| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Montreal | 32-7-11 | 75 | 205 | 113 | 17-3-5 | 15-4-6 | 14-3-4 | ||
| NY Rangers | 33-13-4 | 70 | 196 | 126 | 19-5-1 | 14-8-3 | 14-8-1 | ||
| Boston | 30-15-4 | 64 | 210 | 152 | 17-7-1 | 13-8-3 | 14-8-2 | ||
| Buffalo | 25-17-7 | 57 | 177 | 143 | 20-3-3 | 5-14-4 | 14-8-2 | ||
| Detroit | 24-19-7 | 55 | 162 | 158 | 14-8-4 | 10-11-3 | 16-7-2 | ||
| Toronto | 16-26-7 | 39 | 152 | 166 | 11-7-5 | 5-19-2 | 4-15-2 | ||
| Vancouver | 14-30-7 | 35 | 145 | 213 | 12-15-2 | 2-15-5 | 7-14-4 | ||
| NY Islanders | 6-40-4 | 16 | 101 | 232 | 4-17-3 | 2-23-1 | 1-21-1 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Chicago | 28-17-5 | 61 | 190 | 148 | 17-6-3 | 11-11-2 | 13-11-3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 23-21-7 | 53 | 177 | 177 | 17-6-2 | 6-15-5 | 13-9-4 | ||
| Min N Stars | 22-19-8 | 52 | 156 | 146 | 14-5-4 | 8-14-4 | 12-8-3 | ||
| Atl Flames | 21-22-9 | 51 | 140 | 146 | 12-10-4 | 9-12-5 | 7-11-5 | ||
| Los Angeles | 21-23-7 | 49 | 158 | 166 | 14-5-4 | 7-18-3 | 11-10-3 | ||
| St Louis | 19-21-9 | 47 | 141 | 156 | 10-10-5 | 9-11-4 | 9-9-5 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 20-25-6 | 46 | 172 | 174 | 15-8-2 | 5-17-4 | 11-10-1 | ||
| California | 9-28-12 | 30 | 139 | 205 | 6-9-9 | 3-19-3 | 4-12-6 | ||
| Detroit 4, Montreal 2 NY Rangers 5, Toronto 2 Boston 6, Los Angeles 5 Atl Flames 8, Buffalo 5 Chicago 5, Min N Stars 1 Philadelphia 4, California 3 |