NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE



NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Philadelphia258656143120
N.Y. Rangers2212650122102
New Jersey1718539115127
N.Y. Islanders1719236122139
Pittsburgh1119931112152
Northeast Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa27735716188
Buffalo2612254131120
Toronto2314349134127
Montreal1814642109125
Boston1419634111126
Southeast Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina2410452140125
Tampa Bay2117345123126
Atlanta1817642145145
Florida1621537108131
Washington1321329107148
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit2610355147104
Nashville2410351120107
Chicago1321430103134
Columbus122612582139
St. Louis1022525100143
Northwest Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Calgary2412452108102
Edmonton2214448134127
Vancouver2113547130124
Colorado2017343149137
Minnesota1917442115100
Pacific Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Los Angeles2614254147123
Dallas2412250126102
Phoenix2018242117117
Anaheim1815642112108
San Jose1616537114119
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Monday's Games
Philadelphia 1, Boston 0
Atlanta 8, Ottawa 3
Calgary 3, Chicago 2
Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT
St. Louis 4, Vancouver 1
Los Angeles 3, Dallas 2, OT
Tuesday's Games
Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT
Minnesota 4, Detroit 2
Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 4
New Jersey 3, Florida 0
Chicago at Edmonton, late
Nashville at Colorado, late
Today's Games
Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY'S SUMMARY
PENGUINS 6, CANADIENS 4
Pittsburgh312--6
Montreal130--4
First Period--1, Pittsburgh, Crosby 20 (Surovy), 4:33. 2, Pittsburgh, Endicott 1 (Recchi), 10:43 (sh). 3, Pittsburgh, Talbot 5 (Jackman, Armstrong), 13:17. 4, Montreal, Bulis 7 (Bonk, Ryder), 19:40. Penalties--Kovalev, Mon (roughing), :51; Melichar, Pit (tripping), 9:26; Crosby, Pit (hooking), 16:01.
Second Period--5, Montreal, Begin 9 (Bouillon), 2:26. 6, Montreal, Souray 3 (Kostitsyn, Bulis), 5:30. 7, Montreal, Ferland 1 (Higgins, Begin), 6:43. 8, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 6 (Gonchar, Jackman), 18:52 (pp). Penalties--Roy, Pit (interference), 13:18; Souray, Mon (high-sticking), 18:38.
Third Period--9, Pittsburgh, Crosby 21 (Murley, Palffy), 1:58. 10, Pittsburgh, Ouellet 7 (Talbot, Roy), 14:57. Penalty--Bonk, Mon (hooking), 11:25.
Shots on goal--Pittsburgh 6-17-13--36. Montreal 17-11-5--33.
Power-play opportunities--Pittsburgh 1 of 3; Montreal 0 of 3.
Goalies--Pittsburgh, Fleury 5-7-3 (33 shots-29 saves). Montreal, Theodore 14-10-5 (36-30).
A--21,273 (21,273). T--2:17.
Referees--Don Koharski, Wes McCauley. Linesmen--Brad Kovachik, Steve Barton.
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NORTHERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Bossier-Shreveport13123299287
Youngstown121712594107
Fort Worth101742480113
Memphis11151237690
Northwest Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Colorado23614711687
Wichita168537114102
Oklahoma City171113510691
Tulsa13123298292
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Southeast Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Laredo19834111282
Rio Grande Valley161113310288
Corpus Christi12151258193
Austin101722273109
Southwest Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Odessa18833910184
Lubbock14141298279
Amarillo12132268895
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for loss in overtime or shootout. Overtime or shootout losses are only denoted in the OTL column, not the loss column.
Tuesday's Games
Youngstown 5, Bossier-Shreveport 3
Fort Worth 3, Memphis 2
Today's Game
Tulsa at Colorado
Thursday's Game
Wichita at Oklahoma City
NHL SCORING LEADERS
Through Jan. 2
GPGAPTS
Jagr, NYR39253661
Kovalchuk, Atl37253156
Heatley, Ott37262955
Alfredsson, Ott36253055
Savard, Atl41183654
Thornton, Bos-SJ36144054
Forsberg, Phi33134053
Staal, Car38262551
Demitra, LA42203050
Spezza, Ott31133548
Hossa, Atl41212647
McCabe, Tor40153247
Ovechkin, Was37242246
Gagne, Phi33271744
Naslund, Van39212344
Nagy, Pho38133144