NHL Conference Standings after Oct 17 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE* - division leader
W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Florida 4-0-2 10 20 8 1-0-1 3-0-1 2-0-1 3-0-1 1-0-1
*Montreal 3-1-2 8 26 19 3-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-1 1-1-1 2-0-1
Tampa Bay 3-1-0 6 17 13 0-0-0 3-1-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 1-0-0
Hartford 3-1-0 6 11 10 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-0
Philadelphia 3-4-0 6 16 20 2-2-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-2-0
NY Rangers 2-3-2 6 23 22 2-2-0 0-1-2 0-1-1 1-2-2 1-1-0
Boston 2-2-1 5 18 20 0-1-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 2-2-0
New Jersey 2-2-0 4 9 10 2-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
Buffalo 2-4-0 4 10 19 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-3-0
Ottawa 1-1-2 4 11 11 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0
NY Islanders 1-2-2 4 11 10 1-1-0 0-1-2 1-0-0 1-1-1 0-1-1
Washington 1-3-0 2 14 16 1-2-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-3-0
Pittsburgh 1-5-0 2 13 28 1-1-0 0-4-0 1-3-0 1-5-0 0-0-0
WESTERN CONFERENCE* - division leader
W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
*Dallas 6-1-0 12 24 17 3-1-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 3-1-0 3-0-0
St Louis 4-2-0 8 20 14 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 4-2-0 0-0-0
Chicago 4-3-0 8 17 14 1-3-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 3-3-0 1-0-0
*Edmonton 4-3-0 8 19 20 2-1-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 3-3-0 1-0-0
Los Angeles 4-3-0 8 25 25 3-1-0 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 4-2-0
Colorado 3-3-1 7 25 18 2-1-1 1-2-0 2-0-1 3-2-1 0-1-0
Phoenix 3-2-0 6 16 12 2-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 1-1-0
Vancouver 3-3-0 6 19 14 2-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 0-2-0
Calgary 3-4-0 6 14 16 1-1-0 2-3-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 2-2-0
Detroit 2-4-0 4 12 11 1-1-0 1-3-0 0-2-0 1-3-0 1-1-0
Anaheim 1-3-2 4 20 24 0-1-0 1-2-2 0-0-1 1-2-1 0-1-1
San Jose 1-3-2 4 16 26 0-1-2 1-2-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 0-1-2
Toronto 1-4-0 2 12 21 1-3-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0 0-1-0

Los Angeles 4, Boston 2
Chicago 2, Detroit 1
Florida 2, Colorado 1
Hartford 3, NY Islanders 1
Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 1
St Louis 6, Toronto 1
Vancouver 6, Dallas 1