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SE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away L10
Hurricanes 77 41 30 6 88 234 236 22-12-4 19-18-2 8-1-1
Capitals 78 39 31 8 86 228 228 20-15-3 19-16-5 7-3-0
Eastern Conference
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1 Pittsburgh Penguins* 78 45 26 7 97
2 Montréal Canadiens* 77 43 24 10 96
3 Carolina Hurricanes* 77 41 30 6 88
4 Ottawa Senators 78 42 28 8 92
5 New Jersey Devils 77 42 28 7 91
6 New York Rangers 77 40 26 11 91
7 Boston Bruins 77 39 28 10 88
8 Philadelphia Flyers 77 39 28 10 88
9 Washington Capitals 78 39 31 8 86
10 Buffalo Sabres 77 36 30 11 83
The Caps are trying their level best to catch the division-leading Hurricanes. Having won seven of their last eight games, the Caps now sit only two points back in the division standings. Unfortunately, the competition, in the form of the Hurricanes, Bruins, Flyers, and Sabres each have both a game-in-hand and a tie-breaker advantage over the Caps.
The Caps next opponent is the Florida Panthers, on Saturday. Although the Panthers currently sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, five standings points behind the Capitals, they have played well as of late, with a 7-2-1 record over their last 10 games.
The Hurricanes play the struggling Atlanta Thrashers tonight in a SouthEast divisional matchup. The Caps would certainly benefit from a Thrashers victory to eliminate the game-in-hand advantage Carolina currently holds.
The Montreal Canadiens also battle the Buffalo Sabres this evening, and although Montreal has locked up a playoff berth, they have not yet clinched the Northeast division. Buffalo currently sits three standings points behind the Caps, with a game-in-hand. Montreal could eliminate the Sabres game-in-hand advantage with a victory tonight.
Other action to watch for: People like me who write long-winded, and often confusing posts and have no idea how SSIII arranges his stats in such well-lined columns.
