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: NHL NEW YORK National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE NORTHEAST DIVISION HARTFORD BUFFALO BOSTON MONTREAL PITTSBURGH OTTAWA ATLANTIC DIVISION FLORIDA PHILADELPHIA NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON NY RANGERS NY ISLANDERS TAMPA BAY WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION DETROIT DALLAS CHICAGO ST LOUIS TORONTO PHOENIX PACIFIC DIVISION COLORADO VANCOUVER EDMONTON LOS ANGELES SAN JOSE CALGARY ANAHEIM ANAHEIM BUFFALO TORONTO NY RANGERS PITTSBURGH WASHINGTON MONTREAL CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA DALLAS ST LOUIS COLORADO OTTAWA EDMONTON