NHL Division Standings after Dec 1 in 1996-97 season

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Florida 16-3-6 38 79 49 8-2-3 8-1-3 5-2-3 10-3-4 6-0-2
Philadelphia 14-12-1 29 74 74 6-6-1 8-6-0 5-7-0 8-9-0 6-3-1
Washington 13-11-1 27 69 64 6-5-1 7-6-0 9-4-0 12-7-1 1-4-0
New Jersey 12-10-1 25 57 60 7-4-1 5-6-0 5-4-0 7-6-1 5-4-0
NY Rangers 10-13-4 24 90 80 5-6-1 5-7-3 1-7-3 6-8-4 4-5-0
NY Islanders 6-10-8 20 60 67 4-6-2 2-4-6 5-2-2 5-5-4 1-5-4
Tampa Bay 7-14-2 16 66 77 2-8-2 5-6-0 3-7-0 5-11-1 2-3-1
Northeast Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Buffalo 13-11-1 27 71 69 7-3-0 6-8-1 5-2-0 9-6-0 4-5-1
Hartford 11-7-5 27 69 70 7-4-1 4-3-4 4-2-2 7-3-4 4-4-1
Montreal 10-13-4 24 93 99 7-3-2 3-10-2 1-3-2 4-8-2 6-5-2
Boston 9-10-4 22 68 77 5-7-3 4-3-1 2-4-1 4-5-3 5-5-1
Ottawa 7-10-6 20 60 68 4-4-4 3-6-2 2-4-2 5-7-4 2-3-2
Pittsburgh 8-13-2 18 73 85 7-2-1 1-11-1 5-4-1 6-10-2 2-3-0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Dallas 16-8-1 33 73 58 8-4-1 8-4-0 5-3-0 10-6-1 6-2-0
Detroit 14-9-3 31 77 51 9-4-1 5-5-2 2-3-2 7-6-2 7-3-1
Chicago 12-12-3 27 71 67 5-7-0 7-5-3 5-1-1 9-9-2 3-3-1
St Louis 13-12-0 26 78 76 7-6-0 6-6-0 4-3-0 12-7-0 1-5-0
Toronto 10-15-0 20 74 89 8-5-0 2-10-0 3-6-0 7-10-0 3-5-0
Phoenix 8-12-4 20 57 70 5-7-4 3-5-0 1-4-1 5-8-1 3-4-3
Pacific Division W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div Cnf Icf
Colorado 16-6-4 36 95 56 9-2-3 7-4-1 6-1-2 11-3-2 5-3-2
Edmonton 13-13-1 27 94 86 6-5-1 7-8-0 5-6-0 8-11-1 5-2-0
Vancouver 13-11-0 26 75 75 7-4-0 6-7-0 4-3-0 8-5-0 5-6-0
Los Angeles 10-12-3 23 67 80 5-4-1 5-8-2 1-4-1 4-8-1 6-4-2
Calgary 10-14-2 22 63 72 6-6-0 4-8-2 4-5-1 6-12-2 4-2-0
San Jose 9-13-4 22 67 86 4-6-2 5-7-2 3-5-0 8-9-0 1-4-4
Anaheim 8-14-4 20 70 85 6-8-2 2-6-2 4-3-2 8-9-2 0-5-2

Anaheim 4, Edmonton 2
Florida 4, Detroit 2
NY Rangers 6, Montreal 2
San Jose 4, St Louis 3
Philadelphia 4, Vancouver 3