| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Islanders | 41-23-2 | 84 | 294 | 231 | 24-9-0 | 17-14-2 | 18-10-0 | 24-15-0 | 17-8-2 |
| Washington | 38-25-4 | 80 | 258 | 199 | 21-9-2 | 17-16-2 | 15-10-2 | 19-17-3 | 19-8-1 |
| NY Rangers | 35-24-9 | 79 | 264 | 256 | 23-11-1 | 12-13-8 | 18-10-2 | 21-15-5 | 14-9-4 |
| Philadelphia | 34-22-10 | 78 | 284 | 243 | 18-9-5 | 16-13-5 | 16-9-0 | 21-15-3 | 13-7-7 |
| New Jersey | 15-45-6 | 36 | 193 | 281 | 9-22-2 | 6-23-4 | 3-21-2 | 6-28-4 | 9-17-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 14-46-6 | 34 | 206 | 315 | 6-23-4 | 8-23-2 | 8-18-0 | 9-29-1 | 5-17-5 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Buffalo | 40-21-7 | 87 | 265 | 223 | 21-8-6 | 19-13-1 | 15-11-1 | 25-14-4 | 15-7-3 |
| Boston | 40-22-5 | 85 | 289 | 224 | 22-10-2 | 18-12-3 | 14-12-1 | 24-12-3 | 16-10-2 |
| Quebec | 36-23-8 | 80 | 300 | 224 | 22-8-5 | 14-15-3 | 16-7-4 | 24-13-6 | 12-10-2 |
| Montreal | 31-31-5 | 67 | 252 | 244 | 15-15-2 | 16-16-3 | 11-13-1 | 17-21-3 | 14-10-2 |
| Hartford | 23-33-9 | 55 | 244 | 269 | 15-15-4 | 8-18-5 | 4-17-5 | 11-22-6 | 12-11-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Min N Stars | 32-29-6 | 70 | 290 | 292 | 17-14-3 | 15-15-3 | 18-8-1 | 23-14-3 | 9-15-3 |
| Chicago | 26-34-8 | 60 | 232 | 258 | 22-12-2 | 4-22-6 | 12-13-2 | 16-18-2 | 10-16-6 |
| Detroit | 26-34-7 | 59 | 249 | 271 | 16-17-2 | 10-17-5 | 11-12-0 | 13-19-3 | 13-15-4 |
| St Louis | 26-35-7 | 59 | 243 | 274 | 19-12-3 | 7-23-4 | 13-12-2 | 17-18-4 | 9-17-3 |
| Toronto | 22-37-8 | 52 | 250 | 326 | 13-15-6 | 9-22-2 | 8-17-1 | 11-23-6 | 11-14-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 48-15-5 | 101 | 382 | 276 | 25-3-4 | 23-12-1 | 22-3-2 | 31-6-3 | 17-9-2 |
| Calgary | 29-24-13 | 71 | 258 | 256 | 19-7-7 | 10-17-6 | 12-10-5 | 18-13-8 | 11-11-5 |
| Vancouver | 27-36-7 | 61 | 271 | 285 | 16-14-2 | 11-22-5 | 8-16-3 | 13-21-5 | 14-15-2 |
| Win Jets | 24-30-10 | 58 | 278 | 304 | 12-12-8 | 12-18-2 | 5-12-6 | 10-15-8 | 14-15-2 |
| Los Angeles | 19-37-12 | 50 | 264 | 315 | 10-16-7 | 9-21-5 | 8-14-4 | 13-18-8 | 6-19-4 |
| Hartford 6, Boston 4 New Jersey 5, Los Angeles 3 Edmonton 6, Montreal 1 Buffalo 1, Quebec 1 (OT tie) Chicago 5, Toronto 4 Vancouver 5, NY Rangers 4 |