top 8 teams make playoffs, so you can see who really needs to win
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Buffalo</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">103</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">2.
New Jersey</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">94</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">3.
Atlanta</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">88</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">4.
Ottawa</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">96</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">5.
Pittsburgh</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">92</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">6.
Tampa Bay</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">86</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">7.
N.Y. Rangers</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">83</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">8.
Montreal</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">82</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">9.
Carolina</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">82</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">10.
N.Y. Islanders</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">81</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">11.
Toronto</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">80</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">12.
Florida</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">75</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">13.
Boston</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">73</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">14.
Washington</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">65</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">15.
Philadelphia</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">51</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>
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