| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Islanders | 37-22-2 | 76 | 264 | 215 | 22-9-0 | 15-13-2 | 17-9-0 | 23-14-0 | 14-8-2 |
| Washington | 35-22-4 | 74 | 235 | 183 | 19-8-2 | 16-14-2 | 13-10-2 | 16-17-3 | 19-5-1 |
| NY Rangers | 33-20-8 | 74 | 243 | 228 | 21-10-1 | 12-10-7 | 17-9-1 | 19-13-4 | 14-7-4 |
| Philadelphia | 32-19-9 | 73 | 260 | 216 | 17-9-4 | 15-10-5 | 15-9-0 | 20-14-3 | 12-5-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 13-42-5 | 31 | 188 | 278 | 5-21-3 | 8-21-2 | 8-16-0 | 9-27-1 | 4-15-4 |
| New Jersey | 13-43-5 | 31 | 175 | 258 | 7-21-1 | 6-22-4 | 3-20-1 | 6-27-3 | 7-16-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Buffalo | 40-16-6 | 86 | 255 | 203 | 21-7-5 | 19-9-1 | 15-8-0 | 25-11-3 | 15-5-3 |
| Boston | 37-20-4 | 78 | 267 | 203 | 21-10-1 | 16-10-3 | 13-11-0 | 23-11-2 | 14-9-2 |
| Quebec | 33-22-6 | 72 | 279 | 212 | 19-8-4 | 14-14-2 | 15-7-3 | 23-12-5 | 10-10-1 |
| Montreal | 28-29-5 | 61 | 235 | 227 | 14-14-2 | 14-15-3 | 11-13-1 | 16-21-3 | 12-8-2 |
| Hartford | 20-32-8 | 48 | 220 | 249 | 12-14-4 | 8-18-4 | 2-17-4 | 8-21-5 | 12-11-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Min N Stars | 30-26-5 | 65 | 267 | 268 | 15-13-3 | 15-13-2 | 17-5-1 | 22-11-3 | 8-15-2 |
| Chicago | 23-32-7 | 53 | 211 | 236 | 19-11-2 | 4-21-5 | 11-11-2 | 15-16-2 | 8-16-5 |
| St Louis | 23-33-6 | 52 | 223 | 251 | 17-12-3 | 6-21-3 | 11-12-2 | 15-18-4 | 8-15-2 |
| Detroit | 22-32-7 | 51 | 227 | 256 | 13-16-2 | 9-16-5 | 9-12-0 | 10-19-3 | 12-13-4 |
| Toronto | 21-34-7 | 49 | 230 | 297 | 12-14-6 | 9-20-1 | 8-16-1 | 11-21-5 | 10-13-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 43-14-5 | 91 | 345 | 257 | 22-2-4 | 21-12-1 | 20-3-2 | 28-6-3 | 15-8-2 |
| Calgary | 25-22-13 | 63 | 232 | 242 | 16-6-7 | 9-16-6 | 9-9-5 | 15-12-8 | 10-10-5 |
| Vancouver | 23-34-6 | 52 | 241 | 260 | 15-14-1 | 8-20-5 | 7-15-3 | 12-20-4 | 11-14-2 |
| Win Jets | 21-27-10 | 52 | 251 | 278 | 11-10-8 | 10-17-2 | 5-11-6 | 10-13-8 | 11-14-2 |
| Los Angeles | 19-30-12 | 50 | 246 | 277 | 10-14-7 | 9-16-5 | 8-11-4 | 13-15-8 | 6-15-4 |
| Boston 5, Vancouver 2 Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 4 (OT) Edmonton 6, St Louis 5 Quebec 3, Montreal 2 Calgary 2, Toronto 2 (OT tie) |