NHL standings

March 17 (Gracenote) - Standings from the NHL on Thursday WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Chicago 45 20 5 210 174 95 2. Minnesota 43 20 6 226 170 92 3. Nashville 35 24 11 207 197 81 4. St. Louis 37 28 5 194 193 79 5. Winnipeg 31 33 7 212 226 69 6. Dallas 28 32 10 194 230 66 7. Colorado 20 46 3 134 223 43 PACIFIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. San Jose 42 21 7 195 163 91 2. Anaheim 37 23 10 183 175 84 3. Edmonton 37 24 9 205 186 83 4. Calgary 39 27 4 193 190 82 5. Los Angeles 34 29 7 173 174 75 6. Vancouver 28 33 9 161 205 65 7. Arizona 26 35 9 172 224 61 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Montreal 39 23 8 191 176 86 2. Ottawa 39 23 7 184 177 85 3. Boston 38 27 6 205 188 82 4. Toronto 32 23 14 211 206 78 5. Tampa Bay 34 27 9 191 192 77 6. Florida 30 28 11 176 197 71 7. Buffalo 28 31 12 178 209 68 8. Detroit 27 31 11 172 209 65 METROPOLITAN DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Washington 45 17 8 223 156 98 2. Columbus 45 18 6 221 161 96 3. Pittsburgh 43 17 9 239 194 95 4. NY Rangers 44 24 2 225 183 90 5. NY Islanders 33 26 11 208 215 77 6. Philadelphia 32 30 8 182 210 72 7. Carolina 29 27 12 175 197 70 8. New Jersey 26 31 12 159 199 64 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column (L) FRIDAY, MARCH 17 FIXTURES (GMT) Florida at NY Rangers (2300) New Jersey at Pittsburgh (2300) SATURDAY, MARCH 18 FIXTURES (GMT) Dallas at Calgary (0100) Buffalo at Anaheim (0200)