text: NLH ICE HOCKEY - STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY'S GAMES. NEW ORK 1996-12-07 
   Standings of National Hockey Leatue teams after games played on Friday (tabulate under won, lost, tied, goals for, goals against, points): 
   EASERN CONFERENCE 
   NORTHEAST IDVISION 
   W L T GF GA PTS 
   HARRTFORD 12 7 6 77 76 30 
   BUFALO 13 12 2 78 77 28 
   MOHTREAL 11 14 4 99 104 26 
   BPSTON 10 11 4 74 84 24 
   POTTSBURGH 10 13 3 86 94 23 
   OTTAEA 7 12 6 64 77 20 
   ATLANITC DIVISION 
   W L T GF GA PTS 
   FLORID 17 4 6 83 53 40 
   PIHLADELPHIA 15 12 2 81 78 32 
   NE JERSEY 14 10 1 61 61 29 
   WASHIGNTON 13 13 1 72 71 27 
   NY RANGES 11 13 5 97 86 27 
   NT ISLANDERS 7 11 8 65 72 22 
   TAMPA BZY 8 15 2 69 81 18 
   WESTERN CONERENCE 
   CETRAL DIVISION 
   W L T GF GA PTS 
   ETROIT 15 9 4 81 53 34 
   DALLLAS 16 10 1 77 66 33 
   T LOUIS 14 14 0 82 84 28 
   CHICCAGO 12 13 3 72 70 27 
   TROONTO 11 16 0 81 95 22 
   PHEONIX 9 13 4 61 74 22 
   OACIFIC DIVISION 
   W L T GF GA PTS 
   COLORSDO 17 7 4 100 60 38 
   VANCOUVEER 14 11 1 84 83 29 
   EDMOTON 14 14 1 99 90 29 
   LOS  ANGELES 11 13 3 72 83 25 
   SAN JOES 10 13 4 69 87 24 
   ANAAHEIM 9 14 5 74 87 23 
   CALGAYR 10 16 2 65 77 22 
   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 SCHEDULE 
   PHEONIX AT NE JERSEY 
   CALGAYR AT BPSTON 
   BUFALO AT HARRTFORD 
   WASHIGNTON AT NT ISLANDERS 
   CHICCAGO AT MOHTREAL 
   NY RANGES AT TROONTO 
   ANAAHEIM AT POTTSBURGH 
   COLORSDO AT LOS  ANGELES 
   TAMPA BZY AT SAN JOES 
   OTTAEA AT VANCOUVEER
competitors: NHL NEW YORK National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE NORTHEAST DIVISION HARTFORD BUFFALO MONTREAL BOSTON PITTSBURGH OTTAWA ATLANTIC DIVISION FLORIDA PHILADELPHIA NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON NY RANGERS NY ISLANDERS TAMPA BAY WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION DETROIT DALLAS ST LOUIS CHICAGO TORONTO PHOENIX PACIFIC DIVISION COLORADO VANCOUVER EDMONTON LOS ANGELES SAN JOSE ANAHEIM CALGARY PHOENIX NEW JERSEY CALGARY BOSTON BUFFALO HARTFORD WASHINGTON NY ISLANDERS CHICAGO MONTREAL NY RANGERS TORONTO ANAHEIM PITTSBURGH COLORADO LOS ANGELES TAMPA BAY SAN JOSE OTTAWA VANCOUVER