2006–07 NHL season

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 returned after a two-year absence when the Dallas Stars hosted the event at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, January 24, 2007. The Stars hosted 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 was 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.

• 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.

• The Buffalo Sabres also have a new logo and new uniforms this season.

• 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.

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

• 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 opening night of this season, Dmitri Kalinin of the Buffalo Sabres scored the first goal of the regular season against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes

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

• On October 5, 2006, the Pittsburgh Penguins honored Mario Lemieux by retiring his #66 jersey for a second time.

• On October 14, 2006 Mats Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 regular season NHL goals.

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

• Evgeni Malkin became first player in 89 years to score a goal in each of his first six games in the 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. The previous mark was 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 regular season career goal in a 4-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, becoming the 16th NHL player to do so. 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 NHL regular season career points by a European-born player.

• On December 5, 2006, the St. Louis Blues honored Brett Hull by retiring his #16 sweater.

• On January 2, 2007, the Detroit Red Wings honored Steve Yzerman by retiring his #19 sweater.

• On January 7, 2007, the Edmonton Oilers recorded their 1000th regular season win in franchise history by defeating the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 (OT) at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

• On January 20, 2007, the Los Angeles Kings honored Luc Robitaille by retiring his #20 sweater.

• On January 26, 2007, Mark Recchi became the 37th player to score his 500th regular season NHL goal.
• On January 29, 2007, the Montreal Canadiens honored Ken Dryden by retiring his #29 jersey.
• On February 3, 2007, Bill Guerin became the 213th NHL player to play in 1,000 regular season games.
• On February 6, 2007, the Calgary Flames honored Mike Vernon by retiring his #30 jersey.

• On February 10, 2007, Jaromir Jagr became the 12th player in NHL history to record 1500 regular season NHL points.

• On February 10, 2007, Jordan Staal became the youngest player in NHL history to record a hat trick.

• On February 15, 2007, Joe Sakic became the 17th player to record 600 regular season NHL goals.

Regular season

Current standings

After games on February 15, 2007[1]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
New Jersey Devils	57	35	16	6	154	135	76
Pittsburgh Penguins	56	30	17	9	195	175	69
New York Islanders	58	28	22	8	171	163	64
New York Rangers	57	28	24	5	170	164	61
Philadelphia Flyers	57	15	34	8	146	212	38

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Buffalo Sabres	58	39	15	4	214	164	82
Ottawa Senators	58	33	22	3	195	154	69
Toronto Maple Leafs	58	28	22	8	187	189	64
Montreal Canadiens	59	29	24	6	167	174	64
Boston Bruins	56	26	26	4	157	206	56

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Atlanta Thrashers	60	30	21	9	182	189	69
Tampa Bay Lightning	59	33	24	2	187	178	68
Carolina Hurricanes	60	29	24	7	180	189	65
Washington Capitals	58	23	26	9	175	203	55
Florida Panthers	59	22	26	11	165	191	55

Western Conference

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Nashville Predators	58	39	16	3	201	146	81
Detroit Red Wings	59	37	16	6	181	144	80
St. Louis Blues	58	23	26	9	149	178	55
Chicago Blackhawks	57	22	27	8	145	175	52
Columbus Blue Jackets	57	22	30	5	141	179	49

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Vancouver Canucks	57	32	21	4	150	145	68
Calgary Flames	58	30	20	8	183	156	68
Minnesota Wild	58	31	22	5	164	150	67
Edmonton Oilers	58	28	25	5	157	167	61
Colorado Avalanche	57	28	25	4	184	177	60

Pacific Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Anaheim Ducks	58	34	16	8	187	149	76
San Jose Sharks	57	36	20	1	176	142	73
Dallas Stars	57	34	21	2	153	140	70
Phoenix Coyotes	58	25	30	3	158	199	53
Los Angeles Kings	59	19	31	9	164	205	47

Scoring leaders

After games on February 12th, 2007[2]

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	52	25	62	87	+13	46
Vincent Lecavalier	Tampa Bay Lightning	57	35	38	73	+4	34
Martin St. Louis	Tampa Bay Lightning	57	32	41	73	+2	20
Alexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	57	34	38	72	-12	50
Marian Hossa	Atlanta Thrashers	59	33	39	72	+10	43
Dany Heatley	Ottawa Senators	57	32	38	70	+23	50
Joe Thornton	San Jose Sharks	55	14	56	70	+5	26
Jaromír Jágr	New York Rangers	56	21	48	69	+17	56
Marc Savard	Boston Bruins	54	18	50	68	-8	62
Daniel Brière	Buffalo Sabres	57	24	44	68	+15	54

Leading goaltenders

After games on February 12th, 2007.[3]

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
Martin Brodeur	New Jersey Devils	54	3,267	34	15	5	113	10	.926	2.07
Dominik Hasek	Detroit Red Wings	42	2,485	30	8	3	86	6	.908	2.08
Jean-Sebastien Giguere	Anaheim Ducks	39	2,203	26	6	5	79	4	.924	2.15
Niklas Bäckström	Minnesota Wild	20	1,077	9	6	3	39	2	.926	2.17
Miikka Kiprusoff	Calgary Flames	51	3,028	27	16	7	116	6	.922	2.30

See also

• 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

References

External links

• NHL.com
• Hockey Database