SCOUTING REPORTS

STANLEY CUP FINALS

PENGUINSOVERBLACKHAWKS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS*

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

WASHINGTON CAPITALS*

BOSTON BRUINS*

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

MONTREAL CANADIENS

BUFFALO SABRES

NEW YORK RANGERS

CAROLINA HURRICANES

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

FLORIDA PANTHERS

OTTAWA SENATORS

WINNIPEG JETS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS*

VANCOUVER CANUCKS*

SAN JOSE SHARKS*

LOS ANGELES KINGS

DETROIT RED WINGS

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

ST. LOUIS BLUES

ANAHEIM DUCKS

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

MINNESOTA WILD

COLORADO AVALANCHE

CALGARY FLAMES

PHOENIX COYOTES

EDMONTON OILERS

DALLAS STARS

*DIVISION WINNER TOP EIGHT TEAMS IN EACH CONFERENCE MAKE PLAYOFFS

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Photograph by GENE J. PUSKAR/AP

FLAT-OUT BRILLIANT Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury backstops a club that easily made the playoffs last season without standout forwards Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby—both of whom will be back. What does that mean for 2011--12? See left.