| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Los Angeles | 32-18-9 | 73 | 252 | 221 | 17-7-4 | 15-11-5 | 7-5-2 | 16-8-4 | 16-10-5 |
| Montreal | 31-18-8 | 70 | 246 | 172 | 20-6-2 | 11-12-6 | 8-4-0 | 15-9-2 | 16-9-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 19-28-9 | 47 | 206 | 249 | 14-12-2 | 5-16-7 | 5-4-1 | 7-12-4 | 12-16-5 |
| Hartford | 15-28-15 | 45 | 220 | 275 | 10-11-7 | 5-17-8 | 4-5-2 | 7-13-6 | 8-15-9 |
| Detroit | 16-29-12 | 44 | 177 | 233 | 13-9-7 | 3-20-5 | 3-9-1 | 6-17-7 | 10-12-5 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Buffalo | 28-10-19 | 75 | 229 | 171 | 16-3-11 | 12-7-8 | 5-2-4 | 13-4-8 | 15-6-11 |
| Min N Stars | 27-17-14 | 68 | 212 | 182 | 18-6-5 | 9-11-9 | 3-6-3 | 11-9-5 | 16-8-9 |
| Boston | 25-22-10 | 60 | 223 | 204 | 18-7-4 | 7-15-6 | 4-4-1 | 11-9-6 | 14-13-4 |
| Toronto | 19-28-10 | 48 | 225 | 261 | 9-17-2 | 10-11-8 | 5-2-2 | 10-10-5 | 9-18-5 |
| Quebec | 17-28-13 | 47 | 205 | 242 | 11-8-9 | 6-20-4 | 4-7-2 | 8-13-5 | 9-15-8 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Islanders | 34-15-10 | 78 | 262 | 193 | 19-5-7 | 15-10-3 | 5-4-2 | 14-6-6 | 20-9-4 |
| Philadelphia | 32-16-10 | 74 | 229 | 176 | 18-6-5 | 14-10-5 | 6-3-1 | 18-5-4 | 14-11-6 |
| Calgary | 26-20-12 | 64 | 221 | 209 | 17-4-8 | 9-16-4 | 5-4-3 | 12-11-7 | 14-9-5 |
| Washington | 19-24-14 | 52 | 198 | 215 | 13-10-4 | 6-14-10 | 4-7-0 | 13-11-6 | 6-13-8 |
| NY Rangers | 21-28-9 | 51 | 222 | 234 | 11-12-5 | 10-16-4 | 4-6-2 | 13-15-4 | 8-13-5 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| St Louis | 34-12-12 | 80 | 259 | 198 | 22-5-3 | 12-7-9 | 11-2-2 | 16-8-6 | 18-4-6 |
| Chicago | 26-24-9 | 61 | 233 | 230 | 18-8-5 | 8-16-4 | 8-9-0 | 11-14-5 | 15-10-4 |
| Vancouver | 21-20-17 | 59 | 212 | 205 | 12-6-9 | 9-14-8 | 6-7-2 | 11-12-6 | 10-8-11 |
| Col Rockies | 17-29-10 | 44 | 191 | 237 | 11-10-9 | 6-19-1 | 5-6-2 | 11-15-3 | 6-14-7 |
| Edmonton | 17-29-10 | 44 | 219 | 240 | 12-11-7 | 5-18-3 | 6-7-1 | 9-16-3 | 8-13-7 |
| Win Jets | 7-40-10 | 24 | 179 | 273 | 5-16-6 | 2-24-4 | 2-7-3 | 4-19-6 | 3-21-4 |
| Win Jets 4, Quebec 3 Chicago 4, Hartford 4 (reg tie) St Louis 5, NY Rangers 4 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 5 (reg tie) Min N Stars 7, Vancouver 2 Edmonton 2, Buffalo 2 (reg tie) |