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Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (25-19-7) 57 2nd Northwest 2.26 (28) 2.47 (8) 15.1% (23) 83.0% (13) Dallas Stars (26-22-2) 54 3rd Pacific 2.62 (14) 2.82 (18) 14.5% (24) 81.8% (17)   Minnesota Wild Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #15 Dany Heatley 17 21 38 2. #9 Mikko Koivu 9 24 33 3. #7 Matt Cullen 11 18 29 4. #21 Kyle Brodziak 14 14 28 5. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 9 13 22 Top 3 Penalty Minutes: PIM 1. #16 Brad Staubitz 73 2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck 60 3. #4 Clayton Stoner 47 Goaltenders: GAA SV% 1. #32 Niklas Backstrom (13-12-4) 2.43 .921 2. #37 Josh Harding (9-7-3) 2.55 .920 3. #31 Matt Hackett (2-0-0) 0.85 .977 Dallas Stars Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #14 Jamie Benn 15 31 46 2. #21 Loui Eriksson 17 27 44 3. #73 Michael Ryd...
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