HOCKEY
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OT Pts GF GAx-New Jersey 49 26 4 102 237 201Philadelphia 42 25 11 95 255 229Pittsburgh 42 28 9 93 249 233N.Y. Rangers 40 30 9 89 201 213N.Y. Islanders 26 43 9 61 196 255Northeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GAz-Boston 51 17 10 112 260 181Montreal 41 28 10 92 243 236Buffalo 38 32 9 85 236 231Ottawa 35 34 10 80 210 227Toronto 32 34 13 77 240 287Southeast Division
W L OT Pts GF GAy-Washington 48 23 8 104 260 234x-Carolina 44 28 7 95 227 218Florida 39 29 11 89 223 223Atlanta 34 39 6 74 247 271Tampa Bay 24 37 18 66 202 263WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division
W L OT Pts GF GAy-Detroit 51 19 9 111 290 233x-Chicago 43 24 11 97 250 208Columbus 40 29 10 90 218 218Nashville 39 32 8 86 203 218St. Louis 38 31 10 86 224 231Northwest Division
W L OT Pts GF GAx-Calgary 45 28 6 96 248 238x-Vancouver 42 27 10 94 240 219Edmonton 37 33 9 83 227 241Minnesota 37 33 9 83 202 192Colorado 32 44 2 66 197 251Pacific Division
W L OT Pts GF GAy-San Jose 52 16 11 115 252 196Anaheim 41 33 6 88 237 230Dallas 35 34 10 80 223 248Phoenix 34 38 7 75 198 242Los Angeles 32 36 11 75 201 229Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionz-clinched conferenceMonday's GamesDetroit 4, Buffalo 1Ottawa 3, Montreal 2Calgary 4, Los Angeles 1Tuesday's GamesWashington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m.St. Louis at Phoenix, 10 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Wednesday's GamesBuffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Thursday's GamesBuffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.Florida at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Hockey TodaySCOREBOARDTuesday, April 7Montreal at New York Rangers (7 p.m. EDT). The Rangers are trying to hold off Florida for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.STARSMondayn Marian Hossa, Red Wings, scored twice, added an assist, and reached the 40-goal mark for the third time in Detroit's 4-1 victory at Buffalo.n Dany Heatley, Senators, netted a pair of goals 38 seconds apart to put visiting Ottawa ahead with 7:59 remaining in the third period en route to a 3-2 win over Montreal.n Jarome Iginla, Flames, had a goal and an assist in a pivotal 4-1 victory over Los Angeles that gave Calgary sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division two points ahead of Vancouver.n Chris Osgood, Red Wings, made 32 saves and tied Dominik Hasek for 10th on the NHL career wins list (389) in leading Detroit past Buffalo 4-1.SEEKING GOLDToronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson was picked on Monday to lead the U.S. team at next year's Vancouver Olympics and at the world hockey championship later this month in Switzerland. Wilson, who guided the Americans to the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, also coached the U.S. squad that lost in the quarterfinals at the 1998 Nagano Games.SIN CITYThe NHL is no closer to moving a team to Las Vegas, despite shifting its annual awards ceremony there for the next three years. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday at the Palms Hotel Las Vegas that moving the awards will let the show expand with bigger and better events to celebrate hockey's top players, and is not an indication that the league is suddenly eyeing the city any closer.SIDELINEDThe Montreal Canadiens were without top defensemen Andrei Markov and Mathieu Schneider for their 3-2 home loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night and will be missing them again for a key road matchup in New York against the Rangers on Tuesday. Markov and Schneider were injured in Montreal's 6-2 victory over the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday night. Schneider has an undisclosed upper body injury while Markov is believed to have injured his right leg.
