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January 5, 1996
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REVOLUTIONARY REPLACEMENT BLADE SYSTEM.
STANDINGS NHL Standings through games of Dec. 14/95 (82-game regular season). GP-games played; W-wins; L-losses; T-ties; GF-goals for; GA-goals against; Diff.-difference between goals for and against; P-points; Pct.-percentage of actual points versus possible points. PLAYOFF RACE OVERALL RESULTS TOP SCORERS TOP DEFENSEMEN TOP ROOKIES GOALS-AGAINST AVG. GP-games played; Min.-total minutes; GA-goals-against; SO-shutouts; GAA-goals-against average; League average is average GAA of all goalies who have played minimum 360 minutes. SAVE PERCENTAGE GP-games played; Min.-total minutes; SA-shots faced; GA-goals against; SP-save percentage: League average is average save percentage of all goalies who have played minimum 360 minutes. Save percentages are now expressed as actual percentages (i.e. 97.9), rather than averages (i.e. .979) as they were in the past. TEAM PENALTIES PIM-total penalty minutes including BMI bench penalty minutes; Avg.-average penalty minutes per game. League Average …… 21.0 min. POWER PLAY Adv-total advantages; PPG-power-play goals; Pct.-power-play goals divided by…
Shark guppies provide spark
The Legion of Womb. If nothing else, the San Jose Sharks’ young line of center Viktor Kozlov, right winger Shean Donovan and left winger Andrei Nazarov has a great nickname. Actually, it has a bit more going for it than the moniker coined by director of player personnel Chuck Grillo. The play of rookies Kozlov and Donovan (both 20) and Nazarov, 21, gives interim coach Jim Wiley reason for optimism. “I’m excited to a point where I can’t wait until the next game to see if they can do it again,” said Wiley, who came up with the combination shortly after taking his new position Dec. 2. Kozlov, recalled after a stint with the Kansas City Blades of the International League to adjust to a position switch from left wing to center, was…
High flying Rangers also high paying
The New York Rangers are No. 1 and likely to retain that position next season-in payroll, that is. With the announcement the Rangers have picked up a $ 6-million option on captain Mark Messier next season, they’re well on their way to maintaining their position as the NHL’s highest-paying team. Their 1994-95 payroll is $31.8 million (U.S.), according to salary figures compiled from documents released by the NHL Players’ Association to player agents. The Hockey News calculated all 26 unofficial team payrolls based on 24-man rosters. (See pg. 5 for team-by-team listing.) Most team payrolls will likely be higher by season’s end because more than two dozen players will be used during the season. Second to the Rangers are the Detroit Red Wings, who are spending $28.5 million. (All figures…
INSIDE HOCKEY
* Asterisk indicates Canadian-team player contract in U.S. dollars. ** Asterisks indicate U.S.-team player contract in Cdn. dollars.…
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