| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Islanders | 47-15-8 | 102 | 340 | 221 | 29-3-3 | 18-12-5 | 21-4-1 | 26-10-3 | 21-5-5 |
| NY Rangers | 33-24-13 | 79 | 268 | 268 | 17-13-6 | 16-11-7 | 10-10-6 | 15-16-8 | 18-8-5 |
| Philadelphia | 34-28-8 | 76 | 286 | 280 | 22-9-3 | 12-19-5 | 10-13-3 | 17-18-4 | 17-10-4 |
| Pittsburgh | 27-33-11 | 65 | 266 | 294 | 20-10-6 | 7-23-5 | 9-16-2 | 16-21-4 | 11-12-7 |
| Washington | 23-37-10 | 56 | 281 | 295 | 15-13-6 | 8-24-4 | 7-14-4 | 10-24-5 | 13-13-5 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Montreal | 42-12-17 | 101 | 328 | 195 | 22-4-9 | 20-8-8 | 16-4-7 | 24-9-7 | 18-3-10 |
| Boston | 38-24-9 | 85 | 277 | 244 | 20-10-4 | 18-14-5 | 8-13-3 | 17-18-4 | 21-6-5 |
| Buffalo | 35-21-14 | 84 | 264 | 223 | 21-6-8 | 14-15-6 | 9-7-7 | 17-12-8 | 18-9-6 |
| Quebec | 31-25-14 | 76 | 313 | 297 | 24-10-2 | 7-15-12 | 11-8-5 | 16-13-9 | 15-12-5 |
| Hartford | 19-34-16 | 54 | 229 | 301 | 12-14-8 | 7-20-8 | 3-15-8 | 5-22-10 | 14-12-6 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Min N Stars | 32-19-20 | 84 | 311 | 255 | 20-5-12 | 12-14-8 | 17-7-6 | 21-10-13 | 11-9-7 |
| Win Jets | 27-29-13 | 67 | 273 | 297 | 15-12-8 | 12-17-5 | 12-8-7 | 20-12-7 | 7-17-6 |
| St Louis | 28-36-6 | 62 | 270 | 304 | 21-12-4 | 7-24-2 | 14-10-3 | 21-18-3 | 7-18-3 |
| Chicago | 26-35-10 | 62 | 295 | 322 | 18-11-7 | 8-24-3 | 9-15-5 | 17-20-7 | 9-15-3 |
| Toronto | 17-38-16 | 50 | 267 | 336 | 9-18-8 | 8-20-8 | 9-15-5 | 13-21-10 | 4-17-6 |
| Detroit | 18-41-12 | 48 | 240 | 312 | 13-15-6 | 5-26-6 | 8-14-4 | 14-20-7 | 4-21-5 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 43-17-13 | 99 | 376 | 274 | 28-5-3 | 15-12-10 | 17-7-3 | 28-10-6 | 15-7-7 |
| Calgary | 26-30-16 | 68 | 300 | 309 | 18-10-9 | 8-20-7 | 12-9-3 | 16-17-9 | 10-13-7 |
| Vancouver | 24-33-14 | 62 | 243 | 261 | 16-8-11 | 8-25-3 | 7-13-7 | 15-19-10 | 9-14-4 |
| Los Angeles | 21-34-15 | 57 | 270 | 314 | 16-13-6 | 5-21-9 | 9-8-8 | 14-18-9 | 7-16-6 |
| Col Rockies | 17-43-11 | 45 | 216 | 311 | 13-18-4 | 4-25-7 | 7-15-3 | 11-25-7 | 6-18-4 |
| Min N Stars 4, Pittsburgh 3 Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 3 (reg tie) |