Plenilci, ki so že po 26 minutah vodili s 3:0, so na lestvici prehiteli Detroit in za vodilnim St. Louisom (s 4:0 je slavil v Phoenixu) zaostajajo za sedem točk.

Sidney Crosby in Jevgenij Malkin sta prispevala po gol in podajo za zmago Pittsburgha s 5:2 nad New Jerseyjem. Pittsburgh za New York Rangersi, vodilno ekipo Vzhoda, zaostaja le za eno točko.

Washington je s 3:0 odpravil Minnesoto, prerojeni Aleks Ovečkin pa je zadel že devetič na sedmih tekmah.

Tekme 25. marca:
COLUMBUS - EDMONTON 3:6
WASHINGTON - MINNESOTA 3:0
FLORIDA - NY ISLANDERS * 2:3
PITTSBURGH - NEW JERSEY 5:2
CHICAGO - NASHVILLE 1:6
ANAHEIM - BOSTON 2:3
PHOENIX - ST. LOUIS 0:4
* - kazenski streli

Tekme 26. marca:
PHILADELPHIA - TAMPA BAY
DETROIT - COLUMBUS
WINNIPEG - OTTAWA
CALGARY - DALLAS
VANCOUVER - LOS ANGELES
SAN JOSE - COLORADO

VZHODNA KONFERENCA                   
                       T  Z  P PK  To
NEW YORK RANGERS *    75 47 21  7 101
BOSTON BRUINS         75 44 28  3  91
FLORIDA PANTHERS      75 36 24 15  87
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS * 75 47 22  6 100
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS * 75 44 23  8  96
NEW JERSEY DEVILS     76 42 28  6  90
OTTAWA SENATORS       76 38 28 10  86
WASHINGTON CAPITALS   76 38 30  8  84
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BUFFALO SABRES        76 37 29 10  84
WINNIPEG JETS         75 35 32  8  78
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING   74 34 33  7  75
CAROLINA HURRICANES   76 30 31 15  75
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS   76 33 34  9  75
NEW YORK ISLANDERS    75 31 33 11  73
MONTREAL CANADIENS    76 29 34 13  71

ZAHODNA KONFERENCA                   
                       T  Z  P PK  To
ST. LOUIS BLUES *     76 47 20  9 103
VANCOUVER CANUCKS *   75 45 21  9  99
DALLAS STARS          75 41 29  5  87
NASHVILLE PREDATORS   76 44 24  8  96
DETROIT RED WINGS     75 45 25  5  95
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS    76 42 26  8  92
PHOENIX COYOTES       77 37 27 13  87
LOS ANGELES KINGS     75 37 26 12  86
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SAN JOSE SHARKS       75 38 27 10  86
COLORADO AVALANCHE    77 40 31  6  86
CALGARY FLAMES        76 34 27 15  83
ANAHEIM DUCKS         76 32 33 11  75
MINNESOTA WILD        75 31 34 10  72
EDMONTON OILERS       76 31 36  9  71
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 75 24 44  7  55