<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="bg0" align="center"><td class="bg0" colspan="3">Eastern Conference</td></tr> <tr id="special" class="bg1" align="center"><td align="left">Team</td><td align="right">GP</td><td align="right">Pts</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">1. x-Buffalo</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">103</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">2. New Jersey</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">96</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">3. Atlanta</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">88</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">4. Ottawa</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">98</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">5. Pittsburgh</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">96</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">6. N.Y. Rangers</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">87</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">7. Tampa Bay</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">86</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">8. Montreal</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">84</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">9. Carolina</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">84</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">10. N.Y. Islanders</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">84</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">11. Toronto</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">82</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">12. Florida</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">76</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">13. Boston</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">74</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">14. Washington</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">65</td></tr><tr class="bg2" align="right" height="17" valign="middle"><td align="left">15. Philadelphia</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">51</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>
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