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Scoreboard

Buffalo T:5.5

NY Rangers -155 7:00 PM ET

Boston T:5.5

Montreal -160 7:30 PM ET

Nashville T:5

Dallas -170 8:30 PM ET

Phoenix T:5.5

Chicago -140 8:30 PM ET

Edmonton T:5

Anaheim -148 10:00 PM ET

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League Leaders

Points

Goals

Assists

Points		P
T1.	B. Dubinsky NYR	7
T1.	A. Voros NYR	7
T3.	P. Kariya STL	6
T3.	A. McDonald STL	6
T3.	A. Semin WAS	6

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Wins

GAA

SV %

Wins		Wins
1.	H. Lundqvist NYR	4
2.	E. Nabokov SJ	3
T3.	N. Backstrom MIN	2
T3.	M. Brodeur NJ	2
T3.	I. Bryzgalov PHO	2

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Conference Leaders

Eastern

Western

Team		GP	Pts
1.	*-NY Rangers	5	10
2.	*-Montreal	3	5
3.	*-Washington	3	4
4.	Pittsburgh	4	5
5.	Buffalo	2	4
6.	Carolina	3	4
7.	New Jersey	3	4
8.	Atlanta	3	3
9.	Ottawa	3	3
10.	Toronto	3	3
11.	Boston	2	2
12.	Florida	2	2

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*-Division Leader x-Clinched Playoff Spot
y-Clinched Division, z-Clinched Conference