| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Montreal | 28-6-11 | 67 | 184 | 101 | 14-2-5 | 14-4-6 | 12-2-4 | ||
| Boston | 28-11-4 | 60 | 193 | 130 | 15-5-1 | 13-6-3 | 14-6-2 | ||
| NY Rangers | 28-13-4 | 60 | 171 | 116 | 17-5-1 | 11-8-3 | 10-8-1 | ||
| Buffalo | 24-14-7 | 55 | 162 | 125 | 19-1-3 | 5-13-4 | 14-7-2 | ||
| Detroit | 21-17-6 | 48 | 140 | 137 | 13-6-4 | 8-11-2 | 13-6-2 | ||
| Toronto | 15-23-7 | 37 | 140 | 150 | 11-7-5 | 4-16-2 | 4-13-2 | ||
| Vancouver | 13-27-6 | 32 | 133 | 198 | 11-12-2 | 2-15-4 | 6-13-4 | ||
| NY Islanders | 5-37-4 | 14 | 90 | 215 | 3-17-3 | 2-20-1 | 1-19-1 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Chicago | 25-17-3 | 53 | 166 | 136 | 15-6-2 | 10-11-1 | 11-11-2 | ||
| Min N Stars | 21-17-6 | 48 | 140 | 125 | 14-5-2 | 7-12-4 | 12-7-1 | ||
| Atl Flames | 20-19-8 | 48 | 124 | 128 | 12-7-3 | 8-12-5 | 7-9-4 | ||
| Los Angeles | 20-20-5 | 45 | 134 | 139 | 14-3-4 | 6-17-1 | 11-9-1 | ||
| Philadelphia | 19-20-6 | 44 | 151 | 155 | 15-6-1 | 4-14-5 | 10-9-4 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 18-22-6 | 42 | 155 | 152 | 13-7-2 | 5-15-4 | 11-7-1 | ||
| St Louis | 15-21-8 | 38 | 123 | 147 | 9-10-5 | 6-11-3 | 7-9-4 | ||
| California | 8-24-11 | 27 | 127 | 179 | 6-8-8 | 2-16-3 | 3-11-5 | ||
| Montreal 5, Pittsburgh 2 NY Islanders 9, Boston 7 Buffalo 5, Chicago 1 Philadelphia 6, Min N Stars 1 |