<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=bg0 align=middle><TD colSpan=4>Eastern Conference</TD></TR><TR id=special class=bg1 align=left><TD align=left>Team</TD><TD align=right>GP</TD><TD align=right>W</TD><TD align=right>Pts</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>1. z-Washington</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>53</TD><TD align=right>118</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>2. x-New Jersey</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>46</TD><TD align=right>99</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>3. y-Buffalo</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>44</TD><TD align=right>98</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>4. x-Pittsburgh</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>46</TD><TD align=right>99</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>5. x-Ottawa</TD><TD align=right>81</TD><TD align=right>44</TD><TD align=right>94</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>6. Boston</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>37</TD><TD align=right>87</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>7. Montreal</TD><TD align=right>81</TD><TD align=right>39</TD><TD align=right>87</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>8. Philadelphia</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>40</TD><TD align=right>86</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>9. N.Y. Rangers</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>37</TD><TD align=right>84</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>10. Atlanta</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>34</TD><TD align=right>81</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>11. Carolina</TD><TD align=right>81</TD><TD align=right>35</TD><TD align=right>80</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>12. N.Y. Islanders</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>34</TD><TD align=right>78</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>13. Florida</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>32</TD><TD align=right>76</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>14. Tampa Bay</TD><TD align=right>80</TD><TD align=right>32</TD><TD align=right>76</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 height=17 vAlign=center align=right><TD align=left>15. Toronto</TD><TD align=right>81</TD><TD align=right>29</TD><TD align=right>72</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>