Strongest and Weakest Divisions statistics

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Analist are always complaining about Detroit playing in the weakest division. Hereby I will show you this is absolutely 100% wrong. See here all the statistics per division showing which division is the strongest and which is the weakest (overall / match ups outside division and division match ups);

ATLANTIC POINTS OVERALL 164 POINTS OUTSIDE DIVISION 116 POINTS IN OWN DIVISION 48

NEW JERSEY DEVILS 106 64,6% 79 68,1% 27 56,3%

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 99 60,4% 69 59,5% 30 62,5%

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 99 60,4% 64 55,2% 35 72,9%

NEW YORK RANGERS 95 57,9% 65 56,0% 30 62,5%

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 61 37,2% 50 43,1% 11 22,9%

TOTAL 460 56,1% 327 56,4% 133 55,4%

NORTHEAST

BOSTON BRUINS 116 70,7% 80 69,0% 36 75,0%

MONTREAL CANADIANS 93 56,7% 69 59,5% 24 50,0%

BUFFALO SABRES 91 55,5% 61 52,6% 30 62,5%

OTTAWA SENATORS 83 50,6% 59 50,9% 24 50,0%

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 81 49,4% 61 52,6% 20 41,7%

TOTAL 464 56,6% 330 56,9% 134 55,8%

SOUTHEAST

WASHINGTON CAPITALS 108 65,9% 76 65,5% 32 66,7%

CAROLINA HURRICANES 97 59,1% 66 56,9% 31 64,6%

FLORIDA PANTHERS 93 56,7% 63 54,3% 30 62,5%

ATLANTA TRASHERS 76 46,3% 52 44,8% 24 50,0%

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 66 40,2% 52 44,8% 14 29,2%

TOTAL 440 53,7% 309 53,3% 131 54,6%

worst division overall most boring division match ups

CENTRAL

DETROIT RED WINGS 112 68,3% 82 70,7% 30 62,5%

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 104 63,4% 75 64,7% 29 60,4%

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 92 56,1% 68 58,6% 24 50,0%

ST LOUIS BLUES 92 56,1% 60 51,7% 32 66,7%

NASHVILLE PREDATORS 88 53,7% 61 52,6% 27 56,3%

TOTAL 488 59,5% 346 59,7% 142 59,2%

best division overall best division non division match ups most exciting division match ups

NORTHWEST

VANCOUVER CANUCKS 100 61,0% 67 57,8% 33 68,8%

CALGARY FLAMES 98 59,8% 68 58,6% 30 62,5%

MINNESOTA WILD 89 54,3% 65 56,0% 24 50,0%

EDMONTON OILERS 85 51,8% 59 50,9% 26 54,2%

COLORADO AVALANCHE 69 42,1% 47 40,5% 22 45,8%

TOTAL 441 53,8% 306 52,8% 135 56,3%

worst division non division match ups

PACIFIC

SAN JOSE SHARKS 117 71,3% 83 71,6% 34 70,8%

ANAHEIM DUCKS 91 55,5% 65 56,0% 26 54,2%

DALLAS STARS 83 50,6% 60 51,7% 23 47,9%

PHOENIX COYOTES 79 48,2% 51 44,0% 28 58,3%

LOS ANGELES KINGS 79 48,2% 55 47,4% 24 50,0%

TOTAL 449 54,8% 314 54,1% 135 56,3%

Strongest Division overall: Central

Weakest Division overall: Southeast

Strongest Division outside division match ups: Central

Weakest Division outside division match ups: Northwest

Most exciting Division match ups: Central

Most boring Division match ups: Southeast

*EDIT*: See text file for better viewing!!!

NHL_DIVISION_PERCENTAGES.txt

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STANDING POINTS OUTSIDE DIVISION

ATLANTIC

NEW JERSEY DEVILS 79

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 69

NEW YORK RANGERS 65

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 64

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 50

NORTHEAST

BOSTON BRUINS 80

MONTREAL CANADIANS 69

BUFFALO SABRES 61

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFES 61

OTTAWA SENATORS 59

SOUTHEAST

WASHINGTON CAPITALS 76

CAROLINA HURRICANES 66

FLORIDA PANTHERS 63

ATLANTA TRASHERS 52

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 52

CENTRAL

DETROIT RED WINGS 82

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 75

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 68

NASHVILLE PREDATORS 61

ST LOUIS BLUES 60

NORTHWEST

CALGARY FLAMES 68

VANCOUVER CANUCKS 67

MINNESOTA WILD 65

EDMONTON OILERS 59

COLORADO AVALANCHE 47

PACIFIC

SAN JOSE SHARKS 83

ANAHEIM DUCKS 65

DALLAS STARS 60

LOS ANGELES KINGS 55

PHOENIX COYOTES 51

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STANDING POINTS IN OWN DIVISION MATCH UPS

ATLANTIC

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 35

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 30

NEW YORK RANGERS 30

NEW JERSEY DEVILS 27

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 11

NORTHEAST

BOSTON BRUINS 36

BUFFALO SABRES 30

MONTREAL CANADIANS 24

OTTAWA SENATORS 24

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 20

SOUTHEAST

WASHINGTON CAPITALS 32

CAROLINA HURRICANES 31

FLORIDA PANTHERS 30

ATLANTA TRASHERS 24

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 14

ATLANTIC

ST LOUIS BLUES 32

DETROIT RED WINGS 30

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 29

NASHVILLE PREDATORS 27

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 24

NORTHWEST

VANCOUVER CANUCKS 33

CALGARY FLAMES 30

EDMONTON OILERS 26

MINNESOTA WILD 24

COLORADO AVALANCHE 22

PACIFIC

SAN JOSE SHARKS 34

PHOENIX COYOTES 28

ANAHEIM DUCKS 26

LOS ANGELES KINGS 24

DALLAS STARS 23

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EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

1 BOSTON BRUINS 116

2 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 108

3 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 106

4 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 99

5 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 99

6 CAROLINA HURRICANES 97

7 NEW YORK RANGERS 95

8 MONTREAL CANADIANS 93

9 FLORIDA PANTHERS 93

10 BUFFALO SABRES 91

11 OTTAWA SENATORS 83

12 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 81

13 ATLANTA TRASHERS 76

14 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 66

15 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 61

EASTERN CONFERENCE POINTS OUTSIDE DIVISION

1 BOSTON BRUINS 80

2 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 79

3 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 76

4 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 69 *

5 MONTREAL CANADIANS 69

6 CAROLINA HURRICANES 66

7 NEW YORK RANGERS 65

8 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 64

9 FLORIDA PANTHERS 63

10 BUFFALO SABRES 61 *

11 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 61

12 OTTAWA SENATORS 59

13 ATLANTA TRASHERS 52

14 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 52

15 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 50

EASTERN CONFERENCE POINTS IN OWN DIVISION

1 BOSTON BRUINS 36

2 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 35

3 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 32

4 CAROLINA HURRICANES 31

5 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 30 *

6 NEW YORK RANGERS 30

7 FLORIDA PANTHERS 30

8 BUFFALO SABRES 28

9 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 27

10 MONTREAL CANADIENS 24 *

11 OTTAWA SENATORS 24

12 ATLANTA TRASHERS 24

13 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 20

14 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 14

15 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 11

* = more points in overall standing

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And the last statistics;

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

1 SAN JOSE SHARKS 117

2 DETROIT RED WINGS 112

3 VANCOUVER CANUCKS 100

4 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 104

5 CALGARY FLAMES 98

6 ST LOUIS BLUES 92

7 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 92

8 ANAHEIM DUCKS 91

9 MINNESOTA WILD 89

10 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 88

11 EDMONTON OILERS 85

12 DALLAS STARS 83

13 PHOENIX COYOTES 79

14 LOS ANGELES KINGS 79

15 COLORADO AVALANCHE 69

WESTERN CONFERENCE POINTS OUTSIDE DIVISION

1 SAN JOSE SHARKS 83

2 DETROIT RED WINGS 82

3 CALGARY FLAMES 68 ** would be division champion in outside division match ups

4 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 75

5 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 68

6 VANCOUVER CANUCKS 67

7 ANAHEIM DUCKS 65

8 MINNESOTA WILD 65

9 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 61

10 ST LOUIS BLUES 60

11 DALLAS STARS 60

12 EDMONTON OILERS 59

13 LOS ANGELES KINGS 55

14 PHOENIX COYOTES 51

15 COLORADO AVALANCHE 47

WESTERN CONFERENCE POINTS IN OWN DIVISION

1 SAN JOSE SHARKS 34

2 VANCOUVER CANUCKS 33

3 ST LOUIS BLUES 32

4 DETROIT RED WINGS 30 *

5 CALGARY FLAMES 30

6 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 29

7 PHOENIX COYOTES 28

8 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 27

9 ANAHEIM DUCKS 26 *

10 EDMONTON OILERS 26

11 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 24 *

12 MINNESOTA WILD 24

13 LOS ANGELES KINGS 24

14 DALLAS STARS 23

15 COLORADO AVALANCHE 22

* = more points in overall standing

As you can see San Jose Sharks is not only the winner due to own division matches (western conference), but are also performed the best outside own division match ups.

Total best San Jose Sharks outside division match ups, runner up Detroit Red Wings, thirth Boston Bruins.

Total best Boston Bruins division match ups, runner up Pittsburgh Penguins, thirth San Jose Sharks.

Edited April 13, 2009 by Vladimir316