NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

1996 PLAYOFF CONFERENCE TEAM RANKINGS

(from best to worst)

Eastern Conference

Rank   Team                    GP     Won     Lost    Tied     Pts      % Won      GF     GF/GP      GA     GA/GP
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   1   Florida Panthers        22      12      10       0       24      0.545      61      2.77      57      2.59
   2   Pittsburgh Penguins     18      11       7       0       22      0.611      57      3.17      52      2.89
   3   Philadelphia Flyers     12       6       6       0       12      0.500      37      3.08      28      2.33
   4   New York Rangers        11       5       6       0       10      0.455      34      3.09      38      3.45
   5   Montreal Canadiens       6       2       4       0        4      0.333      17      2.83      19      3.17
   6   Washington Capitals      6       2       4       0        4      0.333      17      2.83      21      3.50
   7   Tampa Bay Lightning      6       2       4       0        4      0.333      13      2.17      26      4.33
   8   Boston Bruins            5       1       4       0        2      0.200      16      3.20      22      4.40
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Western Conference

Rank   Team                    GP     Won     Lost    Tied     Pts      % Won      GF     GF/GP      GA     GA/GP
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   1   Colorado Avalanche      22      16       6       0       32      0.727      80      3.64      51      2.32
   2   Detroit Red Wings       19      10       9       0       20      0.526      58      3.05      46      2.42
   3   St. Louis Blues         13       7       6       0       14      0.538      37      2.85      37      2.85
   4   Chicago Black Hawks     10       6       4       0       12      0.600      30      3.00      28      2.80
   5   Toronto Maple Leafs      6       2       4       0        4      0.333      15      2.50      21      3.50
   6   Vancouver Canucks        6       2       4       0        4      0.333      17      2.83      24      4.00
   7   Winnipeg Jets            6       2       4       0        4      0.333      10      1.67      20      3.33
   8   Calgary Flames           4       0       4       0        0      0.000       7      1.75      16      4.00
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