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Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (22-16-7) 51 2nd Northwest 2.22 (29) 2.40 (7) 14.2% (24) 83.1% (12) Philadelphia Flyers (26-13-4) 56 2nd Central 3.35 (2) 2.93 (22) 19.0% (8) 82.3% (17)   Minnesota Wild Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #9 Mikko Koivu 9 24 33 2. #15 Dany Heatley 13 17 30 3. #7 Matt Cullen 11 14 25 4. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 9 13 22 5. #21 Kyle Brodziak 12 9 21 Top 3 Penalty Minutes: PIM 1. #16 Brad Staubitz 73 2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck 48 3. #4 Clayton Stoner 40 Goaltenders: GAA SV% 1. #32 Niklas Backstrom (12-11-4) 2.39 .923 2. #37 Josh Harding (8-5-3) 2.29 .929 3. #31 Matt Hackett (2-0-0) 0.85 .977 Philadelphia Flyers Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #28 Claude Girioux 18 31 49 2. #19 Scott Hartnell 19 19 38 3...
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