| W L OT Pts GF GA |
| New Jersey 43 22 8 94 192 181 |
| Pittsburgh 41 22 10 92 251 225 |
| N.Y. Rangers 37 28 9 83 215 196 |
| N.Y. Islanders 34 27 11 79 217 212 |
| Philadelphia 20 43 11 51 191 276 |
| Northeast Division |
| W L OT Pts GF GA |
| x-Buffalo 47 19 7 101 276 216 |
| Ottawa 43 23 8 94 256 203 |
| Montreal 37 31 6 80 215 231 |
| Toronto 35 28 10 80 224 236 |
| Boston 34 33 5 73 202 252 |
| Southeast Division |
| W L OT Pts GF GA |
| Atlanta 39 25 10 88 227 225 |
| Tampa Bay 40 30 4 84 230 232 |
| Carolina 36 29 8 80 215 217 |
| Florida 31 29 13 75 217 231 |
| Washington 26 35 13 65 220 262 |
| WESTERN CONFERENCE |
| Central Division |
| W L OT Pts GF GA |
| Nashville 47 21 6 100 249 194 |
| Detroit 45 19 9 99 229 183 |
| St. Louis 30 30 12 72 190 221 |
| Columbus 29 37 7 65 182 226 |
| Chicago 27 37 9 63 182 234 |
| Northwest Division |
| W L OT Pts GF GA |
| Vancouver 45 23 6 96 199 180 |
| Minnesota 43 24 7 93 212 181 |
| Calgary 38 25 10 86 233 201 |
| Colorado 38 29 6 82 243 225 |
| Edmonton 30 37 7 67 182 222 |
| Pacific Division |
| W L OT Pts GF GA |
| Anaheim 43 18 12 98 236 190 |
| San Jose 45 25 4 94 226 178 |
| Dallas 44 24 5 93 198 177 |
| Los Angeles 25 35 14 64 212 256 |
| Phoenix 28 41 4 60 196 254 |
| Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss. |
| x-clinched playoff spot |
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| Wednesday's Games |
| Buffalo 5, Washington 2 |
| N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 0 |
| San Jose 4, Chicago 1 |
| Colorado 5, Edmonton 1 |
| Vancouver 2, Nashville 0 |
| Dallas 4, Los Angeles 2 |
| Thursday's Games |
| San Jose at Atlanta, 7 p.m. |
| Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. |
| Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m. |
| Montreal at Boston, 7:30 p.m. |
| Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. |
| Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. |
| New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. |
| St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. |
| Nashville at Calgary, 9 p.m. |
| Anaheim at Phoenix, 10 p.m. |
| Friday's Games |
| Toronto at Buffalo, 8 p.m. |
| Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. |
| Colorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m. |
| Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m. |
| Saturday's Games |
| Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. |
| N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 1 p.m. |
| N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. |
| St. Louis at Detroit, 2 p.m. |
| San Jose at Carolina, 7 p.m. |
| Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. |
| Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m. |
| New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m. |
| Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. |
| Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. |
| Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m. |
| Nashville at Edmonton, 10 p.m. |
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