NHL Playoff Standings as of February 27, 2008

    Eastern Conference          Western Conference

                     Division Leaders

    Team          Pts  GR       Team         Pts  GR
 1. New Jersey    80   18    1. Detroit      90   17
 2. Ottawa        78   18    2. Dallas       85   15
 3. Carolina      71   16    3. Calgary      75   18
 
                     Rest of the Best
    Team          Pts  GR       Team         Pts  GR
 4. Pittsburgh    79   18    4. Anaheim      79   16
 5. Montreal      77   18    5. San Jose     74   20
 6. Boston        72   20    6. Minnesota    73   19
 7. NY Rangers    72   18    7. Vancouver    72   20
 8. Philadelphia  69   19    8. Nashville    72   18

                     On the outside...
    Team          Pts  GR       Team         Pts  GR
 9. Buffalo       69   19    9. Colorado     70   18
10. NY Islanders  67   18   10. Phoenix      69   19
11. Washington    66   18   11. Columbus     67   18
12. Florida       63   17   12. St. Louis    66   19
13. Toronto       63   18   13. Chicago      64   20
14. Atlanta       62   18   14. Edmonton     63   18
15. Tampa Bay     57   20   15. Los Angeles  56   18

Notes:
* Philadelphia is back in the playoffs. The Flyers are tied with Buffalo for 8th, but Philly has one more win than the Sabres.
* Boston and the Rangers are tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference, but Boston has more wins.
* Who's hot - Eastern Conference: Boston. The Bruins are coming off a five game road trip in which they earned nine points, and followed it by blanking Ottawa 4-0 last night. Boston has at least two games in hand over every team ahead of them in the standing, and only trails Montreal by five points.
* Who's hot - Western Conference: Calgary. The Flames have gone from 8th in the West to 3rd, thanks to a four game winning streak that was snapped last night when they lost to Colorado in overtime. They lead Minnesota by two points in the Northwest Division and have a game in hand.
* Who's not - Eastern Conference: Ottawa. The Senators have lost 6 of their last 8 games, earning 6 points in the process. The Senators have been shut out two games in a row, getting outscored 9-0 by Toronto and Boston. To make matters worse, New Jersey has leapfrogged them for the #1 seed in the East.
* Who's not - Western Conference: Detroit. The Red Wings have lost 9 of their last 10, including games against Los Angeles, Edmonton, and Columbus, to earn three points over that span. The good news is they still lead Dallas by five points in the West with two games in hand.