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NHL-Profiles of Eastern Conference teams in playoffs

April 12 (Reuters) - 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 - - 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) - - 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 - - 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) - - 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) - - 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) - - 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) - - 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) (Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto)