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Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (22-17-7) 51 3rd Northwest 2.20 (29) 2.46 (8) 14.1% (25) 82.5% (15) Toronto Maple Leafs (22-18-5) 49 3rd Northeast 3.02 (6) 3.07 (26) 20.6% (4) 74.4% (30)   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. #21 Kyle Brodziak 12 10 22 5. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 9 13 22 Top 3 Penalty Minutes: PIM 1. #16 Brad Staubitz 73 2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck 56 3. #4 Clayton Stoner 40 Goaltenders: GAA SV% 1. #32 Niklas Backstrom (12-11-4) 2.39 .923 2. #37 Josh Harding (8-6-3) 2.44 .925 3. #31 Matt Hackett (2-0-0) 0.85 .977 Toronto Maple Leafs Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #81 Phil Kessel 24 25 49 2. #19 Joffrey Lupul 20 28 48 3. ...
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