By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GANew Jersey 47 23 3 97 225 181Philadelphia 40 22 10 90 233 206N.Y. Rangers 39 27 8 86 189 199Pittsburgh 39 27 8 86 233 222N.Y. Islanders 24 40 8 56 182 234Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAx-Boston 46 17 10 102 243 171Montreal 37 27 9 83 220 223Buffalo 34 30 8 76 212 208Toronto 31 30 13 75 222 259Ottawa 32 30 10 74 193 207Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 45 23 7 97 240 219Carolina 40 28 7 87 216 212Florida 35 27 11 81 200 206Atlanta 30 38 6 66 226 255Tampa Bay 24 33 16 64 191 241WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

W L OT Pts GF GAy-Detroit 49 16 9 107 276 219Chicago 38 22 11 87 233 191Columbus 38 28 7 83 202 202Nashville 35 30 8 78 185 201St. Louis 34 30 9 77 201 212Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GACalgary 42 24 6 90 238 221Vancouver 39 24 9 87 219 198Edmonton 35 29 9 79 209 222Minnesota 34 31 8 76 184 180Colorado 31 40 2 64 189 232Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GAx-San Jose 48 14 10 106 233 176Anaheim 36 31 6 78 205 209Dallas 33 32 8 74 206 227Los Angeles 30 33 10 70 187 215Phoenix 30 36 7 67 181 225Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.x-clinched divisiony-clinched playoff spotTuesday's GamesN.Y. Rangers 2, Minnesota 1Toronto 3, Washington 2, SOMontreal 6, Atlanta 3Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1, OTAnaheim 2, Nashville 1, SOSt. Louis 2, Los Angeles 0Vancouver 5, Dallas 2Detroit 3, Edmonton 2Wednesday's GamesFlorida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Calgary at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.San Jose at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.Thursday's GamesN.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.Vancouver at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Edmonton at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

SCOREBOARDWednesday, March 25Ottawa at Carolina (7 p.m. EDT). The Senators head to Carolina on a four-game winning streak and a run in which they've won nine of 10 as they try to get back into the Eastern Conference playoff race.STARSTuesday• Alex Ovechkin, Capitals, scored his league-leading 51st goal in Washington's 3-2 shootout loss at Toronto.• Nikolai Zherdev, Rangers, had a goal and an assist to lead New York to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota.• Roberto Luongo, Canucks, stopped 35 shots to help Vancouver beat Dallas 5-2.• Alex Tanguay, Canadiens, had two goals and three assists and Montreal beat Atlanta 6-3 to end a five-game skid.• Martin St. Louis, Lightning, scored with 1:56 left in overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over Columbus.• Chris Mason, Blues, made 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, leading St. Louis to a 2-0 over Los Angeles.HIM AGAINTeemu Selanne lifted the Anaheim Ducks to a crucial win over the Nashville Predators for the second time in a week. Selanne scored the only shootout goal and the Ducks beat the Predators 2-1 on Tuesday night. Anaheim climbed over Nashville into eighth place in the Western Conference with its fourth consecutive victory. Anaheim's winning streak started when Selanne scored a power-play goal in overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 win over the Predators last Wednesday.NICE LINEMontreal beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 to end a five-game skid, getting a terrific night from one of its top lines. Alex Tanguay had two goals and three assists, Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist and Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists on a newly formed line that produced 11 points.CRAZY FINISHCurtis Joseph stopped eight shots in overtime and Washington's three shootout chances after entering the game late in the third period, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Joseph replaced Martin Gerber with 56 seconds left in the third period after the Toronto goalie was ejected for pushing referee Mike Leggo and shooting a puck in his direction. Gerber was upset after Brooks Laich stuffed the puck under him to tie it at 2.SPEAKING"I'd say that feels worse than losing 10-2. Especially at this point of the season with the way we have been playing and who we were playing tonight. That one stings." — Oilers forward Dustin Penner after Detroit scored three goals in the third period of a 3-2 win at Edmonton.