| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Boston | 14-4-1 | 29 | 95 | 52 | 10-0-1 | 4-4-0 | 10-2-0 | ||
| Toronto | 9-5-5 | 23 | 67 | 47 | 5-2-2 | 4-3-3 | 5-4-3 | ||
| Montreal | 9-6-2 | 20 | 56 | 47 | 4-4-1 | 5-2-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
| Buffalo | 9-7-1 | 19 | 55 | 57 | 5-2-1 | 4-5-0 | 3-5-1 | ||
| NY Rangers | 7-7-4 | 18 | 64 | 54 | 5-2-2 | 2-5-2 | 3-4-1 | ||
| Detroit | 7-10-1 | 15 | 59 | 83 | 5-3-1 | 2-7-0 | 3-5-1 | ||
| Vancouver | 5-8-3 | 13 | 41 | 53 | 4-2-3 | 1-6-0 | 3-3-2 | ||
| NY Islanders | 2-8-7 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 2-3-3 | 0-5-4 | 2-6-2 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Philadelphia | 12-5-1 | 25 | 55 | 29 | 6-3-0 | 6-2-1 | 8-3-0 | ||
| Chicago | 7-4-6 | 20 | 50 | 29 | 2-0-3 | 5-4-3 | 4-3-3 | ||
| St Louis | 8-5-3 | 19 | 49 | 36 | 4-2-1 | 4-3-2 | 2-4-3 | ||
| Atl Flames | 7-6-4 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 3-3-3 | 4-3-1 | 4-3-2 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 5-9-3 | 13 | 41 | 72 | 2-4-2 | 3-5-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
| Los Angeles | 5-11-2 | 12 | 49 | 64 | 3-7-0 | 2-4-2 | 4-5-0 | ||
| Min N Stars | 3-8-6 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 3-6-1 | 0-2-5 | 2-2-3 | ||
| California | 5-11-1 | 11 | 38 | 62 | 4-4-1 | 1-7-0 | 2-6-1 | ||
| Toronto 4, NY Islanders 2 Detroit 6, Los Angeles 5 |