| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Boston | 31-7-8 | 70 | 186 | 102 | 16-3-4 | 15-4-4 | 15-3-3 | ||
| NY Rangers | 31-8-7 | 69 | 208 | 104 | 18-2-3 | 13-6-4 | 12-6-2 | ||
| Montreal | 26-12-8 | 60 | 177 | 127 | 18-1-3 | 8-11-5 | 13-7-2 | ||
| Toronto | 20-18-10 | 50 | 132 | 132 | 11-8-6 | 9-10-4 | 9-9-4 | ||
| Detroit | 20-20-7 | 47 | 147 | 152 | 16-6-1 | 4-14-6 | 8-8-3 | ||
| Vancouver | 13-26-5 | 31 | 112 | 150 | 9-11-3 | 4-15-2 | 2-15-4 | ||
| Buffalo | 10-28-11 | 31 | 128 | 187 | 8-12-4 | 2-16-7 | 4-15-6 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Chicago | 31-10-5 | 67 | 152 | 85 | 20-1-4 | 11-9-1 | 20-3-1 | ||
| Min N Stars | 25-15-7 | 57 | 124 | 100 | 14-6-3 | 11-9-4 | 15-6-2 | ||
| St Louis | 17-24-7 | 41 | 135 | 156 | 10-9-5 | 7-15-2 | 8-9-3 | ||
| California | 15-25-10 | 40 | 142 | 190 | 10-9-7 | 5-16-3 | 7-12-4 | ||
| Philadelphia | 13-24-8 | 34 | 107 | 144 | 11-8-4 | 2-16-4 | 8-10-4 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 12-27-9 | 33 | 113 | 152 | 8-10-6 | 4-17-3 | 7-13-2 | ||
| Los Angeles | 13-33-4 | 30 | 114 | 196 | 8-14-0 | 5-19-4 | 5-17-2 | ||
| Los Angeles 5, Toronto 3 NY Rangers 5, Buffalo 1 St Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1 |