By The Associated Press

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GAx-New Jersey 47 26 4 98 229 195Philadelphia 41 25 10 92 244 220Pittsburgh 42 27 8 92 245 226N.Y. Rangers 40 28 9 89 199 208N.Y. Islanders 25 42 9 59 192 249Northeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAy-Boston 49 17 10 108 257 180Montreal 39 27 10 88 230 230Buffalo 37 30 9 83 228 220Toronto 32 32 13 77 233 273Ottawa 33 33 10 76 202 220Southeast Division

W L OT Pts GF GAx-Washington 47 23 7 101 250 225Carolina 42 28 7 91 220 214Florida 38 28 11 87 218 218Atlanta 33 38 6 72 240 264Tampa Bay 24 36 17 65 197 255WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

W L OT Pts GF GAy-Detroit 49 18 9 107 279 225Chicago 41 24 11 93 246 207Columbus 40 29 8 88 214 212Nashville 38 31 8 84 197 211St. Louis 37 31 9 83 215 222Northwest Division

W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver 42 25 9 93 231 204Calgary 43 27 6 92 242 232Edmonton 36 32 9 81 221 236Minnesota 36 32 9 81 196 189Colorado 31 44 2 64 193 250Pacific Division

W L OT Pts GF GAy-San Jose 50 15 11 111 245 188Anaheim 39 32 6 84 224 220Dallas 34 33 10 78 217 242Los Angeles 31 34 11 73 193 222Phoenix 33 37 7 73 195 235Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss or shootout loss.x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionWednesday's GamesAtlanta 3, Buffalo 2, OTWashington 5, N.Y. Islanders 3Pittsburgh 6, New Jersey 1Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2Chicago 3, St. Louis 1Phoenix 3, Colorado 0Thursday's GamesOttawa at Boston, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Friday's GamesBuffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

At Pittsburgh<B>New Jersey 1 0 01</B><B>Pittsburgh 3 2 16First Period1, Pittsburgh, Cooke 11 (Talbot, Gill), 5:55. 2, Pittsburgh, Guerin 20 (Kunitz, Fleury), 6:31. 3, New Jersey, Gionta 19 (Zubrus, White), 11:22. 4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 34 (Gonchar), 17:11 (pp).Second Period5, Pittsburgh, Crosby 30 (Letang, Gonchar), 9:35 (pp). 6, Pittsburgh, Staal 21 (Fedotenko, Gill), 9:48.Third Period7, Pittsburgh, Kunitz 23 (Dupuis, Crosby), 7:08.Shots on GoalNew Jersey 10-10-525. Pittsburgh 11-14-1237.GoaliesNew Jersey, Brodeur. Pittsburgh, Fleury. A17,132 (16,940). T2:21.

SCOREBOARDThursday, April 2N.Y. Rangers at Carolina (7 p.m. EDT). The Rangers trail the host Hurricanes by two points in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race.STARSWednesday• Mike Green, Capitals, scored two power-play goals less than 1Z\x</B> minutes apart in the third period in Washington's 5-3 comeback victory over the New York Islanders.• Al Montoya, Coyotes, made 23 saves to earn a shutout in his first NHL game as Phoenix beat Colorado 3-0.• Thomas Vanek, Sabres, had two goals in Buffalo's 3-2 overtime loss at Atlanta.SOLID AT HOMEThe surging Pittsburgh Penguins went 6-1-1 on their franchise-record, eight-game homestand, finishing the run with a 6-1 rout of the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. The Penguins got even in points with the fourth-place Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Pittsburgh is 13-1-2 since Feb. 25.SHOOTING FROM THE BLUE LINEWashington's Mike Green scored his 18th man-advantage goal of the season, breaking the franchise record for a defenseman, set by Scott Stevens. Green established the mark with two power-play goals in the Capitals' 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.STARING AT PLAYOFFSThe Chicago Blackhawks snapped the St. Louis Blues' five-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday night and moved within one point of clinching their first playoff berth since 2001-02 and their second in 11 seasons. Chicago also jumped one point ahead of Calgary and into fourth place in the Western Conference.STILL GOINGToronto's Curtis Joseph, who will turn 42 this month, made 32 saves in his 10th start of the season and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Wednesday night.SPEAKING"We wanted to jump on them early, they had lost a few in a row there, and make it so they can't go into their shutdown mode when they get in the lead. We carried the play in the first five or 10 minutes, got a couple of goals, and never allowed them to get much momentum." Penguins defenseman Mark Eaton after Pittsburgh handed the New Jersey Devils their sixth straight loss (0-5-1) in a 6-1 rout on Wednesday night.