NHL STANDINGS

NHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Philadelphia241110563135112
New Jersey24121015910884
N.Y. Islanders24204153140123
N.Y. Rangers18207447128140
Pittsburgh1131533099183
Northeast Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Toronto27128365137119
Ottawa27127364167102
Boston221410458122118
Montreal24186256123108
Buffalo19255144116130
Southeast Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Tampa Bay22166353117107
Atlanta21225249139147
Florida172010347110131
Carolina1622924391119
Washington14285235117153
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Detroit28146264161115
St. Louis25156157118112
Nashville23176254113120
Columbus14257338100138
Chicago12267536108145
Northwest Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
Colorado28118266153111
Vancouver26147261140112
Calgary2416435511397
Minnesota171914048110111
Edmonton19218147122127
Pacific Division
WLTOLPtsGFGA
San Jose221211459119104
Dallas2220805299110
Los Angeles181510551124122
Phoenix171513249118122
Anaheim15218543102127
Two points for a win, one point for a tie and overtime loss.
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Friday's Games
N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 2
Florida 4, Washington 1
New Jersey 2, Montreal 0
Dallas 2, St. Louis 0
Anaheim 6, Minnesota 2
Saturday's Games
Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1
Florida 2, Boston 1
Ottawa 9, N.Y. Rangers 1
Toronto 4, Montreal 1
Columbus 4, Chicago 3
N.Y. Islanders 3, Atlanta 0
Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 3
Dallas at St. Louis
Detroit at Phoenix
Nashville at Edmonton
Tampa Bay at Calgary
Minnesota at San Jose
Anaheim at Los Angeles
Today's Games
Buffalo at Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Monday's Games
Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SUMMARIES
AVALANCHE 5, PENGUINS 3
Colorado131--5
Pittsburgh102--3
First Period--1, Colorado, Sakic 21 (Kariya, Moore), 1:22. 2, Pittsburgh, Surovy 7 (Malone, Kostopoulos), 11:54 (pp). Penalties--Konowalchuk, Col (boarding), 11:13; Orpik, Pit (interference), 12:49; Hinote, Col (roughing), 14:51; Focht, Pit (roughing), 14:51.
Second Period--3, Colorado, Forsberg 11 (Hejduk, Skrastins), 1:15. 4, Colorado, Selanne 12 (Konowalchuk, Forsberg), 11:06. 5, Colorado, Konowalchuk 11 (Kariya, Blake), 18:49. Penalties--Hinote, Col (goalie interference), 8:32; Moore, Col (interference), 12:51; Eastwood, Pit (hooking), 14:47; Kostopoulos, Pit, major (fighting), 18:51; Larsen, Col, major (fighting), 18:51.
Third Period--6, Pittsburgh, Kraft 10 (McKenna, Meloche), 2:59. 7, Pittsburgh, Orpik 1 (Holzinger, Surovy), 11:15. 8, Colorado, Forsberg 12 (Hejduk, Skoula), 15:29. Penalties--Koltsov, Pit (goalie interference), 3:20; Sakic, Col (ob.-tripping), 7:16; Kostopoulos, Pit (hooking), 7:54; Blake, Col (roughing), 8:43.
Shots on goal--Colorado 13-13-7--33. Pittsburgh 7-9-12--28.
Power-play Opportunities--Colorado 0 of 3; Pittsburgh 1 of 5.
Goalies--Colorado, Sauve 7-4-2 (28 shots-25 saves). Pittsburgh, Fleury 4-13-2 (33-28).
A--16,704. T--2:14.
Referees--Blaine Angus, Tom Kowal. Linesmen--David Brisebois, Pierre Champoux.
BLUE JACKETS 4, BLACKHAWKS 3
Chicago012--3
Columbus031--4
First Period--None. Penalties--Berard, Chi (interference), 1:31; Bell, Chi (roughing), 3:16; Hartigan, Clm (roughing), 3:16; Bell, Chi (high-sticking), 8:56; Richardson, Clm (high-sticking), 12:18; VandenBussche, Chi, major (fighting), 14:48; Shelley, Clm, major (fighting), 14:48; Nieminen, Chi (slashing), 15:26; Sanderson, Clm (holding), 19:29; Sullivan, Chi (hooking), 19:38; Malhotra, Clm (goalie interference), 19:38.
Second Period--1, Chicago, Sullivan 9 (McLean), 3:55 (sh). 2, Columbus, Nash 29 (Klesla, Marchant), 5:04 (pp). 3, Columbus, Malhotra 8 (Wright, Spacek), 10:10. 4, Columbus, Nash 30 (Zherdev, Vyborny), 11:31 (pp). Penalties--Dempsey, Chi (interference), 3:36; McLean, Chi (high-sticking), 7:32; Aitken, Chi (slashing), 8:09; Sullivan, Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct), 10:10; Berard, Chi (roughing), 12:44; Zherdev, Clm, double minor (roughing), 12:44; Nash, Clm (high-sticking), 15:47; Aitken, Chi (slashing), 19:34.
Third Period--5, Columbus, Wright 4 (Sydor, Malhotra), 4:09. 6, Chicago, Ruutu 6 (Berard, Sullivan), 10:08 (pp). 7, Chicago, Sullivan 10 (Arnason, Berard), 19:19. Penalties--Arnason, Chi (hooking), 6:10; Vyborny, Clm (high-sticking), 8:25; Bell, Chi (interference), 10:26; Robidas, Chi (holding), 13:45; Anderson, Chi (high-sticking), 16:01; Zhamnov, Chi (high-sticking), 18:28; Richardson, Clm (hooking), 19:08.
Shots on goal--Chicago 3-6-14--23. Columbus 14-14-6--34.
Power-play Opportunities--Chicago 1 of 5; Columbus 2 of 13.
Goalies--Chicago, Anderson 1-8-0 (34 shots-30 saves). Columbus, Denis 12-20-6 (23-20).
A--18,136. T--2:22.
Referees--Jay Sharrers, Craig Spada. Linesmen--Brian Mach, Thor Nelson.
FLYERS 2, SABRES 1
Buffalo010--1
Philadelphia110--2
First Period--1, Philadelphia, Roenick 17 (Comrie), 3:19. Penalties--Timander, Phi (cross-checking), 6:13; Zhitnik, Buf (holding), 10:21; Hecht, Buf (hooking), 13:05; Philadelphia bench, served by Fedoruk (too many men), 17:53.
Second Period--2, Buffalo, Kotalik 10 (Dumont, Drury), 1:03. 3, Philadelphia, Roenick 18 (Recchi, Leclair), 9:05. Penalties--Fedoruk, Phi (kneeing), 11:23; Briere, Buf (ob.-holding stick), 16:52.
Third Period--No scoring. Penalties--None.
Shots on goal--Buffalo 8-6-12--26. Philadelphia 8-10-4--22.
Power-play Opportunities--Buffalo 0 of 3; Philadelphia 0 of 3.
Goalies--Buffalo, Noronen 9-13-1 (22 shots-20 saves). Philadelphia, Esche 14-6-4 (26-25).
A--19,584-. T--2:13.
Referees--Kerry Fraser, Ian Walsh. Linesmen--Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak.
NHL SCORING LEADERS
Through Friday
GPGAPTS
Lang, Was49233558
Naslund, Van48273057
Tanguay, Col46173956
Kovalchuk, Atl49253055
Hossa, Ott47233154
Sakic, Col47203151
Datsyuk, Det50222648
Alfredsson, Ott46202747
Hejduk, Col48242246
Tkachuk, StL41192746
Doan, Pho47182846
St. Louis, TB47192645
Hull, Det49172845
Jagr, NYR46162945
Sundin, Tor48162945
Thornton, Bos47113344
Bertuzzi, Van49133043
Gonchar, Was4953843
Nagy, Pho44212142
YOUNG STARS ROSTERS
Feb. 7
At St. Paul, Minn.
Eastern Conference
Forwards--Patrice Bergeron, Boston; Trent Hunter, N.Y. Islanders; Ryan Malone, Pittsburgh; Derek Roy, Buffalo; Michael Ryder, Montreal; Eric Staal, Carolina.
Defensemen--Garnet Exelby, Atlanta; Paul Martin, New Jersey; Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh; Joni Pitkanen, Philadelphia.
Goaltender--Andrew Raycroft, Boston.
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Western Conference
Forwards--Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Minnesota; Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose; Matthew Lombardi, Calgary; Joffrey Lupul, Anaheim; Tuomo Ruutu, Chicago; Raffi Torres, Edmonton; Nikolai Zherdev, Columbus.
Defensemen--Christian Ehrhoff, San Jose; Dan Hamhuis, Nashville; Alexei Semenov, Edmonton.
Goaltender--Philippe Sauve, Colorado.
AHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLTOTLPtsGFGA
Hartford2413715610581
Providence2012101519895
Manchester22172349126106
Worcester18158145106105
Portland161674438289
Lowell18173342117121
Springfield1323523392120
East Division
WLTOTLPtsGFGA
Bridgeport2411535610474
Philadelphia2514415512196
Hershey22168355124126
Wilkes-Barre19164446110107
Binghamton18194242109108
Norfolk1723354293123
Albany1318553695125
WESTERN CONFERENCE
North Division
WLTOTLPtsGFGA
Hamilton23146254132102
Rochester20146349105104
Cleveland20144549128121
St. John's20185247127139
Syracuse18135344108107
Manitoba16227241117136
Toronto15206238119132
West Division
WLTOTLPtsGFGA
Grand Rapids2612705911893
Chicago22146353130120
Milwaukee1913524512494
Cincinnati17177142108107
San Antonio17176040102107
Houston14199340101124
Utah1424433587126
Two points are awarded for a win, one point for ties and overtime losses.
Friday's Games
Albany 3, Binghamton 0
Philadelphia 2, Bridgeport 0
Lowell 4, Worcester 3
Hartford 2, Portland 2, tie
Cleveland 5, Houston 3
Wilkes-Barre 4, Hershey 2
Manchester 4, Providence 3, OT
Grand Rapids 5, San Antonio 0
Norfolk 4, Springfield 2
Hamilton 2, Cincinnati 2, tie
Toronto 4, Manitoba 0
Chicago 2, Utah 1