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In the Eastern Conference, champions of the Atlantic, Northeast, andSoutheast divisions automatically reach the playoffs, and they will bejoined by the teams with the next five best records. It's the same inthe Western Conference; the five best non-division winners will advancealong with the champions of the Central, Northwest, and Pacificdivisions. Home-ice advantage in the first round of theplayoffs goes to the three division winners in each conference, seeded1 through 3 based on best record and the No. 4 seed, the team with thenext best record. No. 1 plays No. 8, 2 plays 7, 3 plays 6, and 4 plays5. In the second round, the highest advancing seeded faces the lowestremaining seed, with the two middle seeds squaring off. Inall rounds leading up to the Stanley Cup finals, between the winner ofthe Eastern Conference and the winner of the Western Conference, thehigher seed in a series always has home-ice advantage, which means thatteam hosts Game 1 and 2, and if necessary 5 and 7. The lower seededteams host Game 3 and 4, and if necessary 6. Every series is best outof seven games; in other words, the first team to four wins takes theseries. If a team wins the first four games of a series, of course, thelast three are not played. In the Stanley Cup finals, the teamwith the best record will have home-ice advantage. For example, even ifthe No. 1 seed advances out of the Western Conference and the No. 2seed emerges from the Eastern Conference, the No. 2 seed from the Eastwill have home-ice advantage if it had a better record than the West'sNo. 1 in the regular season. At the moment, there are twoclear-cut favorites to reach the 2009 Stanley Cup finals, which willconclude in June. No team has been more dominant than the San JoseSharks, who boast a 23-3-2 record (23 wins, three losses, two losses inovertime or shootout. Teams receive two points for a win, one for anovertime loss, and none for an outright loss). The Sharkshave a 13-point lead in the Pacific Division and a six-point lead overthe second best team in the West, the Detroit Red Wings. In the EasternConference, the Boston Bruins lead the way with an impressive 20-5-4record. The Bruins own a seven-point advantage in the NortheastDivision and a four-point lead on the East's second best team, the NewYork Rangers. The Red Wings are the NHL's defending champions,as Detroit defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins four games to two in lastseason's final series. Looking to make a repeat appearance in theStanley Cup finals, Pittsburgh has a solid 16-9-4 record and wouldeasily qualify for the playoffs if the regular season ended today. Article Tags: Eastern Conference, Western Conference, Home-ice Advantage, Best Record
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