V prvi tretjini je domače v vodstvo popeljal Marian Hossa, ki je zadel ob igri z igralcem manj. Gostitelji niso nikoli zaostajali. Atlanta dobro stopnjuje formo, saj je to že njena osma zmaga na zadih desetih tekmah.

                        T  Z  P  PK To.
CAROLINA HURRICANES    66 45 15  6  96 
OTTAWA SENATORS        65 44 15  6  94 
NEW YORK RANGERS       66 37 19 10  84 
BUFFALO SABRES         65 44 16  5  93 
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS    66 36 20 10  82 
NEW JERSEY DEVILS      66 34 24  8  76 
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING    66 34 28  4  72 
MONTREAL CANADIENS     65 31 25  9  71 
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ATLANTA THRASHERS      66 32 28  6  70 
NEW YORK ISLANDERS     65 31 30  4  66 
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS    65 30 29  6  66 
BOSTON BRUINS          67 26 30 11  63 
FLORIDA PANTHERS       65 26 30  9  61 
WASHINGTON CAPITALS    65 22 36  7  51 
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS    66 16 38 12  44 

                        T  Z  P  PK To.
DETROIT RED WINGS      65 45 15  5  95 
DALLAS STARS           66 44 19  3  91 
CALGARY FLAMES         65 37 20  8  82 
NASHVILLE PREDATORS    66 39 19  8  86 
COLORADO AVALANCHE     67 37 24  6  80 
EDMONTON OILERS        67 34 23 10  78 
LOS ANGELES KINGS      68 36 27  5  77 
VANCOUVER CANUCKS      67 35 26  6  76 
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ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS   64 31 21 12  74 
SAN JOSE SHARKS        64 32 23  9  73 
MINNESOTA WILD         67 31 29  7  69 
PHOENIX COYOTES        67 30 33  4  64 
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS  66 26 37  3  55 
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS     65 21 35  9  51 
ST. LOUIS BLUES        64 20 33 11  51