NHL standings

Dec 16 ( Gracenote) - Standings from the NHL on Thursday WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Chicago 20 8 4 88 75 44 2. Minnesota 17 8 4 85 59 38 3. St. Louis 17 10 4 87 87 38 4. Winnipeg 14 16 3 86 99 31 5. Nashville 13 12 4 86 86 30 6. Dallas 12 14 6 81 100 30 7. Colorado 11 16 1 63 90 23 PACIFIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. San Jose 18 11 1 75 66 37 2. Anaheim 16 10 5 87 84 37 3. Edmonton 15 12 5 94 88 35 4. Calgary 16 14 2 84 92 34 5. Los Angeles 15 12 2 78 77 32 6. Arizona 11 14 5 69 93 27 7. Vancouver 12 16 2 73 94 26 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Montreal 19 6 4 92 64 42 2. Ottawa 16 11 3 73 82 35 3. Boston 16 13 3 77 79 35 4. Tampa Bay 15 13 2 87 84 32 5. Florida 13 13 5 74 86 31 6. Detroit 13 14 4 72 85 30 7. Toronto 11 11 7 83 90 29 8. Buffalo 11 11 6 62 75 28 METROPOLITAN DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Pittsburgh 20 7 3 108 87 43 2. NY Rangers 21 10 1 108 72 43 3. Philadelphia 19 10 3 105 97 41 4. Columbus 18 5 4 90 57 40 5. Washington 18 7 3 76 61 39 6. Carolina 12 11 6 77 82 30 7. New Jersey 12 11 6 71 87 30 8. NY Islanders 11 13 5 77 90 27 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column (L) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 FIXTURES (GMT) NY Islanders at Buffalo (0000) Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (0000) Washington at Carolina (0030) San Jose at Montreal (0030) Columbus at Calgary (0200) Florida at Colorado (0200) Tampa Bay at Vancouver (0300)