HOCKEY
By The Associated Press
All Times EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 69 43 14 12 98 225 174
Tampa Bay 69 43 20 6 92 244 193
Toronto 69 35 25 9 79 236 226
Florida 68 34 26 8 76 229 227
Montreal 70 31 30 9 71 210 217
Buffalo 68 29 31 8 66 192 215
Ottawa 69 25 32 12 62 187 235
Detroit 70 17 48 5 39 143 262
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 68 41 20 7 89 238 212
Philadelphia 68 41 20 7 89 232 194
Pittsburgh 68 39 23 6 84 219 194
Carolina 67 37 25 5 79 217 191
N.Y. Islanders 67 35 23 9 79 188 188
Columbus 69 32 22 15 79 178 186
N.Y. Rangers 68 36 28 4 76 228 217
New Jersey 68 28 28 12 68 187 225
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 68 40 18 10 90 218 189
Colorado 67 40 19 8 88 229 183
Dallas 68 37 23 8 82 178 173
Nashville 68 34 26 8 76 211 215
Winnipeg 69 35 28 6 76 208 199
Minnesota 68 34 27 7 75 215 216
Chicago 68 31 29 8 70 206 214
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas 70 38 24 8 84 224 209
Edmonton 69 37 24 8 82 221 210
Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215
Vancouver 67 35 26 6 76 222 211
Arizona 69 33 28 8 74 193 183
Anaheim 68 28 32 8 64 176 215
San Jose 68 29 34 5 63 177 216
Los Angeles 68 27 35 6 60 172 209
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
Saturday's Games
Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2
Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Nashville 1, Dallas 0
Los Angeles 7, Minnesota 3
New Jersey 6, N.Y. Rangers 4
Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 1
Ottawa 2, San Jose 1, OT
Florida 4, Montreal 1
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
Edmonton 4, Columbus 1
Sunday's Games
Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 2
Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 4, SO
Vegas 5, Calgary 3
St. Louis at Chicago, night
Minnesota at Anaheim, night
Colorado at San Jose, night
Columbus at Vancouver, night
Monday's Games
Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Arizona at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Florida at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vegas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Ottawa at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Ottawa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 2Carolina 1 2 3—6Pittsburgh 2 0 0—2First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Marleau 11 (Sheary), 9:19. 2, Carolina, Geekie 1 (van Riemsdyk, Gardiner), 9:52. 3, Pittsburgh, Malkin 23 (Schultz, Rust), 16:33 (pp).Second Period—4, Carolina, Slavin 6 (Geekie, Martinook), 13:07. 5, Carolina, Gardiner 4 (Niederreiter, Necas), 18:04 (pp).Third Period—6, Carolina, Williams 6 (Fleury, Staal), 8:30. 7, Carolina, Williams 7 (Staal), 15:02. 8, Carolina, Geekie 2 (Fleury, Martinook), 16:19.Shots on Goal—Carolina 10-14-12—36. Pittsburgh 10-10-10—30.Power-play opportunities—Carolina 1 of 4; Pittsburgh 1 of 7.Goalies—Carolina, Nedeljkovic 1-2-1 (30 shots-28 saves). Pittsburgh, Jarry 20-12-1 (36-30).A—18,548 (18,387). T—2:31.Referees—Jake Brenk, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen—Ryan Galloway, Brad Kovachik.Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2Washington 3 0 2—5Pittsburgh 0 0 2—2First Period—1, Washington, Dowd 6 (Panik, Hathaway), 1:52. 2, Washington, Backstrom 12 (Oshie, Vrana), 16:15. 3, Washington, Panik 9 (Dowd, Jensen), 18:38.Second Period—None.Third Period—4, Washington, Dowd 7 (Hagelin), 0:34 (sh). 5, Pittsburgh, Crosby 16 (Sheary), 5:09. 6, Pittsburgh, Malkin 22 (Zucker, Hornqvist), 12:16 (pp). 7, Washington, Oshie 26 (Backstrom), 13:12.Shots on Goal—Washington 12-7-9—28. Pittsburgh 6-7-15—28.Power-play opportunities—Washington 0 of 1; Pittsburgh 1 of 5.Goalies—Washington, Holtby 25-14-5 (28 shots-26 saves). Pittsburgh, Murray 19-11-5 (28-23).A—18,656 (18,387). T—2:26.Referees—Dean Morton, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen—Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik.
