 1996 – Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks – 1995 – Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers – 1994 – Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings – 1993 – Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders – 1993 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Never – Phoenix, Ottawa, Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus

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Lowest plus-minus rating of Selke Trophy winner

2011-06-29T23:50:00.001-04:00

Ryan Kesler of the Canucks won the Selke Trophy for 2010-11. He had a very respectable plus-24 rating. That's nowhere near the 10 lowest such numbers:

Name – Team – Year – Rating
Steve Kasper – Boston – 1981-82 - -18
Bob Gainey – Montreal – 1979-80 - -2
Guy Carbonneau – Montreal – 1991-92 - +2
Rick Meagher – St. Louis – 1989-90 - +4
Doug Jarvis – Washington – 1983-84 - +7
Rod Brind’Amour – Carolina – 2006-07- +7
Rod Brind’Amour – Carolina – 2005-06 - +8
Bob Gainey – Montreal – 1978-79 - +11
Bob Gainey – Montreal – 1977-78 - +11
Dirk Graham – Chicago – 1990-91 - +12

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Largest goal margin in Stanley Cup final

2011-06-29T23:39:00.003-04:00

There was much made during the 2011 final that the Canucks might be badly outscored and still win. Boston obviously won, but there's one fact that may have been overlooked.

The Bruins outscored the Canucks by 15 goals -- the largest such margin in NHL history. Here are the all-time leaders:

Year – Winner – Loser – Difference
2011 – Boston – Vancouver – 15 (23-8)
1970 – Boston – St. Louis – 13 (20-7)
1991 – Pittsburgh – Minnesota – 12 (28-16)
1990 – Edmonton – Boston – 12 (20-8)
1996 – Colorado – Florida – 11 (15-4)
1983 – N.Y. Islanders – Edmonton – 11 (17-6)
1948 – Toronto – Detroit – 11 (18-7)
1943 – Detroit – Boston – 11 (16-5)

In the other direction, we've had two finals in which the winning team has been outscored by the losing team (all stats on this page since 1939):

Year – Winner – Loser – Difference
2009 – Pittsburgh – Detroit - -3 – (14-17)
2004 – Tampa Bay – Calgary - -1 (13-14)
1947 – Toronto – Montreal – 0 (13-13)
1945 – Toronto – Detroit – 0 (9-9)
1980 – N.Y. Islanders – Philadelphia – 1 (26-25)
1967 – Toronto – Montreal – 1 (17-16)
1994 – N.Y. Rangers – Vancouver – 2 (21-19)
1986 – Montreal – Calgary – 2 (15-13)
1974 – Philadelphia – Boston – 2 (15-13)
1972 – Boston – N.Y. Rangers – 2 (18-16)
1971 – Montreal – Chicago – 2 (20-18)
1958 – Montreal – Boston – 2 (16-14)
1954 – Detroit – Montreal – 2 (14-12)

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Fewest games coached by Adams Trophy winner

2011-06-29T12:36:00.002-04:00

Dan Bylsma of the Penguins has joined this list for now, but he still has coached more games than Bill Barber. Claude Julien dropped out as he went past the 500 mark. Here's the top 10:

Name – Number
Bill Barber – 136
Dany Bylsma – 189
Red Berenson – 204
Orval Tessier – 213
Bobby Kromm – 231
Bob Murdoch – 240
Bruce Boudreau – 307
Ted Nolan – 327
Bob Francis – 390
Don Cherry – 480

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Career coaching wins

2011-06-29T12:29:00.001-04:00

We welcome Joel Quenneville into the top 10 of coaching wins, and Barry Trotz into the top 20. Paul Maurice will make the top 20 sometime in October, as he is at 452:

Name – Wins
Scott Bowman – 1,244
Al Arbour – 782
Dick Irvin – 692
Pat Quinn - 684
Mike Keenan – 672
Bryan Murray - 620
Ron Wilson - 619
Jacques Lemaire – 616
Jacques Martin – 600
Joel Quenneville - 580

Marc Crawford - 549
Billy Reay – 542
Ken Hitchcock – 533
Lindy Ruff – 526
Pat Burns – 501
Toe Blake – 500
Glen Sather – 497
Terry Murray - 486
Roger Neilson – 460
Barry Trotz – 455

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Fewest penalty minutes by a Lady Byng winner in a season

2011-06-29T12:14:00.003-04:00

Martin St. Louis of Tampa Bay had 12 penalty minutes, which puts him more or less in the middle of those who won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship. Here's the list of fewest PIMs by a Byng winner:

Name – Team – Year – PIM
Bill Quackenbush – Detroit – 1948-49 – 0
Butch Goring – Los Angeles – 1977-78 – 2
Dave Keon – Toronto – 1962-63 – 2
Dave Keon – Toronto – 1961-62 – 2
Camille Henry – N.Y. Rangers – 1957-58 – 2
Edgar Laprade – N.Y. Rangers – 1957-58 – 2
Toe Blake – Montreal – 1945-46 – 2
Jean Ratelle – N.Y. Rangers – 1971-72 – 4
Bobby Bauer – Boston – 1946-47 – 4
Four tied at 6

Then there's the top 10, led by that goon, Wayne Gretzky:

Name – Team – Year – PIM
Wayne Gretzky – Los Angeles – 1991-92 – 34
Bobby Hull – Chicago – 1964-65 – 32
Joe Sakic – Colorado – 2000-01 – 30
Jari Kurri – Edmonton – 1984-85 – 30
Don McKenney – Boston – 1959-60 – 28
Pierre Turgeon – N.Y. Islanders – 1992-93 – 26
Brett Hull – St. Louis – 1989-90 – 24
Red Kelly – Detroit – 1950-51 – 24
Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit – 2005-06 – 22
Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit – 2008-09 - 22

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Coaches' Longevity

2011-06-29T11:59:00.001-04:00

The round of summer hirings is almost over in the NHL. Let's see how the coaches now rank in tenure:

Name – Team – Date of Hiring
Lindy Ruff – Sabres – July 21, 1997
Barry Trotz – Predators - August 6, 1997
Mike Babcock – Red Wings – July 14, 2005
Randy Carlyle – Ducks – August 1, 2005
Alain Vigneault – Canucks – June 20, 2006
Claude Julien – Bruins – June 21, 2007
Bruce Boudreau – Capitals - November 22, 2007
Ron Wilson – Maple Leafs – June 20, 2008
Todd McLellan – Sharks – June 11, 2008
Terry Murray – Kings – July 17, 2008

Joel Quenneville – Blackhawks – October 16, 2008
Paul Maurice – Hurricanes – December 3, 2008
Dan Bylsma – Penguins – February 15, 2009
John Tortorella – Rangers – February 23, 2009
Jacques Martin – Canadiens – June 1, 2009
Joe Sacco – Avalanche – June 4, 2009
Brent Sutter – Flames – June 23, 2009
Dave Tippett – Coyotes – September 24, 2009
Peter Laviolette – Flyers – December 4, 2009
Davis Payne – Blues – January 2, 2010

Scott Arniel – Blue Jackets – June 8, 2010
Guy Boucher – Lightning – June 10, 2010
Tom Renney – Oilers – June 22, 2010
Jack Capuano – Islanders – November 15, 2010
Kevin Dineen – Panthers – June 1, 2011
Paul MacLean - Senators – June 14, 2011
Glen Gulutzan – Stars – June 17, 2011
Mike Yeo – Wild – June 17, 2011
Claude Noel – Jets – June 24, 2011
Vacant – Devils

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Fewest goals by scoring leader of Cup champion

2011-06-29T00:54:00.002-04:00

Milan Lucic led the Boston Bruins with 30 goals in 2010-11. That's not a bad season. It's also not one of the lowest goal totals for the leader of a Cup champion. Here's the 10 on that list:

Name – Team – Year – Goals
Ron Ellis – Toronto – 1967 – 22
Stephane Richer – New Jersey – 1995 – 23
Frank Mahovlich – Toronto – 1964 – 26
Harry Watson – Toronto – 1949 – 26
Syl Apps – Toronto – 1948 – 26
Claude Provost – Montreal – 1965 – 26
Brendan Shanahan – Detroit – 1998 – 28
Maurice Richard – Montreal – 1953 – 28
Teeder Kennedy – Toronto – 1947 – 28
Patrik Elias – New Jersey – 2003 – 28

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Most overtime periods in one playoff series

2011-06-29T00:49:00.004-04:00

I've done a little more work here.

The 1994 through 1999 years have been added, and 2011 goes in here too. So there's a new, improved list:

Year – Teams – Number
2008 – Dallas/San Jose – 7
2003 – Toronto/Philadelphia - 7
1996 – Colorado/Chicago – 7
2007 – Dallas/Vancouver – 6
2003 – Anaheim/Dallas – 6
2000 – Philadelphia/Pittsburgh – 6
1997 – Detroit/Anaheim – 6
1994 – N.Y. Rangers/New Jersey - 6
2007 – Vancouver/Anaheim – 5
2000 – Dallas/New Jersey – 5
1998 – Washington/Boston – 5
1995 – Detroit/Chicago – 5
17 series tied at 4

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Greatest goal margin in four-game sweep

2011-06-29T00:35:00.001-04:00

The Bruins outscored the Flyers by 13 goals in their second-round sweep in 2011. That's one of the most one-sided sweeps in NHL history by goal differential. Here are the top 20 blowouts:

Year – Winner – Loser – Margin
1972 – Boston – St. Louis – 20
1994 – N.Y. Rangers – N.Y. Islanders – 19
1969 – Boston – Toronto – 19
1946 – Montreal – Chicago – 19
1995 – Detroit – San Jose – 18
1977 – Montreal – St. Louis – 15
1983 – Edmonton – Chicago – 14
1990 – Edmonton – Los Angeles – 14
1981 – N.Y. Islanders – N.Y. Rangers – 14
1969 – St. Louis – Philadelphia – 14

1969 – St. Louis – Los Angeles – 14
2011 – Boston – Philadelphia - 13
1992 – Chicago – Edmonton – 13
1970 – Boston – St. Louis – 13
1958 – Montreal – Detroit – 13
2006 – New Jersey – N.Y. Rangers - 13
1992 – Pittsburgh – Boston – 12
1984 – Edmonton – Minnesota – 12
1971 – Chicago – Philadelphia – 12
1954 – Montreal – Boston – 12
2006 – Anaheim – Colorado – 12
2008 – Detroit – Colorado - 12

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Traded Hart Trophy Winners

2011-06-29T00:31:00.003-04:00

Corey Perry of the Ducks won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 2011. He's always been a Duck, so he doesn't make the list of players who were traded and went on to win MVP honors:

Year – Name – Traded by:
2006 – Joe Thornton – Boston
2003 – Peter Forsberg – Philadelphia
2000 – Chris Pronger – Hartford
1998 – Dominik Hasek – Chicago
1997 – Dominik Hasek – Chicago
1992 – Mark Messier – Edmonton
1991 – Brett Hull – Calgary
1989 – Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton
1974 – Phil Esposito – Chicago
1969 – Phil Esposito – Chicago
1954 – Al Rollins – Toronto
1948 – Buddy O’Connor – Montreal
1944 – Babe Pratt – N.Y. Ranges
1942 – Tom Anderson – Detroit
1937 – Babe Siebert – Mon. Maroons, N.Y. Rangers, Boston
1929 – Roy Worters – Pittsburgh Pirates

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Most points by a Stanley Cup winner's victims

2011-06-29T00:27:00.001-04:00

The Boston Bruins had a rather tough road to the Cup in 2011. Their opponents had a total of 422 points, an average of more than 105. That's the second-biggest total in NHL history:

Cup Winner – Year – Total
Anaheim – 2007 – 427
Boston – 2011 – 422
Pittsburgh – 2009 - 416
New Jersey – 2000 – 405
N.Y. Islanders – 1980 – 405
Chicago – 2010 - 404
Carolina – 2006 - 399
Colorado – 1996 – 396
Colorado – 2001 – 396
N.Y. Islanders – 1983 – 390

New Jersey – 2003 – 388
Detroit – 2008 – 385
Detroit – 2002 – 382
Detroit – 1998 – 381
Tampa Bay – 2004 - 379
Detroit – 1997 – 375
Pittsburgh – 1992 – 374
Edmonton – 1985 – 374
Montreal – 1993 – 365
N.Y. Rangers – 1994 – 363

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Fewest goals by Cup-winning goal scorer

2011-06-29T00:21:00.002-04:00

Patrice Bergeron of the Bruins has 121 career goals. That's not even close to cracking the fewest career goals list of those who notched a Cup winner ... not that he's complaining. Here's the top 10:

Name – Team – Year – Number
Pete Langelle – Toronto – 1942 – 22
Bill Barilko – Toronto – 1951 – 26
Frantisek Kaberle – Carolina – 2006 – 29
Carl Voss – Chicago – 1938 – 34
*Travis Moen – Anaheim – 2007 – 43
*Mike Rupp – New Jersey – 2003 – 49
*Maxim Talbot – Pittsburgh – 2009 - 52
Ulf Samuelsson – Pittsburgh – 1991 – 57
J.C. Tremblay – Montreal – 1968 – 57
Uwe Krupp – Colorado – 1996 – 69

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Worst Regular Season Record by Stanley Cup Champion

2011-06-29T00:11:00.002-04:00

The Boston Bruins had a .628 winning percentage in the regular season. That's hardly a candidate for the 10 worst teams ever to win a Cup:

Team – Year – Pct.
Chicago – 1937-38 - .385
Toronto – 1948-49 - .475
Toronto – 1944-45 - .520
Toronto – 1966-67 - .536
Chicago – 1960-61 - .536
Montreal – 1952-53 - .536
New Jersey – 1994-95 - .542
Pittsburgh – 1991-92 - .544
Montreal – 1985-86 - .544
Pittsburgh – 1990-91 - .550

Meanwhile, the Canucks were at .713. So neither team had a chance to crack the list of worst record by a finalist:

Team – Year – Pct.
Chicago – 1937-38 - .385
Minnesota – 1990-91 - .425
Detroit – 1941-42 - .438
Toronto – 1958-59 - .464
Montreal – 1950-51 - .464
Detroit – 1960-61 - .471
St. Louis – 1967-68 - .473
Toronto – 1948-49 - .475
N.Y. Rangers – 1949-50 - .479
Vancouver – 1981-82 - .481

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Most Points Without Winning Presidents' Trophy

2011-06-27T15:17:00.003-04:00

You'd expect this list to be dominated by recent teams, because of more games and the tiebreaker points. Still, a Seventies team leads the way:

Team – Season – Points
Philadelphia – 1975-76 – 118
Boston – 2008-09 – 116
Montreal – 1988-89 – 115
Montreal – 1978-79 - 115
San Jose – 2010-11 – 113
*Detroit – 2006-07 – 113
Ottawa – 2005-06 – 113
Boston – 1977-78 – 113
Boston – 1975-76 – 113
*Montreal – 1974-75 - 113

*Buffalo – 1974-75 – 113
Chicago – 2009-10 – 112
Detroit – 2008-09 – 112
Carolina – 2005-06 – 112
Dallas – 2005-06 – 112
Philadelphia – 1976-77 – 112
Philadelphia – 1974-75 - 112
Dallas – 2002-03 – 111
New Jersey – 2000-01 – 111
Detroit – 2000-01 – 111
Edmonton – 1981-82 – 111
N.Y. Islanders – 1977-78 - 111

* - Lost on tiebreaker

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Best Regular Season Teams Not to Win Stanley Cup

2011-06-27T14:52:00.001-04:00

The Vancouver Canucks fell a game short of winning the Stanley Cup in 2011. That put them in the all-time top 20 for best winning percentage in the regular season of those who didn't go all the way:

Team – Year – Pct.
Boston – 1929-30 - .875
Montreal Canadiens – 1944-45 - .800
Detroit – 1995-96 - .799
Boston – 1970-71 - .776
Detroit – 2005-06 - .756
Edmonton – 1985-86 - .744
Washington – 2009-10 - .738
Philadelphia – 1975-76 - .738
Detroit – 1994-95 - .729
Philadelphia – 1979-80 - .725

N.Y. Islanders – 1978-79 - .725
Boston – 1973-74 - .724
Detroit – 1950-51 - .721
Montreal – 1988-89 - .719
Vancouver – 2010-11 - .713
San Jose – 2008-09 - .713
Pittsburgh – 1992-93 - .708
Boston – 2008-09 - .707
Philadelphia – 1984-85 - .706
Boston – 1977-78 - .706
Boston – 1975-76 - .706
Montreal – 1974-75 - .706
Buffalo – 1974-75 - .706

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Fewest Regular Season Wins by a Cup-Winning Coach

2011-06-27T14:44:00.002-04:00

Claude Julien didn't come close to cracking this list, so we had to be content with just moving Dan Bylsma of the Penguins down a notch:

Name – Wins – Cup Team – Year
Bill Stewart – 22 – Chicago - 1938
Cy Denneny – 37 – Boston - 1929
Cooney Weiland – 58 – Boston - 1941
Dave Gill – 64 – Ottawa - 1927
Joe Primeau – 97 – Toronto - 1951
*Dan Bylsma – 114 – Pittsburgh - 2009
Jimmy Skinner – 123 – Detroit - 1955
Tommy Gorman – 133 – Chicago – 1934; Mtl. Maroons - 1935
Al MacNeil – 134 – Montreal - 1971
Jean Perron – 142 – Montreal - 1986
Tom Johnson – 142 – Boston - 1972

* - Active coach

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Fewest Career Points of MVP of All-Star Game

2011-06-02T00:42:00.002-04:00

Young, active players usually dominate this list, and that's why Patrick Sharp of Chicago (2011 MVP) is the new leader. But he won't be there long.

No goalies, of course.

Name – Points
*Patrick Sharp – 316
Greg Polis - 343
Eric Daze - 398
*Eric Staal – 435
Eddie Shack - 465
Don Maloney - 564
*Daniel Briere - 594
Syl Apps Jr. - 606
*Alex Ovechkin – 614
Reggie Leach - 666

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Most Career Goals Without a 50-Goal Season

2011-06-02T00:33:00.002-04:00

No change in the top 10 here in 2010-11, and no one active is too close:

Name – Number
Gordie Howe – 801
Mats Sundin – 564
Ron Francis – 549
Stan Mikita – 541
Frank Mahovlich – 533
Pat Verbeek – 522
Gil Perreault – 512
Jean Beliveau – 507
Jean Ratelle – 491
Norm Ullman – 490

In most points without a 100-point season, Mike Modano had 15 points. The next active player is Niklas Lidstrom with 1,108:

Name – Number
Ray Bourque – 1,579
Stan Mikita – 1,457
*Mike Modano – 1,374
Dave Andreychuk – 1,338
Alex Delvecchio – 1,281
Phil Housley – 1,232
Norm Ullman – 1,229
Jean Beliveau – 1,219
Larry Murphy – 1,216
Vincent Damphousse – 1,205

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Goals Created

2011-06-02T00:23:00.002-04:00

Daniel Sedin's case for the MVP just got a little stronger. He led the league in goals created.

Refresher for new visitors -- the idea is to assign value to goals and assists so that the number of goals created by each person adds up to the number of goals scored by the team. I use half of the goal total and .304 of the assist total.

Name – Team – GC
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver – 39.7
Corey Perry – Anaheim – 39.6
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – 36.5
Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay – 36.2
Jarome Iginla – Calgary – 34.6
Henrik Sedin – Vancouver – 32.3
Alex Ovechkin – Washington – 32.1
Teemu Selanne – Anaheim – 30.4
Ryan Kesler – Vancouver – 30.2
Eric Staal – Carolina – 29.6

The all-time leaders:

Name – Team – Year – GC
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1981-82 – 82.5
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1983-84 – 79.4
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1984-85 – 77.5
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1988-89 – 77.2
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1985-86 – 75.6
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1982-83 – 73.5
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1986-87 – 67.8
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1987-88 – 64.8
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1995-96 – 62.5
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1992-93 – 62.2

Wayne Gretzky – Los Angeles – 1988-89 – 61.7
Phil Esposito – Boston – 1970-71 – 61.1
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1980-81 – 60.6
Steve Yzerman – Detroit – 1988-89 – 59.9
Bernie Nicholls – Los Angeles – 1988-89 – 59.3
Wayne Gretzky – Los Angeles – 1990-91 – 57.6
Jaromir Jagr – Pittsburgh – 1995-96 – 57.4
Phil Esposito – Boston – 1973-74 – 57.4
Mike Bossy – N.Y. Islanders – 1981-82- 57.2
Brett Hull – St. Louis – 1990-91 – 56.7

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Most Consecutive Years in the Playoffs

2011-06-01T00:20:00.002-04:00

The New Jersey Devils had a chance to make the playoffs for 15 straight years, which would have cracked the all-time top 10. Oops. At least Detroit made it for year 20 to move into a tie for sixth:

Team – No. - 1st Year – Last Year
Boston – 29 – 1967-68 – 1995-96
Chicago – 28 – 1969-70 – 1996-97
Montreal – 24 – 1970-71 – 1993-94
St. Louis – 24 – 1979-80 – 2002-03
Montreal – 21 – 1948-49 – 1968-69
Detroit – 20 – 1938-39 – 1957-58
*Detroit – 20 – 1990-91 – 2010-11
Philadelphia – 17 – 1972-73 – 1988-89
Atlanta/Calgary – 16 – 1975-76 – 1990-91
Toronto – 15 – 1930-31 – 1944-45

At the other end, we have a new champ. Florida missed the playoffs for the 10th straight year. Meanwhile, Toronto is a year away from joining the top 10:

Team – No. – 1st Year – Last Year
*Florida – 10 – 2000-01 – 2010-11
Colorado/New Jersey – 9 – 1978-79- 1986-87
Oakland/Cleveland – 8 – 1970-71 – 1977-78
Washington – 8 – 1974-75 – 1981-82
Boston – 8 – 1959-60 – 1966-67
Calgary – 7 – 1996-97 – 2002-03
N.Y. Islanders – 7 – 1994-95 – 2000-01
Detroit – 7 – 1970-71 – 1976-77
Columbus – 7 – 2000-01 – 2007-08
N.Y. Rangers – 7 – 1997-98 – 2003-04

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Most Goals Allowed by a Goalie in a Career

2011-06-01T00:13:00.001-04:00

Martin Brodeur continues to climb up the list, even though he missed some time with an injury. You have to be a very good goalie to make this list, naturally. By the way, no other active goalie has allowed 2,000 goals, although Nikolai Khabibulin is getting closer (1,928)

Name – Number
Gilles Meloche – 2,756
Grant Fuhr – 2,756
Tony Esposito – 2,563
Patrick Roy – 2,546
Curtis Joseph – 2,516
John Vanbiesbrouck – 2,503
*Martin Brodeur – 2,467
Gump Worsley – 2,407
Terry Sawchuk – 2,389
Tom Barrasso – 2,385
*Martin Brodeur – 2,467

Ed Belfour – 2,317
Rogie Vachon – 2,310
Sean Burke – 2,290
Greg Millen – 2,281
Glenn Hall – 2,222
Mike Liut – 2,221
Harry Lumley- 2,206
Mike Vernon – 2,206
Kelly Hrudey – 2,174
Don Beaupre – 2,151

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Most Points Without Winning Scoring Title

2011-06-01T00:04:00.003-04:00

This starts with the obvious trivia question, and then goes through the top 20. Mark Recchi went past Paul Coffey, and Mike Modano surpassed John Bucyk. Teemu Selanne should crack the top 20 if he plays another year.

Name – Points
Mark Messier – 1,887
Ron Francis – 1,798
Steve Yzerman – 1,755
Joe Sakic – 1,641
Ray Bourque – 1,579
Mark Recchi – 1,533
Paul Coffey – 1,531
Bryan Trottier – 1,425
Adam Oates – 1,420
Doug Gilmour – 1,414

Dale Hawerchuk – 1,409
Jari Kurri – 1,398
Luc Robitaille – 1,394
Brett Hull – 1,391
Mike Modano – 1,374
John Bucyk – 1,369
Brendan Shanahan – 1,354
Mats Sundin – 1,349
Dave Andreychuk – 1,338
Denis Savard – 1,338

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Highest Combined Winning Pct. of Cup Finalists

2011-05-31T23:56:00.002-04:00

Vancouver had a .713 winning percentage in 2010-11, while Boston was at .628. That's a total of 1.341. It's not the best matchup in NHL history, at least by that standard. Here is the top 10:

Year – Winner (Pct.) – Loser (Pct.) – Total
1976 – Montreal (.794) – Philadelphia (.738) – 1.532
1978 – Montreal (.806) – Boston (.706) – 1.512
1977 – Montreal (.825) – Boston (.663) – 1.488
1972 – Boston (.763) – N.Y. Rangers (.699) – 1.462
1989 – Calgary (.731) – Montreal (.719) – 1.450
1974 – Philadelphia (.718) – Boston (.724) – 1.442
1975 – Philadelphia (.706) – Buffalo (.706) – 1.412
2001 – Colorado (.720) – New Jersey (.677) – 1.397
1984 – Edmonton (.744) – N.Y. Islanders (.650) – 1.394
1985 – Edmonton (.681) – Philadelphia (.706) – 1.387

But, it's not in the bottom 10 either:

Year – Winner (Pct.) – Loser (Pct.) – Total
1991 – Pittsburgh (.550) – Minnesota (.425) - .975
1938 – Chicago (.385) – Toronto (.594) - .979
1961 – Chicago (.536) – Detroit (.471) – 1.007
1953 – Montreal (.536) – Boston (.493) – 1.029
1942 – Toronto (.594) – Detroit (.438) – 1.032
1964 – Toronto (.557) – Detroit (.507) – 1.064
1967 – Toronto (.536) – Montreal (.550) – 1.086
1992 – Pittsburgh (.544) – Chicago (.544) – 1.088
1986 – Montreal (.544) – Calgary (.556) – 1.100
1949 – Toronto (.475) – Detroit (.625) – 1.100

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Changes in Goals Allowed

2011-05-31T23:49:00.002-04:00

A few teams clamped down defensively last season, cutting their goals against significantly. The champs were Pittsburgh, but Vancouver and Washington weren't far behind. At the other end, Colorado gave up a few too many this past season.

Team – 09-10 – 10-11 - Diff.
Anaheim – 251 – 235 - -16
Atlanta – 256 – 269 - +13
Boston – 200 – 195 - -5
Buffalo – 207 – 229 - +22
Calgary – 210 – 237 - + 27
Carolina – 256 – 239 - -17
Chicago – 209 – 225 - +16
Colorado – 259 – 288 - +29
Columbus – 233 – 258 - +23
Dallas – 254 – 233 - -21
Detroit – 216 – 241 - +25
Edmonton – 284 – 269 - -15
Florida – 244 – 229 - -15
Los Angeles – 219 –198 - -21
Minnesota – 246 – 233 - -13
Montreal – 233 – 209 - -24
Nashville – 225 – 194 - -31
New Jersey – 191 – 209 - +18
N.Y. Islanders – 264 – 264 - +0
N.Y. Rangers – 218 – 198 - -20
Ottawa – 238 – 250 - +12
Philadelphia – 225 – 223 - -2
Phoenix – 202 – 226 - +24
Pittsburgh – 237 – 199 - -38
San Jose – 215 – 213 - -2
St. Louis – 223 – 234 - +11
Tampa Bay – 260 – 240 - -20
Toronto – 267 – 251 - -16
Vancouver – 222 – 185 - -37
Washington – 233 – 197 - -36

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Changes in goals scored

2011-05-26T00:50:00.002-04:00

The Calgary Flames improved their offense by 46 goals last season, most in the NHL. The Washington Capitals scored 94 fewer goals, and they didn't get out of the second round. Must be a moral in there somewhere.

Team – 09-10 – 10-11 – Diff.
Anaheim – 238 – 239 - +1
Atlanta – 234 – 223 - -13
Boston – 206 – 246 - +40
Buffalo – 235 – 245 - +10
Calgary – 204 – 250 - +46
Carolina – 230 – 236 - +6
Chicago – 271 – 258 - -13
Colorado – 244 – 227 - -17
Columbus – 216 – 215 - -1
Dallas – 237 – 227 - -10
Detroit – 229 – 261 - +32
Edmonton – 214 – 193 - -21
Florida – 208 – 195 - -13
Los Angeles – 241 – 219 - -22
Minnesota – 219 – 206 - -13
Montreal – 217 – 216 - -1
Nashville – 225 – 219 - -6
New Jersey – 222 – 174 - -48
N.Y. Islanders – 222 – 229 - +7
N.Y. Rangers – 222 – 233 - +11
Ottawa – 225 – 192 - -33
Philadelphia – 236 – 259 - +23
Phoenix – 225 – 231 - +6
Pittsburgh – 257 – 238 - -19
San Jose – 264 – 248 - -16
St. Louis – 225 – 240 - +15
Tampa Bay – 217 – 247 - -30
Toronto – 214 – 218 - +4
Vancouver – 272 – 262 - -10
Washington – 318 – 224 - -94

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Worst 50-goal scorer

2011-05-26T00:33:00.002-04:00

Take all the 50-goal scorers, and divide their best season by total number of goals. It's a way of determining fluke seasons, at least for retired players. Steven Stamkos will disappear from this list soon enough. Jacques Richard will not:

Name – Number – Car. Total – Pct.
*Steven Stamkos – 51 – 119 – 42.9
*Jonathan Cheechoo – 56 – 170 – 32.9
Jacques Richard – 52 – 160 – 32.5
*Corey Perry – 50 – 168 – 29.8
Wayne Babych – 54 – 192 – 28.1
Hakan Loob – 50 – 193 – 25.9
Gary Leeman – 51 – 199 – 25.6
Guy Chouinard – 50 – 205 – 24.4
*Sidney Crosby – 51 – 226 – 23.9
Craig Simpson – 56 – 247 – 22.7

You can do the same with 100-point socrers, and the results come out in a similar manner:

Name – Number – Car. Total – Pct.
*Nicklas Backstrom – 101 – 323 – 31.3
Jacques Richard – 103 – 347 – 29.7
*Evgeni Malkin – 113 – 418 – 27.0
Rob Brown – 115 – 438 – 26.3
Hakan Loob – 106 – 429 – 24.7
Blaine Stoughton – 100 – 449 – 22.3
*Sidney Crosby – 120 – 572 – 21.0
Mike Rogers – 105 – 519 – 20.2
John Cullen – 110 – 550 – 20.0
*Eric Staal – 100 – 504 – 19.8

* - active player

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Presidents' Trophy Winners Who Lost in First Round

2011-05-26T00:16:00.003-04:00

The Vancouver Canucks didn't make this list off 2011, but it was close:

Year – Team – Record
2009-10 – Washington – 54-15-13
2008-09 – San Jose – 53-18-11
2005-06 – Detroit – 58-16-8
1999-00 – St. Louis – 51-20-11
1990-91 – Chicago – 49-23-8
1970-71 – Boston – 57-14-7
1966-67 – Chicago – 41-17-12
1964-65 – Detroit – 40-23-7
1963-64 – Montreal – 36-21-13
1961-62 – Montreal – 42-14-14
1960-61 – Montreal – 41-19-10
1956-57 – Detroit – 38-20-12
1952-53 – Detroit – 36-16-18
1950-51 – Detroit – 44-13-13
1944-45 – Montreal – 38-8-4
1941-42 – N.Y. Rangers – 29-17-2
1939-40 – Boston – 31-12-5
1937-38 – Boston – 30-11-7
1933-34 – Toronto – 26-13-9
1932-33 – Boston – 25-15-8
1931-32 – Montreal – 25-16-7
1930-31 – Boston – 28-10-6
1928-29 – Montreal – 22-7-15
1927-28 – Montreal – 26-11-7

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Most Games by Player Spending Career with One Franchise

2011-05-25T15:56:00.002-04:00

Whoops. Mike Modano opted to spend 2010-11 with Detroit, so he came off the list. And the NHL Guide doesn't go deep enough to get a replacement. So ... we'll have to stick with nine names for the first list.

Name – Team – Games
Alex Delvecchio - Detroit Red Wings - 1,549
Steve Yzerman - Detroit Red Wings - 1,514
*Nicklas Lidstrom - Detroit Red Wings - 1,412
Stan Mikita - Chicago Blackhawks - 1,394
Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche - 1,378
Ken Daneyko - New Jersey Devils - 1,283
Henri Richard - Montreal Canadiens – 1,256
Gil Perreault - Buffalo Sabres - 1,191
George Armstrong - Toronto Maple Leafs - 1,187

Modano dropped off the all-time goals scored list, but Jarome Iginla came up fast to replace him:

Name – Team - Goals
Steve Yzerman - Detroit Red Wings - 692
Mario Lemieux - Pittsburgh Penguins - 690
Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche - 625
Mike Bossy - New York Islanders - 573
Maurice Richard - Montreal Canadiens - 544
Stan Mikita - Chicago Blackhawks - 541
Gil Perreault - Buffalo Sabres - 512
Jean Beliveau - Montreal Canadiens – 507
*Jarome Iginla – Calgary Flames - 484
Alex Delvecchio - Detroit Red Wings - 456

And in points, Nicklas Lidstrom has cracked the top 10:

Name – Team - Points
Steve Yzerman - Detroit Red Wings - 1,755
Mario Lemieux - Pittsburgh Penguins - 1,723
Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche - 1,628
Stan Mikita - Chicago Blackhawks - 1,467
Gil Perreault - Buffalo Sabres - 1,326
Alex Delvecchio - Detroit Red Wings - 1,281
Jean Beliveau - Montreal Canadiens - 1,219
Bobby Clarke - Philadelphia Flyers - 1,210
Mike Bossy - New York Islanders - 1,126
*Nicklas Lidstrom – Detroit Red Wings – 1,108

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Consecutive Playoff Series Losses

2011-05-25T15:46:00.002-04:00

One of these days the Phoenix Coyotes will win a franchise. But not this year.

The Coyotes lost their 13th straight series, an NHL record that's growing. There are a couple of other active streaks on the all-time top 20:

Team – 1st Year – Last Year – No.
*Phoenix Coyotes – 1987 – 2011 – 13
Montreal Canadiens – 1932 – 1943 – 10
Carolina Hurricanes – 1986 – 2001 – 9
New York Rangers – 1950 – 1971 – 9
Buffalo Sabres – 1983 – 1992 – 8
Boston Bruins – 1930 – 1938 – 7
Boston Bruins – 1946 – 1952 – 6
Vancouver Canucks – 1982 – 1991 – 6
Atlanta Flames – 1972 – 1980 – 6
St. Louis Blues – 1972 – 1980 – 6

Calgary Flames – 1990 – 1996 – 6
*New York Islanders – 1993 – 2007 - 6
Los Angeles Kings – 1977 – 1981 – 5
New Jersey Devils – 1988 – 1993 – 5
Boston Bruins – 1983 – 1987 – 5
Vancouver Canucks – 1975 – 1981 – 5
Chicago Blackhawks – 1975 – 1979 – 5
Chicago Blackhawks – 1944 – 1960 – 5
Edmonton Oilers – 1999 – 2003 – 5
Boston Bruins – 1999 – 2008 – 5
Washington Capitals -1998 – 2008 – 5
Nashville Predators – 2004 – 2010 – 5
*Calgary Flames – 2004 – 2009 - 5

* - Active streak

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100-Point Seasons by Team

2011-05-25T15:41:00.002-04:00

The Boston Bruins have had 19 100-point seasons over the years. That's tops in the NHL. Interestingly, they don't have many Stanley Cups to show for it. But maybe they'll add to the total this year:

Team – Number
Boston – 19
Philadelphia – 18
Detroit – 17
Montreal – 16
New Jersey – 12
Buffalo – 9
Dallas – 8
Chicago – 8
N.Y. Islanders – 7
Pittsburgh – 7
Washington – 7
Vancouver – 7
Edmonton – 6
N.Y. Rangers – 6
Colorado – 6
Ottawa – 6
San Jose – 6
St. Louis – 4
Calgary – 4
Toronto – 3
Nashville – 3
Los Angeles – 3
Tampa Bay – 2
Anaheim – 2
Minnesota - 1
Carolina – 1
Phoenix - 1

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Greatest Margin of a Team Leader in Scoring

2011-05-23T14:30:00.003-04:00

Alex Ovechkin had 20 more points than any of his teammates on the Washington Capitals. That was the biggest margin in the league. The top 10:

Name – Team – 1st – 2nd – Difference
Alex Ovechkin – Washington – 85 – 65 – 20
Corey Perry – Anaheim – 98 – 80 – 18
Thomas Vanek – Buffalo – 73 – 55 – 18
Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit – 80 – 62 - 18
Jarome Iginla – Calgary – 86 – 69 – 17
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles – 73 – 57 – 16
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – 66 – 50 - 16
John Tavares – N.Y. Islanders – 67 – 53
Eric Staal – Carolina – 76 – 63 – 13
Jason Spezza – Ottawa – 57 – 45 - 12

In case you are wondering, here is the all-time top 20:

Name – Team – Year - 1st – 2nd – Difference
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1982-83 – 196 – 106 – 90
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1987-88 – 168 – 79 – 89
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1980-81 – 164 – 75 – 89
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1988-89 – 199 – 115 – 84
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1983-84 – 205 – 126 – 79
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1985-86 – 215 – 138 – 77
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1986-87 – 183 – 108 – 75
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1984-85 – 208 – 135 – 73
Wayne Gretzky – Los Angeles – 1990-91 – 163 – 91 – 72
Joe Sakic – Quebec – 1989-90 – 102 – 36 – 66

Steve Yzerman – Detroit – 1988-89 – 155 – 93 - 62
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1985-86 – 141 – 83 – 58
Pavel Bure – Florida – 2000-01 – 92 – 37 – 55
Doug Gilmour – Toronto – 1992-93 – 127 – 74 – 53
Guy Lafleur – Montreal – 1978-79 – 129 – 77 – 52
Joe Sakic – Quebec – 1990-91 – 109 – 59 – 50
Dennis Maruk – Washington – 1981-82 – 136 – 87 – 49
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1992-93 – 160 – 111 – 49
Alexander Ovechkin – Washington – 2005-06 – 106- 57 - 49
Kent Nilsson – Calgary - 1980-81 – 131 – 83 – 48

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Raw special teams percentages

2011-05-23T14:19:00.003-04:00

Enough about special teams percentages. How many goals do they score, and how many do they allow in raw terms.

Vancouver had 72 power-play goals while giving up 45 while short-handed. That means the Canucks were +27 on special teams, the best in the league. Here is the whole list:

Team – PPG – PPGA – Diff.
Anaheim – 67 – 57 - +10
Atlanta – 53 – 64 - -11
Boston – 43 – 46 - -3
Buffalo – 54 – 51 - +3
Calgary – 62 – 53 - +9
Carolina – 55 – 51 - +4
Chicago – 64 – 53 - +11
Colorado – 49 – 75 - -26
Columbus – 41 – 62 - -21
Dallas – 55 – 55 - +0
Detroit – 67 – 53 - +14
Edmonton – 44 – 74 - -30
Florida – 35 – 41 - -6
Los Angeles – 47 – 40 - +7
Minnesota – 53 – 53 - +0
Montreal – 57 – 51 - +6
Nashville – 41 – 41 - +0
New Jersey – 34 – 40 - -6
N.Y. Islanders – 52 – 52 - +0
N.Y. Rangers – 49 – 42 - +7
Ottawa – 45 – 48 - -3
Philadelphia – 49 – 54 - -5
Phoenix – 46 – 64 - -18
Pittsburgh – 49 – 45 - +4
San Jose – 68 – 56 - +12
St. Louis – 52 – 51 - +1
Tampa Bay – 69 – 49 - +20
Toronto – 52 – 62 - -10
Vancouver – 72 – 45 - +27
Washington – 46 – 43 - +3

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Best Goal Differential in NHL History

2011-05-23T14:02:00.002-04:00

This is one way of determining the dominant teams in NHL history. In this case, the Montreal Canadiens averaged 2.70 more goals scored than they allowed. Vancouver in 2010-11 was only 0.94 goals per game better. Here's the all-time top 10:

Team – Year – GP – GF/G – GA/G – Diff.
Montreal Canadiens – 1976-77 – 80 – 4.48 – 2.14 - +2.70
Montreal Canadiens – 1943-44 – 50 – 4.68 – 2.18 - +2.50
Boston Bruins – 1970-71 – 78- 5.12 – 2.65 - +2.47
Ottawa Senators – 1919-20 – 24 – 5.04 – 2.67 - +2.37
Montreal Canadiens – 1977-78 – 80 – 4.49 – 2.29 - +2.20
Montreal Canadiens – 1944-45 – 50 – 4.56 – 2.42 - +2.14
Montreal Canadiens – 1975-76 – 80 – 4.21 – 2.18 - +2.03
Montreal Canadiens – 1974-75 – 80 – 4.68 – 2.81 - +1.87
Boston Bruins – 1929-30 – 4.07 – 2.23 - +1.84

Edmonton was a minus-.93 last season, nowhere close to the bottom:

Team – Year – GP – GF/G – GA/G – Diff.
Quebec Bulldogs – 1919-20 – 24 – 3.79 – 7.38 - -3.59
Washington Capitals – 1974-75 – 80 – 2.26 – 5.58 - -3.32
New York Rangers – 1943-44 – 50 – 3.24 – 6.20 - -2.96
Philadelphia Quakers – 1930-31 – 44 – 1.73 – 4.18 - -2.45
Boston Bruins – 1924-25 – 30 – 1.63 – 3.97 - -2.34
Ottawa Senators – 1993-94 – 84 - 2.39 – 4.73 - -2.34
San Jose Sharks – 1992-93 – 84 - 2.60 – 4.93 - -2.33
Ottawa Senators – 1992-93 – 84 -2.40 – 4.70 - -2.30
New York Islanders – 1972-73 – 78 – 2.18 – 4.45 - -2.27
Washington Capitals – 1975-76 – 80 – 2.80 – 4.93 - -2.13

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Highest Scoring Overtime Game in Playoffs

2011-05-18T00:48:00.002-04:00

As the goals kept piling up between Boston and Tampa Bay tonight, a thought struck me.

What's the highest scoring overtime game in NHL history?

I've only been able to go back to 1997, but we have a winner through that point. Buffalo 7, Ottawa 6, in 2006. That's the only one with 13 goals. Here's the list:

Goals – Result – Year
13 – Buffalo 7, Ottawa 6 – 2006
11 – Washington 6, Montreal 5 – 2010
11 – San Jose 6, Colorado 5 – 2010
11 – Montreal 6, Carolina 5 – 2006
11 – New Jersey 6, Toronto 5 - 2001
9 – Chicago 5, Nashville 4 – 2010
9 – Boston 5, Philadelphia 4 – 2010
9 – Philadelphia 5, Boston 4 – 2010
9 – Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4 – 2009
9 – Vancouver 5, Dallas 4 – 2007
9 – San Jose 5, Nashville 4 – 2007
9 – Colorado 5, Dallas 4 – 2006
9 – Vancouver 5, Calgary 4 – 2004
9 – Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4 – 2004
9 – Dallas 5, St. Louis 4 – 1999
9 – Colorado 5, Edmonton 4 – 1998
9 – Buffalo 5, Montreal 4 – 1998
9 – Detroit 5, Washington 4 – 1998
9 – Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 4 - 1997

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Most Shots Per 60 Minutes at Goalies

2011-05-17T18:31:00.002-04:00

Jonas Hiller of Anaheim was the busiest goalie in the league in 2010-11, facing 33.53 shots per 60 minutes. (We're only counting goalies who played in at least 25 games.) Here's the top five:

Name – Team – No.
Jonas Hiller – Anaheim – 33.53
Cam Ward – Carolina – 33.00
James Reimer – Toronto – 32.71
Tomas Vokoun – Florida – 32.62
Tuukka Rask – Boston – 32.60

Hiller didn't come close to cracking the top 10, compiled since 1982-83:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Jarmo Myllys – San Jose – 1991-92 – 37.64
Denis Herron – Pittsburgh – 1984-85 – 37.26
Allen Bester – Toronto – 1983-84 – 37.14
Jeff Hackett – San Jose – 1992-93 – 36.60
Brent Johnson – Washington – 2005-06 – 36.26
Michel Dion – Pittsburgh – 1983-84 – 36.20
Arturs Irbe – San Jose – 1992-93 – 36.16
Pascal Leclaire – Columbus – 2005-06 – 36.05
Tom Barrasso – Pittsburgh – 1988-89 – 36.03
Roberto Romano – Pittsburgh – 1984-85 – 35.87

Martin Brodeur of New Jersey didn't play his usual 70-plus games this season due to an injury. When he did play he wasn't that busy:

Name – Team – No.
Martin Brodeur – New Jersey – 25.28
Dan Ellis – Tampa Bay – 26.48
Johan Hedberg – New Jersey – 27.15
Ty Conklin – St. Louis – 27.18
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles – 27.25

Brodeur didn't need a rocking chair to kill the time between shots, historically speaking:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Jamie McLennan – St. Louis – 1998-99 – 21.78
Dominik Hasek – Detroit – 2007-08 – 21.83
Brent Johnson – St. Louis – 2001-02 – 22.22
Roman Turek – St. Louis – 1999-00 – 22.27
Bob Sauve – Buffalo – 1984-85 – 22.29
John Vanbiesbrouck – Philadelphia – 1998-99 – 22.31
Jamie McLennan – St. Louis – 1997-98 – 22.36
Ed Belfour – Dallas – 1997-98 – 22.37
Fred Brathwaite – St. Louis – 2001-02 – 22.53
Grant Fuhr – St. Louis – 1998-99 – 22.63

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Most Points in a Season Since 1974-75

2011-05-17T18:03:00.003-04:00

We welcome the Vancouver Canucks of 2010-11 to the top 20. Vancouver piled up 117 points, enough to tie for 13th.

Year – Team – Points
1976-77 – Montreal – 132
1995-96 – Detroit – 131
1977-78 – Montreal – 129
1975-76 – Montreal – 127
2005-06 – Detroit – 124
2009-10 – Washington - 121
1983-84 – Edmonton – 119
1985-86 – Edmonton – 119
1992-93 – Pittsburgh – 119
1975-76 – Philadelphia – 118

1981-82 – N.Y. Islanders – 118
2000-01 – Colorado – 118
2010-11 – Vancouver - 117
1998-89 – Calgary – 117
2008-09 – San Jose - 117
1978-79 – N.Y. Islanders – 116
1979-80 – Philadelphia – 116
2001-02 – Detroit – 116
2008-09 – Boston - 116
Three tied at 115

No team close to the bottom; overtime points will do that so I suspect a team would have to be historically terrible to make it now:

Year – Team – Points
1974-75 – Washington – 21
1992-93 – Ottawa – 24
1992-93 – San Jose – 24
1989-90 – Quebec – 31
1975-76 – Washington – 32
1980-81 – Winnipeg – 32
1975-76 – Kansas City – 36
1993-94 – Ottawa – 37
1983-84 – Pittsburgh – 38
1991-92 – San Jose – 39

1999-00 – Atlanta – 39
1985-86 – Detroit -40
1974-75 – Kansas City – 41
1976-77 – Detroit – 41
1983-84 – New Jersey – 41
1995-96 – Ottawa – 41
1978-79 – Colorado – 42
1997-98 – Tampa Bay – 44
Three tied at 45

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Highest Goals Scored Relative Index

2011-05-17T17:55:00.002-04:00

One way to figure out dominating, and dominated, teams is to compare goals scored and goals allowed to the league average. In 2010-11, the average number of goals scored by a team was 216. Divided the actual number of goals scored by a team by 216, and you get a percentage. Multiple it by 100, and you get an index.

Nothing new in 2010-11, so the top 10 in all four stay the same. Here are the leaders in goals scored relative index:

Year – Team – GF – Avg. – Index
1970-71 – Boston – 399 – 244 – 163.5
1976-77 – Montreal – 387 – 265 – 146.0
1982-83 – Edmonton – 424 – 296 – 143.2
1939-40 – Boston – 170 – 120 – 141.7
1983-84 – Edmonton – 446 – 316 – 141.1
1995-96 – Pittsburgh – 362 – 258 – 140.3
2008-09 – Boston – 274 - 196 – 139.8
1971-72 – Boston – 330 – 239 – 138.1
1974-75 – Montreal – 374 – 274 – 136.5
2009-10 – Washington – 318 – 233 – 136.5

Here are the trailers:

Year – Team – GF – Avg. – Index
1974-75 – Washington – 181 – 274 – 66.1
1992-93 – Ottawa – 202 – 305 – 66.2
1972-73 – N.Y. Islanders – 170 – 256 – 66.4
1974-75 – Kansas City – 184 – 274 – 67.2
1976-77 – Detroit – 183 – 265 – 69.1
1975-76 – Kansas City – 190 – 273 – 69.6
1997-98 – Tampa Bay – 151 – 216 – 69.9
1975-76 – Minnesota – 195 – 273 – 71.4
1992-93 – San Jose – 218 – 305 – 71.5
1983-84 – New Jersey – 231 – 316 – 73.1
1973-74 – N.Y. Islanders – 182 – 249 - 73.1

In most goals allowed, here are the leaders:

Year – Team – GF – Avg. – Index
1974-75 – Washington – 446 – 274 – 162.8
1943-44 – N.Y. Rangers – 310 – 204 – 152.0
1950-51 – Chicago – 280 - 190 – 147.4
1993-94 – Ottawa – 397 – 272 – 146.0
1961-62 – Boston – 306 – 211 – 145.0
2003-04 – Pittsburgh – 303 – 211 – 143.6
1975-76 – Washington – 394 – 273 – 144.3
1946-47 – Chicago – 274 – 190 – 144.2
1940-41 – N.Y. Americans – 186 – 129 – 144.2
1953-54 – Chicago – 242 – 168 – 144.0

And here are the trailers:

Year – Team – GF – Avg. – Index
1943-44 – Montreal – 109-204 – 53.4
1938-39 – Boston – 76 – 122 – 62.3
1975-76 – Montreal – 174 – 289 – 63.7
1939-40 – N.Y. Rangers – 77 – 120 – 64.2
1976-77 – Montreal – 171 – 265 – 64.5
1944-45 – Montreal – 121 – 184 – 65.8
1973-74 – Philadelphia – 164 – 249 – 65.9
1973-74 – Chicago – 164 – 249 – 65.9
1974-75 – Philadelphia – 181 – 274 – 66.1
1974-75 – Los Angeles – 185 – 274 – 67.5

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Most Points in the 2010's by Decade

2011-05-16T00:50:00.005-04:00

Here are the easy-to-compile numbers for the current decade; you can find back decades on this site:

Name – Points
Daniel Sedin – 104
Martin St. Louis – 99
Corey Perry – 98
Henrik Sedin – 94
Steven Stamkos – 91
Jarome Iginla – 86
Alex Ovechkin – 85
Teemu Selanne – 80
Henrik Zetterberg – 80
Brad Richards - 77

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Best Plus-Minus Rating Since 1967-68

2011-05-16T00:42:00.003-04:00

Since Zdeno Chara led the league in 2010-11 at +33, he's not cracking this list:

Name – Team – Year – Rating
Bobby Orr – Boston – 1970-71 - +124
Larry Robinson – Montreal – 1976-77 -+120
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1984-85 - +98
Dallas Smith – Boston – 1970-71 - +94
Guy Lafleur – Montreal – 1976-77 - +89
Steve Shutt – Montreal – 1976-77 - +88
Bobby Orr – Boston – 1971-72 - +86
Mark Howe – Philadelphia – 1985-86 - +83
Bobby Orr – Boston – 1973-74 - +80
Brad McCrimmon – Philadelphia – 1985-86 - +83

Bobby Clarke – Philadelphia – 1975-76 - +83
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1981-82 - +81
Bobby Orr – Boston – 1974-75 - +80
Serge Savard – Montreal – 1976-77 - +79
Bobby Clarke– Philadelphia – 1974-75 - +79
Jacques Laperriere – Montreal – 1972-73 - +78
Bryan Trottier – N.Y. Islanders – 1978-79 - +76
Jari Kurri – Edmonton – 1984-85 - +76
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1983-84 - +76
Bill Barber – Philadelphia – 1975-76 -+74

Chris Phillips of Ottawa's minus-35 won't come close to the worst since 1967-68:

Name – Team – Year – Rating
Bill Mikkelson – Washington – 1974-75 - -82
Tom Williams – Washington – 1974-75 - -69
Greg Joly – Washington – 1974-75 - -68
Mike Marson – Washington – 1974-75 - -65
Reggie Leach – California – 1973-74 - -61
Dave Babych – Winnipeg – 1980-81 - -61
Greg Smith – Washington – 1974-75 - -60
Pat Boutette – Pittsburgh – 1983-84 - -58
Doug Sulliman – Hartford – 1982-83 - -57
Brad Maxwell – Minnesota – 1977-78 - -57

Norm Dupont – Winnipeg – 1980-81 - -57
Bruce Affleck – St. Louis – 1977-78 - -56
Nelson Pyatt – Washington – 1975-76 - -56
Doug Roberts – California – 1970-71 - -56
Randy Ladouceur – Detroit – 1985-86 - -54
Dave Christian – Winnipeg – 1980-81- -54
Mike Bloom – Washington – 1974-75 - -54
Lynn Powis – Kansas City – 1974-75 - -54
Yvon Labre – Washington – 1974-75 - -54
Bill Mikkelson – N.Y. Islanders – 1972-73 – -54

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Most shots without a goal

2011-05-16T00:36:00.003-04:00

This usually is a list of the unluckiest players of the season. You'd think of these shots would go in:

Name – Team – Number
Anton Volchenkov – New Jersey – 65
Barret Jackman – St. Louis - 65
Marc Methot – Columbus – 58
Greg Zanon – Minnesota – 55
Colin White – New Jersey - 50
Ladislav Smid – Edmonton - 48
Ryan O’Byrne – Colorado – 45
Bruno Gervais – N.Y. Islanders - 43
Kyle Quincey – Colorado – 39
Mattias Ohlund – Tampa Bay - 39
Jonas Holos – Colorado – 36

At least no one qualified for the top 20, dating back to 1967:

Name – Team – Year – Number
Gilles Marotte – Chicago – 1967-68 – 153
Mike McMahon – Minnesota/Chicago – 1968-69 – 144
David Shaw – Quebec – 1986-87 – 136
Jim Morrison – Pittsburgh – 1970-71 – 136
Scott Stevens – Washington – 1982-83 – 121
Doug Jarrett – Chicago – 1968-69 – 116
Terry Harper – Los Angeles – 1973-74 – 114
Robyn Regehr – Calgary – 2002-03 – 109
Brad Marsh – Philadelphia – 1985-86 – 108
Brad McCrimmon – Philadelphia – 1983-84 – 106

Stephane Robidas – Dallas – 2006-07 – 106
Todd Gill – San Jose – 1996-97 – 101
Radek Martinek – N.Y. Islanders – 2007-08 - 98
Ian Moran – Boston – 2002-03 – 96
Steve Konroyd – Chicago – 1990-91 – 93
Noel Price – Atlanta – 1973-74 – 93
Dimitry Yushkevich – Toronto – 1997-98 – 92
Dave Lewis – N.Y. Islanders – 1975-76 – 91
Martin Skoula – Minnesota – 2006-07 - 91
Tom Reid – Minnesota – 1975-76 – 90

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Most Games by Player or Head Coach

2011-05-15T00:56:00.002-04:00

It looks like Jacques Lemaire will stay in third in this list; he'd need another partial season to catch Scotty Bowman. Joel Quenneville is eighth; Lindy Ruff is 12th. Mark Recchi joins the top 20 even without coaching:

Name – Play – Coach – Total
Al Arbour – 626 – 1,607 – 2,233
Scott Bowman – 0 – 2,141 – 2,141
Jacques Lemaire – 853 – 1,261 – 2,114
Red Kelly – 1,316 – 742 – 2,058
Pat Quinn – 606 – 1,400 – 2,006
Bob Pulford – 1,079 – 829 – 1,908
Larry Robinson – 1,384 – 501 – 1,885
Joel Quenneville – 803 + 1,081 – 1,884
Wayne Gretzky – 1,487 – 328 – 1,815
Brian Sutter – 779 – 1,028 – 1,807

Gordie Howe – 1,767 – 0 – 1,767
Lindy Ruff – 691 – 1,066 - 1,757
Mark Messier – 1,756 – 0 – 1,756
Ron Francis – 1,731 – 0 - 1,731
Alex Delvecchio – 1,549 – 156 – 1,705
Mark Recchi – 1,652 + 0 – 1,652
Chris Chelios – 1,644 – 0 – 1,644
Dave Andreychuk – 1,639 – 0 – 1,639
Scott Stevens – 1,635 – 0 – 1,635
Bob Gainey – 1,160 – 472 – 1,632

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Most Goalie Wins in a Season

2011-05-15T00:44:00.003-04:00

Nothing new here, although with no ties somebody should make it once in a while:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Martin Brodeur – New Jersey – 2006-07 – 48
Roberto Luongo – Vancouver – 2006-07- 47
Bernie Parent – Philadelphia – 1973-74 – 47
Evgeni Nabokov – San Jose – 2007-08 – 46
Mikka Kiprusoff – Calgary – 2008-09 – 45
Martin Brodeur – New Jersey – 2009-10 - 45
Bernie Parent – Philadelphia – 1974-75 – 44
Terry Sawchuk – Detroit – 1951-52 – 44
Terry Sawchuk – Detroit – 1950-51 – 44
Martin Brodeur – New Jersey – 2007-08 – 44
Evgeni Nabokov – San Jose – 2009-10 - 44

We didn't have any new leaders in losses in a season:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Gary Smith – California – 1970-71 – 48
Al Rollins – Chicago – 1953-54 – 47
Peter Sidorkiewicz – Ottawa – 1992-93 – 46
Harry Lumley – Chicago – 1951-52 – 44
Craig Billington – Ottawa – 1993-94 – 41
Harry Lumley – Chicago – 1950-51 – 41
Marc Denis – Columbus – 2002-03 – 41
Marty Turco – Dallas – 2008-09 - 41
Ed Johnston – Boston – 1963-64 – 40
Denis Herron – Kansas City – 1975-76 – 39
Glenn Hall – Chicago – 1957-58 – 39
Al Rollins – Chicago – 1956-57 – 39
Ken McAuley – N.Y. Rangers – 1943-44 – 39
Tomas Vokoun – Florida – 2009-10 - 39

For the record again, here are the ties:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Harry Lumley – Toronto – 1954-55 – 22
Tony Esposito – Chicago – 1973-74- 21
Bernie Parent – Philadelphia – 1969-70 – 20
Daniel Bouchard – Atlanta – 1977-78 – 19
Jacques Plante – Montreal – 1962-63 – 19
Gerry McNeil – Montreal – 1952-53 – 18
Billy Smith – N.Y. Islanders – 1974-75- 17
Don Edwards – Buffalo – 1977-78 – 17
Gump Worsley – N.Y. Rangers – 1954-55 – 17
Bill Durnan – Montreal - 1949-50 - 17

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Most Games Without a Point

2011-05-15T00:36:00.001-04:00

Sheldon Brookbank of Anaheim played in 40 games in 2010-11 without scoring. That cracked the all-time top 20. Let's hope he gets some points next season:

Name – Team – Season – Games
Raitis Ivanans – Los Angeles – 1009-10 – 61
Tyler Wright – Pittsburgh – 1998-99 – 61
Jay Caufield – Pittsburgh – 1991-92 – 50
Jack McVicar – Montreal Maroons – 1931-32 – 48
Cam Janssen – New Jersey – 2005-06 - 47
Rob Ray – Buffalo/Ottawa – 2002-03 – 46
Trent McCleary – Montreal – 1998-99 – 46
Steve Webb – N.Y. Islanders – 1998-99 – 45
Darren Langdon – N.Y. Rangers – 1998-99 – 44
Jay Wells – Los Angeles – 1979-80 – 43

Frank Peters – N.Y. Rangers – 1930-31 – 43
Cam Janssen – St. Louis – 2009-10 - 43
Krzysztof Oliwa – Boston – 2002-03 – 42
Alex Henry – Edmonton/Washington – 2002-03 – 41
Johnathan Aitkin – Carolina – 2003-04 – 41
Sheldon Brookbank – Anaheim – 2010-11 - 40
Gary Doak – Boston – 1974-75 – 40
Louie DeBrusk – Phoenix – 2000-01 – 39
Sami Helenius – Dallas -2001-02 – 39
Steven Goertzen – Columbus – 2005-06 – 39

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Greatest Margin by a Scoring Champion

2011-05-15T00:30:00.001-04:00

Daniel Seden of Vancouver led the NHL in 2010-11. As you'd expect, it's not one of the greatest margins in league history:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1983-84 – 79
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1986-87 – 75
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1985-86 – 74
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1984-85 – 73
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1982-83 – 72
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1981-82 – 65
Wayne Gretzky – Los Angeles – 1990-91 – 32
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1988-89 – 31
Wayne Gretzky – Edmonton – 1980-81 – 29
Phil Esposito – Boston – 1972-73 – 26

Gordie Howe – Detroit – 1952-53 – 24
Phil Esposito – Boston – 1973-74 – 23
Bobby Orr – Boston – 1969-70 – 21
Gordie Howe – Detroit – 1950-51 – 20
Jaromir Jagr – Pittsburgh – 1998-99 – 20
Mario Lemieux – Pittsburgh – 1987-88 – 19
Phil Esposito – Boston – 1968-69 – 19
Bobby Hull – Chicago – 1965-66 – 19
Bill Cowley – Boston – 1940-41 – 18
Stan Mikita – Chicago – 1966-67 – 17
Gordie Howe – Detroit – 1951-52 – 17

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Last winning season

2011-05-15T00:25:00.002-04:00

It's interesting that 17 teams had winning season -- which is defined here by 42 wins of more in a season. Calgary had exactly 41:

Team – Season
Philadelphia – 2010-11
Pittsburgh – 2010-11
N.Y. Rangers – 2010-11
Boston – 2010-11
Montreal – 2010-11
Buffalo – 2010-11
Washington – 2010-11
Tampa Bay – 2010-11
Detroit – 2010-11
Nashville – 2010-11
Chicago – 2010-11
Vancouver – 2010-11
San Jose – 2010-11
Anaheim – 2010-11
Phoenix – 2010-11
Los Angeles – 2010-11
Dallas – 2010-11
New Jersey – 2009-10
Ottawa – 2009-10
Colorado – 2009-10
Carolina – 2008-09
Calgary – 2008-09
Minnesota – 2007-08
Atlanta – 2006-07
Toronto – 2003-04
N.Y. Islanders – 2003-04
St. Louis – 2003-04
Edmonton – 2003-04
Florida – 1999-00
Columbus - Never

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Lowest Plus-Minus Rating

2011-05-13T17:45:00.003-04:00

The NHL posts the league leaders in plus-minus; it obviously skips the bottom 20. So I make up for it. My theory is that the good players on bad teams get a lot of ice time, but they can't make up for the woes of the whole team. Either that, or they can't be bothered playing defense.

Name – Team – Rating
Chris Phillips – Ottawa - -35
David Booth – Florida - -31
Erik Karlsson – Ottawa - -30
Tyler Bozak – Toronto - -29
Zach Bogosian – Atlanta - -27
Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey - -26
Filip Kuba – Ottawa - -26
Cam Fowler – Anaheim - -25
Milan Hejduk – Colorado - -23
Andy Greene – New Jersey - -23

Brandon Yip – Colorado - -22
Jay McClement – Colorado - -21
Chad Larose – Carolina - -21
Rob Schremp – Atlanta - -20
David Clarkson – New Jersey - -20
Phil Kessel – Toronto - -20
Nick Foligno – Ottawa - -19
Daniel Alfredsson – Ottawa - -19
Dennis Wideman – Washington - -19
Brad Winchester – Anaheim - -18
Todd Marchant – Anaheim - -18
Jamie Langenbrunner – Dallas - -18

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Most Points by a League Penalty-Minute Leader

2011-05-13T17:25:00.002-04:00

Zenon Konopka of the Islanders piled up more than 300 penalty minutes in 2010-11. He also had nine points. Think that was enough to crack the top 20 in points by a league PIM leader?

Right. The top 20:

Name – Team – Year – No.
Bob Probert – Detroit – 1987-88 – 62
Dave Williams – Vancouver – 1980-81 – 62
Maurice Richard – Montreal – 1952-53 – 61
Ted Lindsay – Chicago – 1958-59 – 58
Paul Baxter – Pittsburgh – 1981-82 – 43
Dave Williams – Toronto – 1976-77 – 43
Gary Dornhoefer – Philadelphia – 1967-68 – 43
John Ferguson – Montreal – 1966-67 – 42
Marty McSorley – Los Angeles – 1992-93 – 41
Dave Williams – Toronto – 1978-79 – 39

Chris Nilan – Montreal – 1984-85 – 37
Dave Schultz – Los Angeles-Pittsburgh – 1977-78 – 36
Dave Schultz – Philadelphia – 1973-74 – 36
Pierre Pilote – Chicago – 1960-61 – 35
Dave Williams – Los Angeles – 1986-87 – 34
Reg Fleming – Boston-New York – 1965-66 – 34
Matthew Barnaby – Buffalo – 1995-96 – 31
Bill Ezinicki – Toronto – 1948-49 – 28
Pat Egan – N.Y. Americans – 1941-42 – 28
Carl Brewer – Toronto – 1964-65 – 27

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Fewest Career Goals by Regular-Season Goal-scoring Leader

2011-05-13T17:19:00.002-04:00

Steven Stamkos of Tampa Bay has 119 goals in his career. That's fewer than any other person who has led the league in goals. However, if he keeps going like he's going, Bronco Horvath will be moving up soon.

The top 10:

Name – Goals
*Steven Stamkos – 119
Bronco Horvath – 141
Lynn Patrick – 145
*Corey Perry - 168
*Jonathan Cheechoo - 170
Gaye Stewart – 185
Bryan Hextall – 187
Sid Abel – 189
*Sidney Crosby – 215
Doug Bentley – 219

As for the point leaders, Bryan Hextall is still first. Daniel Sedin couldn't even break the top 10:

Name – Points
Bryan Hextall – 362
*Evgeni Malkin – 418
Herb Cain – 400
Ron Conacher – 426
*Sidney Crosby – 572
*Alexander Ovechkin - 614
Doug Bentley – 543
Max Bentley – 544
Bill Cowley – 548
Dickie Moore – 608

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Most Coaching Wins With One Team

2011-05-06T01:40:00.002-04:00

We have some shuffling near the top here. Lindy Ruff moved into second place, and Barry Trotz is now sixth. It's funny to see those names with people like Blake, Sather and Bowman, but they have earned it. We welcome Paul Maurice and Mike Babcock into the top 20:

Name – Team – Wins
Al Arbour – N.Y. Islanders – 740
*Lindy Ruff – Buffalo – 526
Billy Reay – Chicago - 516
Toe Blake – Montreal – 500
Glen Sather – Edmonton - 464

*Barry Trotz – Nashville - 455
Dick Irvin – Montreal - 431
Scotty Bowman – Montreal – 419
Jack Adams – Detroit – 413
Scotty Bowman – Detroit – 410

Punch Imlach – Toronto – 370
Art Ross – Boston - 361
Bryan Murray – Washington - 343
Emile Francis – N.Y. Rangers – 342
Jacques Martin – Ottawa - 341

Sid Abel – Detroit – 340
*Paul Maurice – Carolina - 315
Fred Shero – Philadelphia - 308
Joel Quenneville – St. Louis – 307
*Mike Babcock – Detroit – 304

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The Last Time in Special Teams...

2011-05-06T01:28:00.003-04:00

How about those Canucks, leading the NHL in power-play percentage for the first time ever?

Vancouver – 2010-11 (first ever)
Washington – 2009-10
Detroit – 2008-09
Montreal – 2007-08
Ottawa – 2003-04
Los Angeles – 2001-02
New Jersey – 2000-01
Anaheim – 1998-99
Dallas – 1997-98
N.Y. Rangers – 1996-97
Pittsburgh – 1995-96
Chicago – 1994-95
Buffalo – 1991-92
Calgary – 1990-91
Philadelphia – 1988-89
Edmonton – 1985-86
N.Y. Islanders – 1984-85
Boston – 1974-75

Team was last in PP Pct.
Florida – 2010-11 (first ever)
Toronto – 2009-10 (first since 1988-89)
Columbus – 2008-09
St. Louis – 2007-08
Chicago – 2006-07
Carolina – 2003-04
New Jersey – 2002-03
Anaheim – 2001-02
Minnesota – 2000-01
Buffalo – 1999-00
Tampa Bay – 1997-98
Ottawa – 1995-96
Philadelphia – 1991-92
Colorado – 1990-91
Montreal – 1989-90
Los Angeles – 1985-86
Pittsburgh – 1984-85
Detroit – 1982-83
Phoenix – 1980-81
Washington – 1977-78
California – 1973-74

Team was first in PK Pct.
Pittsburgh – 2010-11 (first ever)
St. Louis – 2009-10 (first since 1992-93)
N.Y. Rangers – 2008-09 (first since 1991-92)
San Jose – 2007-08
Vancouver – 2006-07
Minnesota – 2005-06
Detroit – 2003-04
New Jersey – 2002-03
Boston – 2001-02
Buffalo – 2000-01
Dallas – 1999-00
Washington – 1997-98
Calgary – 1988-89
Carolina – 1987-88
Phoenix – 1986-87
Philadelphia – 1985-86
N.Y. Islanders – 1984-85
Edmonton – 1981-82
Montreal – 1978-79
Los Angeles – 1974-75
Chicago – 1971-72
Toronto – 1967-68

Team was last in PK Pct.
Colorado – 2010-11 (first since 1990-91)
Toronto – 2009-10 (back-to-back)
Los Angeles – 2007-08
Pittsburgh – 2003-04
San Jose – 2002-03
N.Y. Rangers – 2001-02
Atlanta – 2000-01
Anaheim – 1999-00
Nashville – 1998-99
Florida – 1997-98
Montreal – 1996-97
Ottawa – 1993-94
Tampa Bay – 1992-93
N.Y. Islanders – 1991-92
Dallas – 1987-88
Vancouver – 1984-85
Carolina – 1981-82
Washington – 1979-80
New Jersey – 1975-76
Detroit – 1967-68

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Teammates Atop Scoring Race

2011-05-06T01:21:00.002-04:00

Haven't had the same team at the top of the scoring list more than once (as in first/second/third...) in 15 years. Here's four in a row:

Year – Team – Players
1970-71 – Boston – Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, John Bucyk, Ken Hodge
1973-74 – Boston – Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman

Then three in a row:

Year – Team – Players
1939-40 – Boston – Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart, Bob Bauer
1944-45 – Montreal – Elmer Lach, Maurice Richard, Hector Blake
1949-50 – Detroit – Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel, Gordie Howe
1954-55 – Montreal – Bernie Geoffrion, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau

Finally, two in a row:

Year – Team – Players
1918-19 – Montreal – Newsey Lalonde, Odie Cleghorn
1921-22 – Ottawa – Punch Broadbent, Cy Denneny
1927-28 – Montreal – Howie Morenz, Aurel Joliat
1931-32 – Toronto – Harvey Jackson, Joe Primeau
1933-34 – Toronto – Charlie Conacher, Joe Primeau
1937-38 – Toronto – Gord Drillon, Syl Apps
1941-42 – N.Y. Rangers – Bryan Hextall, Lynn Patrick
1948-49 – Chicago – Roy Conacher, Doug Bentley
1951-52 – Detroit – Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay
1952-53 – Detroit – Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay
1956-57 – Detroit – Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay
1957-58 – Montreal – Dickie Moore, Henri Richard
1958-59 – Montreal – Dickie Moore, Jean Beliveau
1960-61 – Montreal – Bernie Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau
1963-64 – Chicago – Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull
1965-66 – Chicago – Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita
1966-67 – Chicago – Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull
1969-70 – Boston – Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito
1971-72 – Boston – Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr
1974-75 – Boston – Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito
1983-84 – Edmonton – Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey
1984-85 – Edmonton – Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri
1986-87 – Edmonton – Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri
1991-92 – Pittsburgh – Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens
1995-96 – Pittsburgh – Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

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