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
competitors: Owens Corning