Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey

NHL: Hartford 3 Ottawa 2; New York Islanders 4 Buffalo 3; St Louis 3 Chicago 2; New York Rangers 8 New Jersey 3; Florida 3 Tampa Bay 1; Washington 7 Pittsburgh 3; Los Angeles 3 Anaheim 2.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- North-East Division W L T GF GA Pts Pittsburgh. . . 18 10 7 132 123 43 Boston. . . . . 16 11 7 113 102 39 Buffalo. . . . .17 16 3 123 103 37 Montreal. . . . 14 14 6 105 99 34 Quebec. . . . . 14 16 5 124 122 33 Hartford. . . . 13 19 3 102 121 29 Ottawa. . . . . .8 26 3 107 176 19 Atlantic Division W L T GF GA Pts NY Rangers. . . 25 8 3 135 91 53 New Jersey. . . 20 12 4 126 103 44 Philadelphia . .18 17 2 136 139 38 Washington. . . 16 17 2 115 110 34 Florida. . . . .14 15 5 94 98 33 NY Islanders . .15 15 3 124 116 33 Tampa Bay. . . .10 22 4 90 121 24 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Central Division W L T GF GA Pts Toronto. . . . .21 10 6 129 101 48 Dallas. . . . . 18 12 7 129 117 43 St Louis. . . . 18 11 5 112 110 41 Detroit. . . . .19 13 2 147 120 40 Chicago. . . . .17 11 4 102 87 38 Winnipeg. . . . 13 19 5 127 149 31 Pacific Division W L T GF GA Pts Calgary. . . . .19 13 5 140 123 43 Vancouver. . . .19 16 0 117 114 38 Anaheim. . . . .13 22 2 96 116 28 Los Angeles. . .13 20 2 127 141 28 San Jose. . . . 11 20 6 90 116 28 Edmonton. . . . 9 23 5 106 133 23 -----------------------------------------------------------------

MIKE GARTNER became the sixth player in NHL history to score 600 career goals as the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 8-3.