NHL Division Standings after Dec 26 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Florida 20-8-8 48 111 86 10-2-4 10-6-4 7-5-4 12-8-5 8-0-3
Philadelphia 21-12-3 45 110 86 11-6-1 10-6-2 7-7-1 13-9-1 8-3-2
New Jersey 19-12-3 41 90 81 9-5-3 10-7-0 6-5-0 9-7-3 10-5-0
NY Rangers 18-15-5 41 133 105 10-7-2 8-8-3 2-8-4 10-10-5 8-5-0
Washington 15-19-2 32 98 101 7-7-1 8-12-1 10-5-0 13-10-1 2-9-1
NY Islanders 12-15-8 32 94 97 9-8-2 3-7-6 8-6-2 8-9-4 4-6-4
Tampa Bay 11-19-4 26 95 109 3-9-4 8-10-0 4-8-1 7-15-2 4-4-2
Northeast Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Buffalo 19-14-3 41 108 96 10-5-1 9-9-2 9-3-0 14-8-1 5-6-2
Pittsburgh 17-15-4 38 128 120 9-3-3 8-12-1 6-5-3 8-11-4 9-4-0
Hartford 16-12-6 38 105 111 11-6-1 5-6-5 6-3-3 11-7-5 5-5-1
Boston 13-15-6 32 97 117 7-11-5 6-4-1 4-6-1 8-9-3 5-6-3
Montreal 12-18-6 30 114 128 8-8-2 4-10-4 1-6-3 4-13-4 8-5-2
Ottawa 11-15-7 29 92 99 6-8-4 5-7-3 3-6-2 8-9-4 3-6-3
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Dallas 21-11-3 45 100 80 9-7-2 12-4-1 6-3-1 12-8-2 9-3-1
Detroit 19-11-6 44 109 72 12-4-3 7-7-3 4-3-2 10-8-5 9-3-1
St Louis 16-19-2 34 105 124 8-10-0 8-9-2 4-6-2 15-11-2 1-8-0
Phoenix 15-17-4 34 93 113 7-9-4 8-8-0 4-4-1 9-11-1 6-6-3
Chicago 14-18-6 34 95 99 6-11-2 8-7-4 6-4-2 10-12-3 4-6-3
Toronto 14-22-0 28 109 129 9-9-0 5-13-0 5-9-0 11-13-0 3-9-0
Pacific Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Colorado 20-10-5 45 123 85 12-4-3 8-6-2 9-3-3 15-7-3 5-3-2
Edmonton 15-18-4 34 121 114 7-8-2 8-10-2 6-7-1 9-14-3 6-4-1
Vancouver 16-17-1 33 101 111 8-8-0 8-9-1 4-6-0 10-9-1 6-8-0
Calgary 13-19-5 31 93 106 7-7-2 6-12-3 6-7-1 9-14-3 4-5-2
San Jose 13-18-4 30 89 111 6-9-2 7-9-2 4-5-0 11-10-0 2-8-4
Los Angeles 13-19-4 30 98 122 7-7-2 6-12-2 2-5-1 7-10-1 6-9-3
Anaheim 12-17-5 29 98 107 9-10-2 3-7-3 5-3-2 9-10-2 3-7-3

Tampa Bay 3, Florida 3 (OT tie)
Buffalo 5, Hartford 1
Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 3 (OT tie)
NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 1
Ottawa 5, NY Rangers 2
Los Angeles 5, Phoenix 2
Chicago 4, St Louis 4 (OT tie)
San Jose 6, Vancouver 1
Detroit 5, Washington 4 (OT)