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The 2006-07 NHL season is the 89th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally, the NHL would have celebrated its 90th anniversary this season; however, the cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season pushed the 90th season back until the 2007-08 NHL season.

• The NHL All-Star Game will return after a two-year absence when the Dallas Stars host the event at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, January 24, 2007. The Stars will be hosting the NHL All-Star Game for the first time since 1972, when the franchise was known as the Minnesota North Stars, and for the first time since 1989, it will be played on a weeknight.

• The season started on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 and will run through April 8 2007, with the Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin on Wednesday April 11, 2007 and end no later than June 11, 2007 with Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Scheduling for the 1,230-game regular-season was announced on July 12, 2006. <ref> Champion Hurricanes raise banner to open 2006-07 NHL season </ref>

• On January 26, 2006, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced that it would shorten its name to Anaheim Ducks prior to this season. The team also unveiled a new logo and uniform in June of 2006.<ref> Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Change Name to Anaheim Ducks in 2006-2007 </ref>

• The Buffalo Sabres also have a new logo and new uniforms this season. Many fans on the internet have criticized the new logo calling it "the buffaslug, or simply "the slug".

• On June 19, 2006, NBC announced that it will air four more regular-season games and three more playoff games in addition to its originally scheduled airings for this season. This was due to stronger than expected ratings for the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, ending with a 3.5 rating on Game 7. <ref> Source: Bill Clement during Intermission of Game 7. </ref>

• On June 27, 2006, the NHL announced that the salary cap would be increased from $39 million up to $44 million dollars per team. <ref> NHL cap increases to $44 million </ref>

• All officials will be required to wear a helmet, per the new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Officials' Association.

• A U.S. version of the NHL Network, a joint venture between the league and Comcast, may launch during the season.

• On October 5, 2006, Brendan Shanahan became the 15th player with 600 NHL goals.

• On October 25, 2006, Joe Sakic had an assist to become the 11th player to reach the 1,500-point milestone.

• Evgeni Malkin became first player in 89 years to score a goal in each of his first six games in NHL.

• On November 9, 2006, the Anaheim Ducks set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, eclipsing the previous mark set by the 1984 Edmonton Oilers.

• On November 13, 2006, Teppo Numminen played his 1252nd regular season game, surpassing Jari Kurri's record of most games played by European-trained player.

• On November 19, 2006, Jaromir Jagr scored his 600th goal in a 4-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning. On November 21, Jagr scored two goals in a 4-0 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes to tie, and pass Jari Kurri's record for most goals by a European-born player.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Current standings 1.1.1 Eastern Conference 1.1.2 Western Conference 1.2 Scoring leaders 1.3 Leading goaltenders 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Current standings

After games played on December 3, 2006

[edit] Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	26	14	9	3	79	71	31
New Jersey Devils	25	14	9	2	62	66	30
New York Rangers	27	13	10	4	88	87	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	25	11	10	4	78	80	26
Philadelphia Flyers	27	8	15	4	68	102	20

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Buffalo Sabres	26	20	4	2	113	81	42
Montreal Canadiens	25	15	7	3	75	68	33
Toronto Maple Leafs	28	13	10	5	91	92	31
Ottawa Senators	27	14	12	1	96	73	29
Boston Bruins	24	12	10	2	68	83	26

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Atlanta Thrashers	28	17	7	4	96	79	38
Carolina Hurricanes	28	15	10	3	93	88	33
Washington Capitals	26	11	9	6	79	89	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	27	13	12	2	85	87	28
Florida Panthers	27	8	15	5	69	96	21

[edit] Western Conference

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Nashville Predators	25	17	5	3	89	69	37
Detroit Red Wings	25	14	7	4	65	58	32
Chicago Blackhawks	24	10	12	2	60	73	22
St. Louis Blues	25	7	15	3	60	86	17
Columbus Blue Jackets	25	7	16	2	55	74	16

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Edmonton Oilers	25	13	10	2	71	70	28
Minnesota Wild	26	13	11	2	74	70	28
Vancouver Canucks	27	13	13	1	59	69	27
Calgary Flames	24	12	10	2	66	57	26
Colorado Avalanche	26	12	12	2	81	75	26

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Anaheim Ducks	29	20	3	6	102	72	46
San Jose Sharks	27	20	7	0	85	58	40
Dallas Stars	26	17	9	0	74	58	34
Los Angeles Kings	29	10	15	4	81	99	24
Phoenix Coyotes	24	9	15	0	63	92	18

[edit] Scoring leaders

As of November 28, 2006

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Jaromir Jagr	New York Rangers	25	12	25	37	+14	36
Marian Hossa	Atlanta Thrashers	26	17	18	35	+4	33
Rod Brind'Amour	Carolina Hurricanes	26	10	23	33	+5	12
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	10	22	32	+11	24
Michael Nylander	New York Rangers	25	9	23	32	+12	14
Ilya Kovalchuk	Atlanta Thrashers	26	16	15	31	+4	14
Teemu Selanne	Anaheim Ducks	26	11	20	31	+8	16
Thomas Vanek	Buffalo Sabres	24	16	14	30	+16	8
Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	25	15	15	30	+6	6
Dany Heatley	Ottawa Senators	25	14	16	30	+4	6

[edit] Leading goaltenders

As of November 28, 2006.

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Cristobal Huet	Montreal Canadiens	15	837:50	9	2	2	27	2	.940	1.93
Vesa Toskala	San Jose Sharks	14	820:11	12	2	0	27	2	.930	1.98
Dominik Hasek	Detroit Red Wings	17	1,029:22	10	4	3	34	3	.903	1.98
Miikka Kiprusoff	Calgary Flames	21	1,253:07	11	9	1	45	3	.928	2.15
Jean-Sebastien Giguere	Anaheim Ducks	21	1,199:56	14	1	5	44	3	.921	2.20

[edit] See also

• NHL Results: October 2006, November 2006
• 2006 NHL Entry Draft
• 2006-07 NHL transactions
• 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game
• National Hockey League All-Star Game
• 2006 in sports
• 2007 in sports

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NHL.com
• Hockey Database
• Buffalo Sabres New Logo and Jerseys

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