Teams are ranked by the following methods in order, with the next method used only for tiebreakers for teams still tied from preceding methods.
For standing points, a team is awarded
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | OT-L | Std. Pnts | Pct | Gls-F | Gls-A | GD | Avg Gls-F | Avg Gls-A | Avg GD | W/L Streak | |
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1 | Colorado Avalanche | Games Played | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.875 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | W-6 |
2 | Carolina Hurricanes | Games Played | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.750 | 59 | 23 | 36 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 4.5 | L-1 |
3 | Dallas Stars | Games Played | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.625 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | W-1 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | Games Played | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.375 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -2.4 | L-1 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | Games Played | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.250 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | -0.6 | W-1 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | Games Played | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.125 | 17 | 53 | -36 | 2.1 | 6.6 | -4.5 | L-7 |