text: NHL ICE HOCKEY - STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY'S GAMES. NEW YORK 1996-12-07 
   Standings of National Hockey League teams after games played on Friday (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 2 78 77 28 
   MONTREAL 11 14 4 99 104 26 
   BOSTON 10 11 4 74 84 24 
   PITTSBURGH 10 13 3 86 94 23 
   OTTAWA 7 12 6 64 77 20 
   ATLANTIC DIVISION 
   W L T GF GA PTS 
   FLORIDA 17 4 6 83 53 40 
   PHILADELPHIA 15 12 2 81 78 32 
   NEW JERSEY 14 10 1 61 61 29 
   WASHINGTON 13 13 1 72 71 27 
   NY RANGERS 11 13 5 97 86 27 
   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 10 1 77 66 33 
   ST LOUIS 14 14 0 82 84 28 
   CHICAGO 12 13 3 72 70 27 
   TORONTO 11 16 0 81 95 22 
   PHOENIX 9 13 4 61 74 22 
   PACIFIC DIVISION 
   W L T GF GA PTS 
   COLORADO 17 7 4 100 60 38 
   VANCOUVER 14 11 1 84 83 29 
   EDMONTON 14 14 1 99 90 29 
   LOS ANGELES 11 13 3 72 83 25 
   SAN JOSE 10 13 4 69 87 24 
   ANAHEIM 9 14 5 74 87 23 
   CALGARY 10 16 2 65 77 22 
   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 SCHEDULE 
   PHOENIX AT NEW JERSEY 
   CALGARY AT BOSTON 
   BUFFALO AT HARTFORD 
   WASHINGTON AT NY ISLANDERS 
   CHICAGO AT MONTREAL 
   NY RANGERS AT TORONTO 
   ANAHEIM AT PITTSBURGH 
   COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES 
   TAMPA BAY AT SAN JOSE 
   OTTAWA AT VANCOUVER
competitors: Martin Marietta Materials Allergan,