NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA

Tampa Bay A 73 42 26 5 89 39 202 173

Florida A 73 40 24 9 89 33 207 181

BOSTON A 74 39 27 8 86 35 218 202

METROPOLITAN Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA

c-Washington M 72 52 15 5 109 48 231 170

NY Rangers M 73 42 24 8 92 38 212 194

Pittsburgh M 72 40 24 8 88 37 204 179

WILD CARD Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA

NY Islanders M 72 39 24 9 87 35 200 182

Philadelphia M 72 35 24 13 83 33 188 193

Detroit A 73 36 26 11 83 34 186 196

New Jersey M 73 35 31 7 77 33 166 189

Carolina M 73 31 28 14 76 30 177 198

Ottawa A 75 34 33 8 76 28 214 230

Montreal A 74 34 34 6 74 29 196 212

Buffalo A 74 30 34 10 70 28 176 200

Columbus M 73 30 35 8 68 24 191 225

Toronto A 72 26 35 11 63 20 174 209

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA

p-Dallas C 74 44 21 9 97 42 242 213

St. Louis C 74 43 22 9 95 38 195 185

Chicago C 74 42 25 7 91 41 205 185

PACIFIC Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA

p-Los Angeles P 73 44 24 5 93 42 199 167

Anaheim P 72 40 23 9 89 37 185 168

San Jose P 73 41 26 6 88 38 214 186

WILD CARD Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA

Nashville C 73 37 23 13 87 34 202 187

Minnesota C 74 35 28 11 81 32 196 187

Colorado C 73 38 31 4 80 34 198 204

Arizona P 73 32 34 7 71 31 192 219

Calgary P 73 31 36 6 68 29 202 228

Vancouver P 72 27 33 12 66 23 167 207

Winnipeg C 73 30 37 6 66 28 186 216

Edmonton P 76 29 40 7 65 25 183 223

* — Not including late game; ROW — Regulation plus overtime wins

c — Clinched conference

p — Clinched playoff berth

THE PLAYOFF FORMAT

Eight teams in each conference qualify. The top three teams from each division make up the first six spots. The two remaining teams with the highest points, regardless of division, qualify for the final two wild card spots.

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

At NY Rangers 5BOSTON 2 At NY Islanders 3Ottawa 1

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Florida at BOSTON7 Calgary at Minnesota8

New Jersey at Pittsburgh7 Los Angeles at Winnipeg8

Carolina at Columbus7 Philadelphia at Colorado9

Anaheim at Toronto7:30 Dallas at Arizona10

Montreal at Detroit7:30 Edmonton at San Jose10:30

Vancouver at Nashville8

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Buffalo 3at Carolina 2 At Winnipeg 2Vancouver 0

At Columbus 3Philadelphia 2 (SO) At Minnesota 2Los Angeles 1

At Montreal 4Anaheim 3 Dallas 6at Chicago 2

Washington 4at Ottawa 2 At Arizona 4Edmonton 2

At Tampa Bay 6Detroit 2 St. Louis 1at San Jose 0