This past week saw Pittsburgh and the Islanders jump over Columbus and Philadelphia respectively, Sidney Crosby earn his 1,000th career point, and the Islanders and Devils both earn a couple of wins and losses.
Let's focus on how the top 4 teams in the division did last week. Washington continues to sit comfortably atop the division despite only playing once last week. They dropped a 3-2 shootout decision to Detroit on Saturday. Pittsburgh had a strong week, breaking 80 points on the season now, and climbing into 2nd place. They defeated Vancouver 4-0 on Tuesday and Winnipeg 4-3 in overtime on Thursday.