| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Islanders | 46-26-3 | 95 | 336 | 260 | 27-11-0 | 19-15-3 | 22-11-0 | 28-17-1 | 18-9-2 |
| Washington | 44-26-5 | 93 | 287 | 217 | 24-10-3 | 20-16-2 | 17-10-3 | 24-17-4 | 20-9-1 |
| Philadelphia | 40-25-10 | 90 | 328 | 275 | 23-9-5 | 17-16-5 | 19-11-0 | 25-17-3 | 15-8-7 |
| NY Rangers | 39-27-9 | 87 | 295 | 287 | 24-12-1 | 15-15-8 | 20-11-2 | 23-17-5 | 16-10-4 |
| New Jersey | 17-51-7 | 41 | 225 | 325 | 10-25-2 | 7-26-5 | 4-25-3 | 8-32-5 | 9-19-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 16-53-6 | 38 | 243 | 367 | 7-26-4 | 9-27-2 | 8-22-0 | 10-34-1 | 6-19-5 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Buffalo | 46-22-7 | 99 | 300 | 242 | 24-8-6 | 22-14-1 | 18-11-1 | 28-14-4 | 18-8-3 |
| Boston | 44-25-6 | 94 | 316 | 250 | 23-12-3 | 21-13-3 | 15-12-1 | 26-15-4 | 18-10-2 |
| Quebec | 40-26-9 | 89 | 339 | 260 | 23-9-5 | 17-17-4 | 16-7-4 | 25-14-6 | 15-12-3 |
| Montreal | 35-35-5 | 75 | 279 | 273 | 19-17-2 | 16-18-3 | 12-16-1 | 18-24-3 | 17-11-2 |
| Hartford | 25-40-9 | 59 | 267 | 302 | 17-16-4 | 8-24-5 | 4-19-5 | 12-26-6 | 13-14-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Min N Stars | 37-30-8 | 82 | 325 | 321 | 21-14-4 | 16-16-4 | 20-8-2 | 25-14-4 | 12-16-4 |
| St Louis | 31-38-7 | 69 | 278 | 303 | 23-14-3 | 8-24-4 | 14-14-2 | 19-20-4 | 12-18-3 |
| Detroit | 30-39-7 | 67 | 282 | 304 | 17-19-2 | 13-20-5 | 13-16-0 | 17-23-3 | 13-16-4 |
| Chicago | 27-40-8 | 62 | 258 | 289 | 23-12-2 | 4-28-6 | 12-13-2 | 17-23-2 | 10-17-6 |
| Toronto | 24-42-9 | 57 | 282 | 367 | 15-16-7 | 9-26-2 | 9-17-2 | 12-24-7 | 12-18-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 54-17-5 | 113 | 429 | 300 | 30-4-4 | 24-13-1 | 24-3-2 | 34-6-3 | 20-11-2 |
| Calgary | 33-29-13 | 79 | 290 | 289 | 21-9-7 | 12-20-6 | 13-10-5 | 20-14-8 | 13-15-5 |
| Win Jets | 29-35-10 | 68 | 326 | 356 | 15-14-8 | 14-21-2 | 7-14-6 | 14-19-8 | 15-16-2 |
| Vancouver | 30-39-7 | 67 | 290 | 317 | 19-16-2 | 11-23-5 | 9-17-3 | 15-23-5 | 15-16-2 |
| Los Angeles | 21-43-12 | 54 | 288 | 359 | 12-18-7 | 9-25-5 | 8-17-4 | 14-21-8 | 7-22-4 |
| Detroit 6, Calgary 4 Boston 3, NY Islanders 3 (OT tie) NY Rangers 5, New Jersey 3 Philadelphia 13, Pittsburgh 4 |