| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Montreal | 34-7-12 | 80 | 221 | 118 | 17-3-5 | 17-4-7 | 14-3-4 | ||
| NY Rangers | 36-13-4 | 76 | 212 | 130 | 21-5-1 | 15-8-3 | 15-8-1 | ||
| Boston | 31-16-5 | 67 | 220 | 163 | 18-8-2 | 13-8-3 | 15-9-2 | ||
| Buffalo | 27-17-8 | 62 | 188 | 148 | 22-3-3 | 5-14-5 | 15-8-3 | ||
| Detroit | 27-19-7 | 61 | 177 | 164 | 17-8-4 | 10-11-3 | 17-7-2 | ||
| Toronto | 17-28-7 | 41 | 160 | 176 | 12-8-5 | 5-20-2 | 5-17-2 | ||
| Vancouver | 15-32-7 | 37 | 153 | 227 | 12-15-2 | 3-17-5 | 8-15-4 | ||
| NY Islanders | 6-43-5 | 17 | 109 | 248 | 4-18-4 | 2-25-1 | 1-23-2 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Chicago | 30-17-6 | 66 | 202 | 155 | 18-6-3 | 12-11-3 | 14-11-4 | ||
| Philadelphia | 24-21-9 | 57 | 186 | 185 | 18-6-3 | 6-15-6 | 13-9-5 | ||
| Min N Stars | 23-21-8 | 54 | 162 | 154 | 15-5-4 | 8-16-4 | 13-10-3 | ||
| Atl Flames | 22-24-9 | 53 | 143 | 154 | 13-10-4 | 9-14-5 | 8-11-5 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 22-26-6 | 50 | 181 | 180 | 17-8-2 | 5-18-4 | 13-11-1 | ||
| St Louis | 20-22-10 | 50 | 152 | 165 | 11-10-6 | 9-12-4 | 10-10-5 | ||
| Los Angeles | 21-26-7 | 49 | 163 | 182 | 14-6-4 | 7-20-3 | 11-11-3 | ||
| California | 9-32-12 | 30 | 146 | 226 | 6-10-9 | 3-22-3 | 4-13-6 | ||
| Montreal 6, California 1 NY Rangers 6, Atl Flames 0 Buffalo 5, NY Islanders 1 Boston 2, Philadelphia 2 (reg tie) Detroit 8, Vancouver 2 Chicago 5, St Louis 2 Min N Stars 4, Pittsburgh 3 |