The Brooklyn Gooner

I asked myself a little while ago, "what would the NHL standings look like if you got rid of the point for an overtime loss?" Besides making the standings look better in the newspaper, I would imagine that some things would be very, very different. I know it's not always accurate to convert overtime losses to losses...but the alternative is to try and figure out where to put those wins...I don't have time for that!

Eastern Conference:

1. Tampa Bay 42-25-8, 92 pts ( - )
2. Philadelphia 38-24-14, 90 pts ( - )
3. Toronto 40-26-9, 89 pts (+ 1)
4. New Jersey 38-24-12, 88 pts (+ 2)
5. Boston 37-24-14, 88 pts ( - 2)
6. Ottawa 39-26-9, 87 pts ( - 1)
7. Montreal 39-29-7, 85 pts ( - )
8. NY Islanders 33-31-10, 76 pts ( - )
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9. Buffalo 32-36-6, 70 pts ( - )
10. Florida 27-33-14, 68 pts ( + 1)
11. Atlanta 30-38-7, 67 pts ( - 1)
12. Carolina 25-36-13, 63 pts ( - )
13. NY Rangers 25-43-7, 57 pts ( - )
14. Washington 22-44-8, 52 pts ( - )
15. Pittsburgh 19-49-7, 45 pts ( - )


Western Conference

1. Detroit 42-20-11, 95 pts ( - )
2. Dallas 38-24-13, 89 pts ( + 2)
3. Colorado 38-24-12, 88 pts ( - 1)
4. San Jose 37-25-12, 86 pts ( - 1)
5. Vancouver 37-28-10, 84 pts ( - )
6. Calgary 38-29-7, 83 pts ( - )
7. St. Louis 34-30-11, 79 pts ( - )
8. Nashville 33-30-11, 77 pts ( - )
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9. Edmonton 31-31-12, 74 pts ( + 1)
10. Los Angeles 28-29-16, 73 pts ( - 1)
11. Anaheim 26-39-10, 70 pts ( + 1)
12. Minnesota 25-29-20, 70 pts ( - 1)
13. Phoenix 20-37-17, 57 pts ( - )
14. Chicago 20-45-9, 49 pts ( - )
15. Columbus 20-46-8, 48 pts ( - )