2005–06 NHL season

The 2005-06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 21 2006 and ended on June 19. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers. This was the first Stanley Cup for the Hurricanes.
The 2004-05 season was cancelled due to a labour dispute with the NHL Players Association. The dispute was over the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the league and its players.
Regular season
Final standings
Red-shaded team won the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
Orange-shaded team won the other conference.
Yellow-shaded teams won the other four divisions.
Green-shaded teams won the remaining ten playoff berths.
Numbers in brackets means ranking in conference. Division leaders are automatically ranked 1-3. These three, plus the next five teams in the conference standings, earn playoff berths at the end of the season.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Tiebreaking procedures
If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the order of the clubs is determined in the following order:
The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
The greater number of games won.
The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs.
The greater differential between goals for and against.
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Leading goaltenders
Minimum 1,000 minutes played.
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Western Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference Finals
Western Conference Finals
Stanley Cup Finals
NHL awards
All-Star teams
First games
The following are players of note who played their first NHL game in 2005-06:
Jeff Carter, Philadelphia Flyers
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan Getzlaf, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Dustin Penner, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames
Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes
Last games
The following is a list of players who played their last NHL game in 2005-06:
Dave Andreychuk, Tampa Bay Lightning
Andrew Cassels, Washington Capitals
Eric Daze, Chicago Blackhawks
Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers
Tie Domi, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jiri Fischer, Detroit Red Wings
Tom Fitzgerald, Boston Bruins
Brett Hull, Phoenix Coyotes
Steve Konowalchuk, Colorado Avalanche
Greg Johnson, Nashville Predators (statistical quirk showed he scored goal before start of a game)
Brian Leetch, Boston Bruins
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Marchment, Calgary Flames
Alexander Mogilny, New Jersey Devils
Zigmund Palffy, Pittsburgh Penguins
Keith Primeau, Philadelphia Flyers
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
Eric Weinrich, Vancouver Canucks
Scott Young, St. Louis Blues
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
References
Other websites
2005-06 Depth Charts and Salaries from www.tsn.ca
Hockey Database
NHL.com
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NHL season, 2005-06
National Hockey League seasons