| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Boston | 36-9-6 | 78 | 227 | 138 | 25-2-2 | 11-7-4 | 18-5-1 | ||
| Montreal | 32-13-6 | 70 | 187 | 139 | 16-7-1 | 16-6-5 | 16-6-4 | ||
| NY Rangers | 26-16-11 | 63 | 194 | 161 | 17-4-5 | 9-12-6 | 9-9-4 | ||
| Toronto | 25-17-11 | 61 | 194 | 154 | 15-6-5 | 10-11-6 | 8-10-6 | ||
| Buffalo | 23-24-6 | 52 | 172 | 178 | 16-8-3 | 7-16-3 | 11-10-5 | ||
| Detroit | 19-26-8 | 46 | 175 | 216 | 15-9-4 | 4-17-4 | 6-16-3 | ||
| NY Islanders | 14-25-13 | 41 | 127 | 168 | 9-10-7 | 5-15-6 | 5-14-6 | ||
| Vancouver | 13-30-8 | 34 | 139 | 196 | 8-12-6 | 5-18-2 | 8-11-6 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Philadelphia | 32-12-7 | 71 | 180 | 109 | 18-5-2 | 14-7-5 | 18-5-4 | ||
| Chicago | 25-11-15 | 65 | 172 | 106 | 12-4-10 | 13-7-5 | 13-5-7 | ||
| St Louis | 22-23-7 | 51 | 146 | 141 | 12-10-5 | 10-13-2 | 9-12-3 | ||
| Los Angeles | 20-24-8 | 48 | 143 | 160 | 12-9-2 | 8-15-6 | 12-10-4 | ||
| Atl Flames | 19-24-10 | 48 | 132 | 152 | 12-11-5 | 7-13-5 | 8-11-6 | ||
| Min N Stars | 16-25-12 | 44 | 159 | 189 | 12-10-3 | 4-15-9 | 7-8-7 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 15-32-5 | 35 | 144 | 192 | 7-16-3 | 8-16-2 | 8-14-2 | ||
| California | 11-37-7 | 29 | 141 | 233 | 10-9-7 | 1-28-0 | 6-16-4 | ||
| Montreal 7, NY Rangers 2 Toronto 4, Min N Stars 1 Pittsburgh 3, NY Islanders 2 Boston 5, Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 5, Detroit 4 Los Angeles 2, St Louis 1 |