| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Philadelphia | 34-16-4 | 72 | 226 | 159 | 23-4-1 | 11-12-3 | 13-7-2 | 20-10-2 | 14-6-2 |
| NY Islanders | 25-22-6 | 56 | 185 | 178 | 16-10-2 | 9-12-4 | 12-8-4 | 16-12-4 | 9-10-2 |
| NY Rangers | 22-23-8 | 52 | 210 | 207 | 12-9-4 | 10-14-4 | 12-8-3 | 16-12-4 | 6-11-4 |
| Washington | 22-25-8 | 52 | 177 | 200 | 12-11-2 | 10-14-6 | 9-14-2 | 14-19-4 | 8-6-4 |
| New Jersey | 21-27-5 | 47 | 192 | 242 | 15-9-3 | 6-18-2 | 8-13-1 | 12-16-4 | 9-11-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 19-25-8 | 46 | 195 | 193 | 13-9-3 | 6-16-5 | 7-11-4 | 12-15-6 | 7-10-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Montreal | 27-23-7 | 61 | 189 | 179 | 19-8-2 | 8-15-5 | 12-9-4 | 14-16-6 | 13-7-1 |
| Hartford | 27-21-6 | 60 | 180 | 178 | 15-6-4 | 12-15-2 | 13-8-3 | 20-12-3 | 7-9-3 |
| Boston | 27-21-5 | 59 | 199 | 172 | 16-8-3 | 11-13-2 | 10-10-2 | 17-15-4 | 10-6-1 |
| Quebec | 21-27-7 | 49 | 177 | 177 | 14-10-4 | 7-17-3 | 8-12-2 | 11-18-5 | 10-9-2 |
| Buffalo | 17-30-6 | 40 | 178 | 202 | 10-12-4 | 7-18-2 | 8-12-3 | 12-19-4 | 5-11-2 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Min N Stars | 23-22-7 | 53 | 202 | 191 | 13-11-2 | 10-11-5 | 9-8-2 | 14-12-4 | 9-10-3 |
| Detroit | 21-24-8 | 50 | 165 | 184 | 11-10-6 | 10-14-2 | 11-10-3 | 14-16-3 | 7-8-5 |
| St Louis | 20-23-9 | 49 | 178 | 197 | 14-8-5 | 6-15-4 | 9-7-6 | 12-13-8 | 8-10-1 |
| Chicago | 20-26-8 | 48 | 195 | 216 | 13-8-5 | 7-18-3 | 8-11-3 | 13-17-5 | 7-9-3 |
| Toronto | 21-28-5 | 47 | 187 | 201 | 15-10-4 | 6-18-1 | 11-12-2 | 13-17-2 | 8-11-3 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 36-15-4 | 76 | 258 | 190 | 20-4-3 | 16-11-1 | 13-8-3 | 21-10-4 | 15-5-0 |
| Win Jets | 29-20-5 | 63 | 191 | 186 | 16-9-2 | 13-11-3 | 11-7-0 | 16-11-1 | 13-9-4 |
| Calgary | 28-24-2 | 58 | 211 | 209 | 16-10-2 | 12-14-0 | 9-10-0 | 15-15-1 | 13-9-1 |
| Los Angeles | 22-25-6 | 50 | 221 | 219 | 15-10-1 | 7-15-5 | 7-10-3 | 12-13-5 | 10-12-1 |
| Vancouver | 17-32-6 | 40 | 183 | 219 | 9-16-3 | 8-16-3 | 8-13-2 | 11-17-3 | 6-15-3 |
| Boston 6, Pittsburgh 5 St Louis 2, Calgary 1 |