NHL standings

Following are the National Hockey League standings after Wednesday's games (pl w l ot gf ga pts)

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

1. Montrial 32 20 9 3 101 73 43

2. Boston 30 17 9 4 96 80 38

3. Detroit 31 16 9 6 79 79 38

4. Ottawa 32 16 11 5 98 95 37

5. Tampa Bay 32 16 13 3 78 73 35

6. Florida 31 15 12 4 81 75 34

7. Buffalo 32 13 16 3 74 86 29

8. Toronto 29 10 13 6 68 81 26

Metropolitan Division

1. Washington 30 22 6 2 91 64 46

2. NY Rangers 32 19 9 4 94 74 42

3. NY Islanders 32 18 9 5 90 77 41

4. New Jersey 31 16 11 4 76 75 36

5. Pittsburgh 30 15 12 3 68 74 33

6. Philadelphia 31 13 12 6 66 86 32

7. Carolina 31 12 14 5 77 96 29

8. Columbus 33 11 19 3 76 100 25

Western Conference

Pacific Division

1. Dallas 31 23 6 2 107 80 48

2. St. Louis 32 18 10 4 82 78 40

3. Minnesota 29 16 7 6 79 68 38

4. Chicago 32 17 11 4 85 78 38

5. Nashville 31 15 10 6 81 81 36

6. Colorado 32 15 16 1 88 88 31

7. Winnipeg 31 14 15 2 85 95 30

Central Division

1. Los Angeles 30 19 9 2 78 66 40

2. San Jose 30 15 14 1 78 79 31

3. Arizona 30 14 14 2 81 95 30

4. Calgary 30 14 14 2 80 104 30

5. Edmonton 32 14 16 2 87 96 30

6. Vancouver 32 11 13 8 81 92 30

7. Anaheim 29 11 13 5 56 73 27

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