The View From Wisconsin

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

2008-09 NHL GOALS CREATED ALL-STARS

Yep, it's that time of year again. Here are the best players (statistically) in the NHL from 2008-09 (* indicates league leader in the category; ** indicates the Norris Trophy winner):

EASTERN CONFERENCE
C: Evgeni Malkin, PIT (82 GP, 125.5 GC, 169.5 FPTS*, 110.7 HART*)
LW: Alexander Ovechkin, WAS (79 GP, 113.9 GC, 166.3 FPTS, 107.4 HART)
RW: Martin St.Louis, TAM (82 GP, 83.2 GC, 100.0 FPTS, 65.0 HART)
D: Mike Green, WAS (68 GP, 93.1 GC, 142.8 FPTS, 101.3 HART**)
D: Zdeno Chara, BOS (80 GP, 67.6 GC, 108.6 FPTS, 76.6 HART)
G: Martin Biron, PHI (55 GP, 4.0 GC, 4.0 Offensive FPTS, 7.7 Offensive HART; 97.2 VZNA, 29.8 HART)
G: Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (70 GP, 142.0 FPTS, 113.2 VZNA, 44.3 HART)

WESTERN CONFERENCE
C: Pavel Datsyuk, DET (81 GP, 130.8 GC*, 157.2 FPTS, 92.2 HART)
LW: Daniel Sedin, VAN (82 GP, 104.0 GC, 129.2 FPTS, 73.0 HART)
RW: Jarome Iginla, CGY (82 GP, 84.9 GC, 112.3 FPTS, 71.0 HART)
D: Nicklas Lidstrom, DET (78 GP, 88.3 GC, 114.3 FPTS, 83.8 HART)
D: Duncan Keith, CHI (77 GP, 73.6 GC, 89.6 FPTS, 69.5 HART)
G: Marty Turco, DAL (74 GP, 4.0 GC, 7.6 Offensive FPTS*, 11.3 Offensive HART*; 128.0 FPTS, 101.3 VZNA, 42.2 HART)
G: Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY (76 GP, 167.8 FPTS, 123.4 VZNA, 51.7 HART - best among goalies)
G: Evgeni Nabokov, SAN (62 GP, 180.7 FPTS*, 136.9 VZNA*, 46.8 HART)

Calder Trophy Candidates:
Kris Versteeg , RW, CHI (78 GP, 64.9 GC, 87.9 FPTS, 43.4 HART)
Bobby Ryan, RW, ANA (64 GP, 68.1 GC, 98.7 FPTS, 42.9 HART)
Steve Mason, G, CLB (61 GP, 159.4 FPTS, 124.4 VZNA, 42.2 HART)
(Sorry, Pekka; you were just outside the top three)

THE GOALS CREATED "NO-STARS
C: Yan Stastny, STL (34 GP, -8.1 GC, -4.1 FPTS, -2.6 HART)
LW: Jeff Tambellini, NYI (65 GP, -6.8 GC, -0.4 FPTS, -1.58 HART)
RW: Andreas Nodl, PHI (38 GP, -11.1 GC, -10.7 FPTS, -4.05 HART)
D: Brendan Witt, NYI (65 GP, -30.3 GC*, -11.5 FPTS*, -14.16 HART*)
D: Scott Hannan, COL (81 GP, -11.5 GC, -6.3 FPTS, -6.62 HART)
G: Curtis Joseph, TOR (21 GP, 9.7 FPTS, 18.1 VZNA, 1.4 HART)
G: Andrew Raycroft, COL (31 GP, 1722:26 MIN, 29.8 FPTS, 46.3 VZNA, 7.4 HART)