Return of The Russian Rocket...But To WHO???

[onlybygrace]

Final Regular Season Stats
For Pittsburgh Penguins

Total Record: 50-27-5
1st Half Record: 28-11-2 (.707)
2nd Half Record: 22-16-3 (.573)

Bure 82 GP, 51 G, 48 A, 99 Pts, +34, 489 SOG
Crosby 82 GP, 45 G, 35 A, 80 Pts, +33, 264 SOG
Malkin 82 GP, 44 G, 18 A, 62 Pts, +16, 293 SOG
Kunitz 82 GP, 22 G, 37 A, 59 Pts, +21, 176 SOG
Cheechoo 81 GP, 29 G, 15 A, 44 Pts, +5, 201 SOG
w/PIT 54 GP, 16 G, 10 A, 26 Pts, +7, 134 SOG
w/SJ 27 GP, 13 G, 5 A, 18 Pts, -2, 67 SOG
Satan 82 GP, 13 G, 29 A, 42 Pts, +15, 154 SOG
Staal 82 GP, 25 G, 17 A, 42 Pts, +11, 168 SOG
Sykora 82 GP, 18 G, 24 A, 42 Pts, +20, 112 SOG
Sydor 82 GP, 0 G, 38 A, 38 Pts, -11, 90 SOG
Whitney 82 GP, 1 G, 33 A, 34 Pts, +25, 108 SOG
Grier 81 GP, 6 G, 23 A, 29 Pts, +4, 83 SOG
w/PIT 54 GP, 4 G, 17 A, 21 Pts, +13, 55 SOG
w/SJ 27 GP, 2 G, 6 A, 8 Pts, -9, 28 SOG
Christensen 81 GP, 17 G, 10 A, 27 Pts, -2, 124 SOG
Letang 82 GP, 2 G, 23 A, 25 Pts, +37, 67 SOG
McLaren 81 GP, 6 G, 19 A, 25 Pts, +12, 34 SOG
w/PIT 25 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 7 Pts, +18
w/SJ 56 GP, 5 G, 13 A, 18 Pts, -6
Orpik 82 GP, 0 G, 22 A, 22 Pts, +8, 15 SOG
Eaton 82 GP, 1 G, 14 A, 15 Pts, +28, 24 SOG
Laraque 70 GP, 3 G, 12 A, 15 Pts, -3, 53 SOG
Talbot 50 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 8 Pts, -8, 42 SOG
McCarty 32 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 Pts, +4, 34 SOG
Taffe 13 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 Pts, +1, 15 SOG

Goaltenders

Fleury 50 GP, 36-13-1, 2968 Minutes, 2.53 GAA, .900 Sv%, 4 Shutouts
McLennan 11 GP, 5-4-2, 670 Minutes, 2.78 GAA, .896 Sv%, 1 Shutout

Notable Stats:

*Bure 51 Goals
*McLaren +18 in 25 Games with Pittsburgh
*Fleury's 36-13-1 Record
*Letang's NHL Leading +37
*Satan's mere 13 goals on 154 Shots

[thrashman]

Great season and very cool idea. Pavel and even the less talented Valeri were two of my favorite players.

[GoldenJet]

Go Bure and Crosby and Malkin!!!

[onlybygrace]

Quote: Originally Posted by thrashman

Great season and very cool idea. Pavel and even the less talented Valeri were two of my favorite players.

Yeah, Pavel was my hero as a kid and Valeri was sort of kewl, although he was just a shell of his brother. Thanks for the comment!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by GoldenJet

Go Bure and Crosby and Malkin!!!

GO PENS!!! Playoff Previews coming.

[onlybygrace]

NHL Wrap-Up For 07-08 Season

Final NHL Standings

Eastern Conference

1. Pittsburgh 50-27-5 105 Pts
2. Washington 47-31-4 98 Pts
3. Ottawa 44-32-6 94 Pts
4. New Jersey 47-32-3 97 Pts
5. Florida 46-31-5 97 Pts
6. Atlanta 45-33-4 94 Pts
7. Boston 41-32-9 91 Pts
8. NY Rangers 41-34-7 89 Pts
9. Buffalo 41-36-5 87 Pts
10. Tampa Bay 39-34-9 87 Pts
11. Philadelphia 40-36-6 86 Pts
12. Carolina 34-40-8 76 Pts
13. Montreal 35-43-4 74 Pts
14. Toronto 33-43-6 72 Pts
15. NY Islanders 30-44-8 68 Pts

Western Conference

1. Anaheim 48-28-6 102 Pts
2. St. Louis 48-28-6 102 Pts
3. Edmonton 45-28-9 99 Pts
4. Detroit 47-28-7 101 Pts
5. Chicago 46-31-5 97 Pts
6. Dallas 41-32-9 91 Pts
7. Calgary 43-36-3 89 Pts
8. Los Angeles 43-36-3 89 Pts
9. Phoenix 40-33-9 89 Pts
10. Nashville 39-33-10 88 Pts
11. Minnesota 39-37-6 84 Pts
12. Colorado 39-38-5 83 Pts
13. Vancouver 35-37-10 80 Pts
14. San Jose 34-39-9 77 Pts
15. Columbus 30-47-5 65 Pts

League Leaders

Goals
1. Kovalchuk 73
2. Gaborik 62
3. Kariya 55
4. Richards 54
Havlat 54
6. Heatley 51
Bure 51
8. Jagr 50
9. Ovechkin 49
Forsberg 49

Assists
1. M. Koivu 83
2. Spezza 69
3. Kane 68
4. BrindAmour 65
Zubov 65
6. Elias 64
Langkow 64
8. Gomez 63
9. Dvorak 62
Hemsky 62

Points
1. Gaborik (62 G, 48 A) 110
2. Sakic (44 G, 61 A) 105
3. Ovechkin (49 G, 54 A) 103
Havlat (54 G, 49 A) 103
5. Kovalchuk (73 G, 27 A) 100
Elias (36 G, 64 A) 100
7. Bure (51 G, 48 A) 99
Forsberg (49 G, 50 A) 99
9. Tanguay (38 G, 59 A) 97
Kariya (55 G, 42 A) 97

+/-
1. Letang +37
2. Bure +34
3. Crosby +33
4. Eaton +28
5. Gaborik +25
Whitney +25

Shots On Goal
1. Bure 489
2. Kovalchuk 465
3. Richards 343
4. Bergeron 328
5. Kariya 322

Wins
1. Fleury 36-13-1
2. Brodeur 31-17-2
3. Giguere 30-13-2
Vokoun 30-15-2
5. Mason 29-15-3
6. Backstrom 27-13-3
7. Hasek 26-15-4
8. Khabibulin 26-17-2
9. 4 w/25

SO's
1. Giguere 7
Hasek 7
3. Biron 5
Brodeur 5
Lehtonen 5

GAA
1. Giguere 1.94
2. Kolzig 2.27
3. Mason 2.28
4. Broduer 2.30
5. Tellqvist 2.33

[onlybygrace]

NHL Playoffs

Round 1 Preview

Eastern Conference

(1) Pittsburgh Penguins (50-27-5)
vs.
(8) New York Rangers (41-34-7)

Key Stats
Pittsburgh led NHL with 282 Goals with six 20 goal scorers
The Rangers had four 20 goal scorers and were outscored 248-247

Season Leaders
Bure PIT (51-48) 99
Jagr NYR (50-43) 93
Crosby PIT (45-35) 80
Gomez NYR (16-63) 79
Naslund NYR (22-41) 63
Malkin PIT (44-18) 62
Shannahan NYR (40-22)62

Prediction
Pens In 6
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(2) Washington Capitals (47-31-4)
vs.
(7) Boston Bruins (41-32-9)

Key Stats
Caps allowed most goals in Eastern Conference (257)
Bruins allowed just 218 goals

Season Leaders
Ovechkin (49-54) 103
Bergeron (47-47) 94
Savard (42-42) 84
Fedorov (45-38) 83
Backstrom (14-54) 68
Semin (35-32) 67
Sturm (26-36) 62
Green (14-47) 61

Prediction
Washington In 7
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(3) Ottawa Senators (44-32-6)
vs.
(6) Atlanta Thrashers (45-33-4)

Key Stats
Ottawa allowed just 215 goals
Atlanta outscored 238-237

Season Leaders
Kovalchuk (73-27) 100
Heatley (51-41) 92
Spezza (19-69) 88
Alfredson (36-44) 80
White (15-52) 67

Prediction
Ottawa In 7
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(4) New Jersey Devils (47-32-3)
vs.
(5) Florida Panthers (46-31-5)

Key Stats
Devils allowed second fewest goals in NHL (200)
Panthers Outscored opponents 237-224

Season Leaders
Elias (36-64) 100
Jokinen (39-50) 89
Dvorak (14-62) 76
Gionta (38-36) 74
Parise (34-37) 71
Olesz (10-58) 68
Horton (42-23) 65
Zubrus (25-36) 61
Weiss (22-39) 61
Martin (9-52) 61

Prediction
Devils In 6

[rdnk]

You should have no problems with the 1st round. Go Florida!

[onlybygrace]

NHL Playoffs

Western Conference Preview

(1) Anaheim Ducks (48-28-6)
vs.
(8) Los Angeles Kings (43-36-3)

Keys Stats
Anaheim allowed fewest goals in NHL (179)
Los Angeles was outscored 227-225

Season Leaders
Weight (19-56) 75
Kopitar (30-44) 74
Frolov (22-51) 73
Nagy (32-39) 71
Getzlaf (28-43) 71
Perry (9-59) 68
Cammelleri (36-28) 64
Pronger (17-47) 64

Prediction
Anaheim in 5
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(2) St. Louis Blues (48-28-6)
vs.
(7) Calgary Flames (43-36-3)

Key Stats
Blues scored 3rd most goals in West (250)
Went From last to 7th in second half of season

Season Leaders
Kariya (55-42) 97
Tanguay (38-59) 97
Selanne (39-50) 89
Iginla (43-35) 78
McDonald (32-42) 74
Oshie (16-53) 69
Conroy (14-55) 69
Backes (25-37) 62

Prediction
Blues in 7
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(3) Edmonton Oilers (45-28-9)
vs.
(6) Dallas Stars (41-32-9)

Key Stats
Edmonton Led Division All Season
Dallas outscored by opponents 230-226

Season Leaders
Forsberg (49-50) 99
Hemsky (31-62) 93
Yashin (35-47) 82
Zubov (11-65) 76

Prediction
Stars in 7

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(4) Detroit Redwings (47-28-7)
vs.
(5) Chicago Blackhawks (46-31-5)

Key Stats
Redwings allowed just 218 goals
Hawks led West with 256 goals

Season Leaders
Havlat (54-49) 103
Zetterberg (42-46) 88
Lang (28-53) 81
Kane (12-68) 80
Datsyuk (31-46) 77
Lidstrom (31-43) 74
Vrbata (26-46) 72
Ruutu (18-50) 68
Toews (29-39) 68
Hossa recorded 57 points in 64 games

Prediction
Hawks in 6

GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!