NHL
Eastern Conference
ATLANTIC GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Florida 68 41 24 3 85 37 221 184
Toronto 68 41 24 3 85 40 218 200
Tampa Bay 67 39 23 5 83 38 236 179
METROPOLITAN GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Washington 68 45 15 8 98 44 248 176
Carolina 67 41 22 4 86 41 217 178
New Jersey 69 37 26 6 80 36 206 178
WILD-CARD GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Ottawa 67 36 26 5 77 35 198 193
Montreal 67 33 27 7 73 31 203 219
NY Rangers 69 33 30 6 72 32 205 206
NY Islanders 67 31 28 8 70 29 183 198
Columbus 67 31 28 8 70 27 218 223
Detroit 68 32 30 6 70 29 195 215
Boston 69 30 30 9 69 30 186 221
Pittsburgh 70 28 32 10 66 27 204 254
Philadelphia 69 28 33 8 64 23 192 234
Buffalo 66 27 33 6 60 24 209 232
Western Conference
CENTRAL GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Winnipeg 69 47 18 4 98 46 239 162
Dallas 67 43 21 3 89 41 229 177
Colorado 69 41 25 3 85 40 229 199
PACIFIC GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Vegas 67 39 20 8 86 38 222 184
Edmonton 68 40 24 4 84 40 221 195
Los Angeles 66 36 21 9 81 35 186 172
WILD-CARD GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
*Minnesota 68 38 25 5 81 35 187 195
Vancouver 68 32 25 11 75 30 191 205
St. Louis 69 34 28 7 75 30 206 203
Calgary 67 31 25 11 73 28 173 197
Utah Hockey Club 68 30 27 11 71 29 191 205
Anaheim 68 29 31 8 66 26 182 215
*Seattle 69 30 34 5 65 29 209 223
Nashville 67 25 34 8 58 24 172 218
Chicago 68 20 39 9 49 19 184 243
San Jose 68 18 41 9 45 17 178 255
* — Not including late game; ROW — Regulation plus overtime wins
THE PLAYOFF FORMAT
Eight teams in each conference qualify. The top three teams from each division comprise the first six spots. The two remaining teams with the most points, regardless of division, qualify for the final two wild-card spots.
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
At Toronto 2Colorado 1 Seattleat Minnesota
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Boston at Vegas10 Vancouver at St. Louis7:30
Colorado at Ottawa7 Tampa Bay at Dallas8
Calgary at New Jersey7 Anaheim at Nashville8
Toronto at NY Rangers7 Los Angeles at Chicago8:30
Philadelphia at Washington7 Winnipeg at Edmonton9
Florida at Columbus7 Buffalo at Utah Hockey Club9
Montreal at NY Islanders7:30 Carolina at San Jose10:30
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
At Montreal 6Ottawa 3 At Dallas 4Anaheim 3 (OT)
Calgary 2at NY Rangers 1 Seattle 6at Chicago 2
NY Islanders 4at Pittsburgh 2 At Edmonton 7Utah Hockey Club 1
At Washington 4Detroit 1 At Vancouver 6Winnipeg 2
St. Louis 4at Nashville 1