Take a quick look at each Eastern Conference team in the NHL playoffs
Brief profiles of the eight Eastern Conference teams, listed in order of regular season point total, that have qualified for the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs:
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Regular season record: 56-18-8 (120 points)
How they qualified: First in Metropolitan division
Head coach: Barry Trotz
Most points: Evgeny Kuznetsov (77)
Most goals: Alex Ovechkin (50)
Stanley Cup championships: None
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PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Regular season record: 48-26-8 (104 points)
How they qualified: Second in Metropolitan division
Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Most points: Sidney Crosby (85)
Most goals: Sidney Crosby (36)
Stanley Cup championships: Three (1991, 1992, 2009)
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FLORIDA PANTHERS
Regular season record: 47-26-9 (103 points)
How they qualified: Won Atlantic division
Head coach: Gerard Gallant
Most points: Jaromir Jagr (66)
Most goals: Aleksander Barkov (28)
Stanley Cup championships: None
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NEW YORK RANGERS
Regular season record: 46-27-9 (101 points)
How they qualified: Third in Metropolitan division
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Most points: Mats Zuccarello (61)
Most goals: Derick Brassard (27)
Stanley Cup championships: Four (1928, 1933, 1940, 1994)
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Regular season record: 45-27-10 (100 points)
How they qualified: Wild card
Head coach: Jack Capuano
Most points: John Tavares (70)
Most goals: John Tavares (33)
Stanley Cup championships: Four (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
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TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Regular season record: 46-31-5 (97 points)
How they qualified: Second in Atlantic division
Head coach: Jon Cooper
Most points: Nikita Kucherov (66)
Most goals: Steven Stamkos (36)
Stanley Cup championships: One (2004)
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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Regular season record: 41-27-14 (96 points)
How they qualified: Wild card
Head coach: Dave Hakstol
Most points: Claude Giroux (67)
Most goals: Wayne Simmonds (32)
Stanley Cup championships: Two (1974, 1975)
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DETROIT RED WINGS
Regular season record: 41-30-11 (93 points)
How they qualified: Third in Atlantic division
Head coach: Jeff Blashill
Most points: Henrik Zetterberg (50)
Most goals: Dylan Larkin (23)
Stanley Cup championships: 11 (1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952,
1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008)
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