NHL STANDINGS



NHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Philadelphia311311578172132
New Jersey301610171132110
N.Y. Islanders27218264164143
N.Y. Rangers21277453150170
Pittsburgh11395431119229
Northeast Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Toronto32159376172146
Ottawa32157475195126
Boston281411673151136
Montreal28236264145135
Buffalo27265160155151
Southeast Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Tampa Bay30177370159128
Florida202511354132158
Atlanta22306252159188
Carolina182711249112146
Washington18326244138181
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Detroit33168276189139
St. Louis28227164137145
Nashville27227263141155
Columbus17298446121163
Chicago16307544132170
Northwest Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Colorado321210478177127
Vancouver32187374173136
Calgary30205368144129
Minnesota202215257128130
Edmonton23269156149152
Pacific Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
San Jose281511572148120
Los Angeles221614765156155
Dallas272210064125132
Anaheim20248755130155
Phoenix192214355146164
XTwo points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.
Monday's Games
Los Angeles 1, N.Y. Islanders 1, tie
Ottawa 4, N.Y. Rangers 1
Buffalo 7, Atlanta 2
St. Louis 4, Phoenix 2
Carolina 3, Florida 1
Columbus 4, Nashville 2
Detroit 2, Edmonton 1
Toronto 8, Pittsburgh 4
San Jose 5, Philadelphia 2
Anaheim 3, Dallas 1
Vancouver 1, Colorado 0
Today's Games
Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY'S SUMMARIES
BLUE JACKETS 4, PREDATORS 2
Nashville002--2
Columbus301--4
First Period--1, Columbus, Malhotra 9, 7:02. 2, Columbus, Malhotra 10 (Klesla, Nash), 8:44 (pp). 3, Columbus, Spacek 2, 12:41 (sh). Penalties--Tootoo, Nas, major (fighting), 3:17; Wright, Clm, major (fighting), 3:17; McKenzie, Nas, major (fighting), 3:20; Shelley, Clm, major (fighting), 3:20; Stevenson, Nas, major (fighting), 3:21; Ling, Clm, major (fighting), 3:21; Johansson, Nas (diving), 7:26; Denis, Clm, served by Svitov (roughing), 9:36; Pirjeta, Clm, double minor (high-sticking), 11:52.
Second Period--None. Penalties--Eaton, Nas (holding), 6:10; Hartnell, Nas (charging), 9:17; Svitov, Clm (holding), 19:41.
Third Period--4, Nashville, Johnson 10 (Tootoo, Hartnell), 2:28. 5, Columbus, Ling 1 (Pirjeta, Klesla), 14:19. 6, Nashville, Legwand 13 (Johansson, York), 16:31 (sh). Penalties--Nashville bench, served by Hartnell (too many men), 12:06; Tootoo, Nas (interference), 14:37.
Shots on goal--Nashville 10-12-12--34. Columbus 10-10-3--23.
Power-play Opportunities--Nashville 0 of 4; Columbus 1 of 5.
Goalies--Nashville, Vokoun 24-21-6 (23 shots-19 saves). Columbus, Denis 15-24-7 (34-32).
A--17,340. T--2:25.
Referees--Dennis LaRue, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen--Thor Nelson, Derek Nansen.
MAPLE LEAFS 8, PENGUINS 4
Toronto323--8
Pittsburgh031--4
First Period--1, Toronto, Tucker 17 (Pilar, Nolan), 11:04 (pp). 2, Toronto, Nolan 12 (Tucker, Reichel) 13:19 (pp). 3, Toronto, Renberg 12 (Sundin, Nolan), 15:15. Penalties--Eastwood, Pit (interference), 9:14; Perrott, Tor, major (fighting), 11:47; Buchberger, Pit, major (fighting), 11:47; Kostopoulos, Pit (holding), 11:55.
Second Period--4, Pittsburgh, Jackman 3 (Malone, Kostopoulous), 3:42 (pp). 5, Pittsburgh, Surovy 9 (Meloche, Tarnstrom), 7:25. 6, Toronto, Nolan 13 (Tucker, Kaberle), 12:15 (pp). 7, Toronto, Sundin 21 (Stajan, Klee), 13:37 (sh). 8, Pittsburgh, Morozov 7 (Koltsov, Bergevin), 16:23. Penalties--Bergevin, Pit (tripping), 1:15; Pilar, Tor (tripping), 1:42; Antropov, Tor (roughing), 2:47; Holzinger, Pit (roughing), 2:47; Klee, Tor (high-sticking), 3:21; Pittsburgh bench, served by Morozov (too many men), 10:54; McCabe, Tor (cross-checking), 12:48; Berehowsky, Tor (slashing), 14:01.
Third Period--9, Toronto, Antropov 7 (Ponikarovsky, Pilar), 2:07. 10, Pittsburgh, Tarnstrom 11 (Morozov, Holzinger), 6:22 (pp). 11, Toronto, Stajan 10 (Kaberle), 6:54. 12, Toronto, McCabe 12 (Nieuwendyk, Antropov), 12:31 (pp). Penalties--Berehowsky, Tor (hooking), 4:28; Jackman, Pit (hooking), 11:41; Berehowsky, Tor (holding), 16:46.
Shots on goal--Toronto 16-12-9--37. Pittsburgh 6-10-10--26.
Power-play Opportunities--Toronto 4 of 5; Pittsburgh 2 of 6.
Goalies--Toronto, Tellqvist 3-0-2 (26 shots-22 saves). Pittsburgh, Caron 5-22-3 (28-23), Aubin (0:00 third, 9-6).
A--10,527. T--2:20.
Referees--Bob Langdon, Jay Sharrers. Linesmen--Jonny Murray, Stephane Provost.
COLLEGE HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS
North Division
WLTPtsGFGA
Edinboro1031218554
Allegheny761155263
Case Western572124265
PS-Behrend113023586
Central Division
IUP-DIII1202267930
Pitt-DIII671135779
PS Altoona49195153
Carnegie-Mellon410085174
South Division
St. Vincent 1211259545
California (Pa.)860166359
Penn State West680127579
Pitt-Johnstown310175257
Recent scores
Pitt-DIII 6, Penn State Altoona 3
IUP-DIII 6, Allegheny 1
California (Pa.) 8, Case Western Reserve 4Allegheny 7, Penn State Behrend 4
Penn State Altoona 7, Carnegie Mellon 4
St. Vincent 10, Penn State West 2
Edinboro 4, Pitt-Johnstown 4
PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
First Round -- Friday
No. 4 California (Pa.) vs. No. 5 Allegheny, 6 p.m. at Island Sports Center
No. 3 Edinboro vs. No. 6 Pitt-DIII, 9 p.m. at Island Sports Center
Semifinals -- Saturday
No. 1 IUP-DIII vs. lowest remaining seed, 1:30 p.m. at Island Sports Center
No. 2 St. Vincent vs. highest remaining seed, 4 p.m. at Island Sports Center
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dan Robinson, Allegheny College.