| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Rangers | 30-26-11 | 71 | 223 | 219 | 17-9-8 | 13-17-3 | 13-12-4 | 20-18-5 | 10-8-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 30-31-5 | 65 | 272 | 298 | 20-13-1 | 10-18-4 | 18-13-2 | 22-21-2 | 8-10-3 |
| NY Islanders | 28-31-8 | 64 | 240 | 243 | 13-14-6 | 15-17-2 | 9-14-6 | 16-19-6 | 12-12-2 |
| New Jersey | 27-30-8 | 62 | 234 | 248 | 16-14-3 | 11-16-5 | 14-10-5 | 20-16-5 | 7-14-3 |
| Philadelphia | 26-32-9 | 61 | 246 | 242 | 14-15-2 | 12-17-7 | 10-13-3 | 15-19-5 | 11-13-4 |
| Washington | 28-34-4 | 60 | 248 | 241 | 14-15-2 | 14-19-2 | 13-15-0 | 20-20-0 | 8-14-4 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Boston | 40-22-5 | 85 | 241 | 189 | 21-10-2 | 19-12-3 | 15-9-3 | 23-16-3 | 17-6-2 |
| Buffalo | 36-24-7 | 79 | 227 | 208 | 22-8-2 | 14-16-5 | 16-9-3 | 24-15-4 | 12-9-3 |
| Montreal | 35-26-7 | 77 | 244 | 202 | 24-8-3 | 11-18-4 | 15-11-1 | 23-18-2 | 12-8-5 |
| Hartford | 31-28-7 | 69 | 230 | 228 | 14-15-4 | 17-13-3 | 11-12-2 | 20-18-2 | 11-10-5 |
| Quebec | 11-47-7 | 29 | 198 | 327 | 7-20-6 | 4-27-1 | 3-19-3 | 6-29-4 | 5-18-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| St Louis | 34-25-8 | 76 | 253 | 222 | 19-11-4 | 15-14-4 | 13-13-1 | 17-17-4 | 17-8-4 |
| Chicago | 35-27-4 | 74 | 267 | 247 | 21-11-1 | 14-16-3 | 10-11-1 | 18-17-2 | 17-10-2 |
| Toronto | 33-31-3 | 69 | 290 | 300 | 22-9-2 | 11-22-1 | 15-11-1 | 21-17-2 | 12-14-1 |
| Detroit | 25-32-10 | 60 | 251 | 274 | 18-12-5 | 7-20-5 | 11-13-2 | 18-19-3 | 7-13-7 |
| Min N Stars | 28-35-3 | 59 | 226 | 243 | 23-10-1 | 5-25-2 | 12-13-1 | 17-22-1 | 11-13-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Calgary | 32-21-13 | 77 | 281 | 220 | 20-7-5 | 12-14-8 | 11-12-3 | 19-16-5 | 13-5-8 |
| Edmonton | 32-23-12 | 76 | 266 | 236 | 20-9-5 | 12-14-7 | 15-8-4 | 22-13-5 | 10-10-7 |
| Win Jets | 31-27-8 | 70 | 246 | 241 | 18-10-5 | 13-17-3 | 13-8-2 | 18-14-5 | 13-13-3 |
| Los Angeles | 28-31-6 | 62 | 280 | 274 | 18-14-2 | 10-17-4 | 11-10-5 | 17-17-5 | 11-14-1 |
| Vancouver | 20-37-11 | 51 | 204 | 265 | 11-14-9 | 9-23-2 | 4-16-6 | 9-24-6 | 11-13-5 |
| Quebec 3, Buffalo 3 (OT tie) Boston 4, Chicago 3 Detroit 5, Toronto 2 Min N Stars 3, Montreal 2 St Louis 5, NY Islanders 4 Hartford 6, NY Rangers 4 Edmonton 5, Philadelphia 3 Calgary 5, Vancouver 1 |