NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
N.Y. Rangers3615880195143
Philadelphia33171076197194
New Jersey3122769174170
N.Y. Islanders2628456171207
Pittsburgh14351139168239
Northeast Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Ottawa3914583234141
Buffalo3716579194164
Montreal2822864166183
Boston25251060174186
Toronto2727559183202
Southeast Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Carolina4114486224181
Tampa Bay3223468182176
Atlanta2727660200208
Florida2329854164186
Washington2033545162227
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Detroit4014585211147
Nashville3519676186173
Columbus2335248149213
Chicago1931947152204
St. Louis1732943158215
Northwest Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Vancouver3522575206188
Calgary3418775157147
Colorado3421674218189
Edmonton3121870198192
Minnesota2928563182164
Pacific Division
WLOTPtsGFGA
Dallas3818379194162
Los Angeles3423573209204
Anaheim28201167172163
San Jose2822864181176
Phoenix2828460177194
Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.
Friday's Games
Carolina 5, Florida 2
Buffalo 6, Toronto 2
Vancouver 5, Chicago 4, SO
Edmonton 3, San Jose 2
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 2
Saturday's Games
Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2
Buffalo at Boston, late
Ottawa at Toronto, late
Washington at Atlanta, late
Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, late
Carolina at Pittsburgh, late
Montreal at Tampa Bay, late
N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, late
Colorado at Dallas, late
Detroit at Phoenix, late
San Jose at Calgary, late
Today's Games
Nashville at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY'S SUMMARY
KINGS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2
Columbus002--2
Los Angeles021--3
First Period--None. Penalties--Gleason, LA (holding), 5:07; Hrdina, Clm (hooking), 9:05; Parros, LA, major (fighting), 12:14; Shelley, Clm, major (fighting), 12:14; Avery, LA (charging), 15:11; Richardson, Clm (roughing), 15:11; Fedorov, Clm (holding), 15:11.
Second Period--1, Los Angeles, Avery 11, 13:11 (sh). 2, Los Angeles, Avery 12 (Kostopoulos, Belanger), 16:09. Penalties--Corvo, LA (hooking), 5:11; Vyborny, Clm (hooking), 7:45; Armstrong, LA (charging), 8:03; Fedorov, Clm (hooking), 9:00; Kostopoulos, LA (hooking), 12:04; Armstrong, LA (boarding), 17:07.
Third Period--3, Columbus, Zherdev 20 (Malhotra, Richardson), 1:27. 4, Columbus, Zherdev 21 (Hrdina, Nash), 4:35. 5, Los Angeles, Cammalleri 21 (Corvo, Armstrong), 14:05 (pp). Penalties--Nash, Clm (elbowing), 2:11; Avery, LA (roughing), 6:07; Westcott, Clm (roughing), 6:07; Armstrong, LA (tripping), 8:19; Foote, Clm (interference), 13:54; Vyborny, Clm (hooking), 14:46; Avery, LA (high-sticking), 18:40.
Shots on goal--Columbus 10-6-10--26. Los Angeles 7-16-11--34.
Power-play opportunities--Columbus 0 of 6; Los Angeles 1 of 7.
Goalies--Columbus, Denis 15-21-0 (34 shots-31 saves). Los Angeles, Garon 25-15-3 (26-24). A--17,238 (18,118). T--2:30.
Referees--Shane Heyer, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen--Lonnie Cameron, Jean Morin.
CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NORTHERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
x-Boss.-Shreveport3313672181140
Youngstown2031545177209
Memphis1930341165203
Fort Worth1630840138203
Northwest Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Colorado3811581206159
Oklahoma City3220367207181
Wichita2917765193175
Tulsa2723458181184
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Southeast Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Laredo3613678200136
Austin2824359162181
Rio Grande Valley2622557168161
Corpus Christi2031343125174
Southwest Division
WLOTLPtsGFGA
Odessa3016666183153
Amarillo2523353162170
Lubbock2226448150169
x-clinched division
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.
Friday's Games
Bossier-Shreveport 6, Amarillo 1
Rio Grande Valley 5, Odessa 3
Colorado 5, Lubbock 4, SO
Memphis 3, Youngstown 2, SO
Fort Worth 3, Wichita 2, SO
Laredo 2, Corpus Christi 1, SO
Oklahoma City 7, Tulsa 1
Saturday's Games
Colorado at Odessa, late
Amarillo at Lubbock, late
Youngstown at Memphis, late
Austin at Fort Worth, late
Laredo at Corpus Christi, late
Bossier-Shreveport at Oklahoma City, late
Wichita at Tulsa, late
Today's Games
Austin at Fort Worth
Odessa at Amarillo
Memphis at Oklahoma City
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