| EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Boston | 16-4-1 | 33 | 102 | 55 | 12-0-1 | 4-4-0 | 10-2-0 | ||
| Montreal | 12-6-2 | 26 | 71 | 56 | 4-4-1 | 8-2-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
| NY Rangers | 10-7-5 | 25 | 84 | 65 | 7-2-3 | 3-5-2 | 5-4-1 | ||
| Toronto | 9-7-5 | 23 | 70 | 54 | 5-4-2 | 4-3-3 | 5-4-3 | ||
| Buffalo | 9-10-1 | 19 | 66 | 71 | 5-4-1 | 4-6-0 | 3-6-1 | ||
| Detroit | 9-11-1 | 19 | 71 | 94 | 7-3-1 | 2-8-0 | 4-6-1 | ||
| NY Islanders | 4-9-7 | 15 | 49 | 65 | 4-3-3 | 0-6-4 | 3-7-2 | ||
| Vancouver | 5-11-3 | 13 | 46 | 67 | 4-2-3 | 1-9-0 | 3-4-2 | ||
| WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |||
| Philadelphia | 13-6-1 | 27 | 58 | 33 | 6-3-0 | 7-3-1 | 9-3-0 | ||
| Atl Flames | 10-7-4 | 24 | 57 | 56 | 5-3-3 | 5-4-1 | 4-3-2 | ||
| Chicago | 9-5-6 | 24 | 61 | 37 | 3-1-3 | 6-4-3 | 5-3-3 | ||
| St Louis | 9-7-3 | 21 | 52 | 42 | 5-3-1 | 4-4-2 | 3-6-3 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 7-10-3 | 17 | 52 | 83 | 3-5-2 | 4-5-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
| Min N Stars | 4-10-6 | 14 | 57 | 70 | 4-7-1 | 0-3-5 | 3-3-3 | ||
| Los Angeles | 5-12-3 | 13 | 55 | 72 | 3-7-0 | 2-5-3 | 4-5-0 | ||
| California | 5-14-1 | 11 | 43 | 74 | 4-4-1 | 1-10-0 | 2-7-1 | ||
| NY Islanders 4, Atl Flames 2 |