text: NHL ICE HOCKEY - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . NEW YORK 1996-12-06 Standings of National Hockey League teams after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under won , lost , tied , goals for , goals against , points ) : EASTERN CONFERENCE NORTHEAST DIVISION W L T GF GA PTS HARTFORD 12 7 6 77 76 30 BUFFALO 13 12 1 77 76 27 BOSTON 10 11 4 74 84 24 MONTREAL 10 14 4 96 103 24 PITTSBURGH 9 13 3 81 91 21 OTTAWA 7 11 6 62 72 20 ATLANTIC DIVISION W L T GF GA PTS FLORIDA 17 4 6 83 53 40 PHILADELPHIA 14 12 2 75 75 30 NEW JERSEY 14 10 1 61 61 29 WASHINGTON 13 12 1 69 66 27 NY RANGERS 10 13 5 91 81 25 NY ISLANDERS 7 11 8 65 72 22 TAMPA BAY 8 15 2 69 81 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION W L T GF GA PTS DETROIT 15 9 4 81 53 34 DALLAS 16 9 1 74 60 33 CHICAGO 12 12 3 71 67 27 ST LOUIS 13 14 0 78 81 26 TORONTO 11 15 0 76 89 22 PHOENIX 9 13 4 61 74 22 PACIFIC DIVISION W L T GF GA PTS COLORADO 17 6 4 97 56 38 VANCOUVER 14 11 1 84 83 29 EDMONTON 13 14 1 94 88 27 LOS ANGELES 11 13 3 72 83 25 SAN JOSE 10 13 4 69 87 24 CALGARY 10 16 2 65 77 22 ANAHEIM 9 14 4 73 86 22 FRIDAY , DECEMBER 6 ANAHEIM AT BUFFALO TORONTO AT NY RANGERS PITTSBURGH AT WASHINGTON MONTREAL AT CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS ST LOUIS AT COLORADO OTTAWA AT EDMONTON