EAST
1.NY Rangers
2.Pittsburgh
3.Tampa Bay
4.Columbus
5.Montreal
6.Toronto
7.Philadelphia
8.Carolina
WEST
1.Dallas
2.Edmonton
3.Nashville
4.Anaheim
5.Minnesota
6.San Jose
7.Winnipeg
8.Calgary

Where are Chicago and Washington?

Chicago could miss the playoffs (i think they make it but it's pretty close), but i agree about the Caps.

I'll say it again -- Philadelphia beating out Washington won't happen. The only way this happens is if the Caps are crippled with injuries. I mean like Ovechkin, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Oshie, Orlov, Niskanen, Holtby and Grubauer all miss significant time this season. Even though we lost a bunch of players, we still have a core that many teams would love to have. We have the best goalie tandem in the league, three top pairing defenseman, 2 #1 centers, the greatest goal scorer of the generation, an extremely creative and effective winger, and a blossoming star winger. A team with that core doesn't miss the playoffs unless injuries kill them (i.e. Tampa this year)

i agree