| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Washington | 48-22-5 | 101 | 293 | 252 | 28-8-1 | 20-14-4 | 20-12-0 | 29-13-3 | 19-9-2 |
| Philadelphia | 48-23-4 | 100 | 311 | 229 | 30-6-1 | 18-17-3 | 19-10-1 | 28-15-2 | 20-8-2 |
| NY Islanders | 37-27-11 | 85 | 300 | 264 | 21-11-6 | 16-16-5 | 18-11-2 | 24-18-4 | 13-9-7 |
| NY Rangers | 35-35-5 | 75 | 259 | 256 | 19-16-2 | 16-19-3 | 13-15-2 | 18-23-4 | 17-12-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 33-34-8 | 74 | 297 | 281 | 20-13-5 | 13-21-3 | 9-18-4 | 14-24-7 | 19-10-1 |
| New Jersey | 25-47-3 | 53 | 281 | 344 | 14-21-2 | 11-26-1 | 9-22-1 | 13-32-1 | 12-15-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Quebec | 41-30-5 | 87 | 314 | 278 | 22-13-3 | 19-17-2 | 19-11-1 | 26-18-4 | 15-12-1 |
| Montreal | 37-32-7 | 81 | 314 | 268 | 22-11-4 | 15-21-3 | 14-14-2 | 20-22-5 | 17-10-2 |
| Boston | 34-30-11 | 79 | 295 | 276 | 22-8-7 | 12-22-4 | 9-14-5 | 16-22-8 | 18-8-3 |
| Buffalo | 36-33-6 | 78 | 283 | 273 | 22-15-1 | 14-18-5 | 11-14-2 | 21-20-4 | 15-13-2 |
| Hartford | 37-35-3 | 77 | 308 | 285 | 19-17-1 | 18-18-2 | 14-14-2 | 21-23-2 | 16-12-1 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Chicago | 37-29-8 | 82 | 330 | 325 | 22-10-5 | 15-19-3 | 14-11-2 | 22-16-4 | 15-13-4 |
| St Louis | 36-32-8 | 80 | 291 | 277 | 22-11-5 | 14-21-3 | 13-12-3 | 22-16-5 | 14-16-3 |
| Min N Stars | 35-32-9 | 79 | 309 | 291 | 20-14-4 | 15-18-5 | 17-6-5 | 23-14-6 | 12-18-3 |
| Toronto | 23-45-6 | 52 | 295 | 364 | 15-21-3 | 8-24-3 | 11-14-3 | 15-23-5 | 8-22-1 |
| Detroit | 16-53-6 | 38 | 252 | 393 | 9-25-4 | 7-28-2 | 7-19-3 | 9-31-4 | 7-22-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 54-16-6 | 114 | 408 | 291 | 31-6-2 | 23-10-4 | 23-2-4 | 34-5-5 | 20-11-1 |
| Calgary | 37-30-9 | 83 | 331 | 299 | 21-11-6 | 16-19-3 | 15-9-4 | 21-16-6 | 16-14-3 |
| Win Jets | 25-46-6 | 56 | 282 | 360 | 18-18-3 | 7-28-3 | 7-19-3 | 15-25-4 | 10-21-2 |
| Vancouver | 21-41-13 | 55 | 262 | 311 | 16-17-5 | 5-24-8 | 8-12-7 | 15-19-8 | 6-22-5 |
| Los Angeles | 23-46-7 | 53 | 272 | 370 | 9-24-3 | 14-22-4 | 7-18-4 | 13-24-7 | 10-22-0 |
| NY Rangers 4, Edmonton 2 Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1 (OT) NY Islanders 4, Washington 3 Calgary 6, Win Jets 3 |