Cat calls

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TEAM

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OVERALL

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THE SCOOP

1

1

16-7-4

6-3-1

Weird. Despite Penguins' success, D-man Paul Martin a minus-8

2

3

16-7-1

9-0-1

Soaring Bruins now a league-best plus-34 in goal differential

3

2

14-8-1

6-4-0

Only Wings (34.7) put more shots on net than Sharks (34.1)

4

5

16-8-1

7-3-0

Nicklas Lidstrom (plus-8) amazing once again, but surprisingly, Ian White leads team in plus-minus (plus-13)

5

4

15-7-3

7-3-0

Claude Giroux on pace for 49 goals, 104 points; behold the league's newest addition to the "top superstar" debate

6

7

15-5-3

8-2-0

Ryan McDonagh tied for 12th in plus-minus (plus-12), second on Blueshirts in ice time (25:16 per game)

7

6

16-8-3

6-4-0

Hawks have West's most potent offense (3.22 goals per game), but the conference's third-worst defense (3.04 goals against)

8

8

17-7-3

8-2-0

Mike Yeo for coach of the year? If the season ended today, absolutely

9

9

13-9-4

6-3-1

Hard to believe given their talent, but Kings tied with Ducks for league's second-worst goals-for average (2.27)

10

11

15-10-1

7-3-0

Alex Burrows on pace for 79-game, 42-point season; last year, he had 48 in 72 games

11

16

14-8-4

6-3-1

Southeast-leading Panthers facing nothing but playoff-caliber teams (Washington, Boston, Buffalo and the Rangers) this week

12

12

13-11-1

3-7-0

There is no way Brooks Laich should be leading the Caps in power play goals, but he is in a tie with Mike Green with three

13

10

14-10-2

4-5-1

Leafs have second-best power play (22.4 percent), fourth-worst penalty kill (77.6 percent)

14

13

14-9-3

6-2-2

Only Hawks (8-2-2), Rangers (7-1-1) and Penguins (8-1-2) have lost fewer home regulation games than Blues (8-3-1), who play next four against Wings, Ducks, Sharks, Rangers

15

14

14-11-1

4-5-1

Look for exasperated Sabres to bring King Kong Korab back if Jordin Tootoo isn't suspended for running Ryan Miller

16

18

15-10-1

4-5-1

Resilient Stars kick off five-game road trip Thursday on which they'll visit Sharks, Kings, Rangers, Isles and Devils

17

19

12-10-4

4-5-1

Rookie Craig Smith leading Preds in goals (eight), assists (13), points (21) and power play goals (four); if it wasn't for Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Smith would be considered the Calder frontrunner

18

15

11-12-2

3-7-0

Bolts are 2-5-0 in their past seven games and this week have four games in six nights on the road, where they continue to stink (4-8-2)

19

17

13-9-3

5-5-0

At 11.1 percent, Coyotes' power play second-worst in the league

20

22

11-11-5

4-4-2

In his past nine games, Brian Gionta has three goals, four points; on course to finish with 40-something points for third straight season

21

23

12-11-3

5-3-2

Plucky Sens have league's worst goals-against average (3.38)

22

25

13-13-1

5-5-0

Up and down Avs much better on the road (6-4-1) than at home (7-9-0)

23

24

11-11-4

6-3-1

In his past nine games, Evander Kane has nine goals and 12 points

24

20

13-11-3

4-5-1

Have now lost four of five, but get good chance at turning things around this week against subpar Canes, Avs and Flames

25

28

8-11-5

4-4-2

Four of next five are at home, including showdowns with Hawks and Pens

26

21

12-12-1

4-6-0

Outscored 14-5 in three losses last week

27

27

11-13-2

4-5-1

If collapse against Jackets doesn't show management this team needs to be rebuilt, nothing will

28

26

8-16-4

2-7-1

The Tomas Kaberle bandwagon has been abandoned, stripped of all recyclable materials and can be bought on eBay for best offer

29

30

7-14-5

1-7-2

Lubomir Visnovsky due back soon from broken finger

30

29

7-16-3

4-4-2

Four-game Canadian road trip ends Tuesday in Montreal; face Preds Thursday in kickoff of five-game home stint that also includes Bruins, Canucks, Kings and Bolts, which could put more nails in the coffin of their playoff hopes