| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| New Jersey | 24-23-5 | 53 | 201 | 204 | 14-12-1 | 10-11-4 | 12-7-4 | 18-13-4 | 6-10-1 |
| NY Islanders | 24-24-5 | 53 | 193 | 190 | 12-12-4 | 12-12-1 | 7-11-4 | 12-16-4 | 12-8-1 |
| NY Rangers | 20-22-9 | 49 | 164 | 173 | 11-7-7 | 9-15-2 | 7-11-4 | 12-15-5 | 8-7-4 |
| Pittsburgh | 22-25-4 | 48 | 206 | 227 | 14-12-1 | 8-13-3 | 12-11-2 | 16-17-2 | 6-8-2 |
| Washington | 22-26-4 | 48 | 185 | 188 | 10-11-2 | 12-15-2 | 13-10-0 | 19-14-0 | 3-12-4 |
| Philadelphia | 20-26-7 | 47 | 190 | 183 | 10-13-1 | 10-13-6 | 9-10-2 | 13-16-4 | 7-10-3 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Boston | 31-16-5 | 67 | 190 | 147 | 18-6-2 | 13-10-3 | 12-8-3 | 20-12-3 | 11-4-2 |
| Buffalo | 29-17-6 | 64 | 182 | 162 | 16-6-2 | 13-11-4 | 12-7-2 | 19-12-3 | 10-5-3 |
| Montreal | 26-21-6 | 58 | 175 | 159 | 17-8-3 | 9-13-3 | 9-7-1 | 16-14-2 | 10-7-4 |
| Hartford | 23-22-6 | 52 | 177 | 177 | 10-13-4 | 13-9-2 | 7-9-2 | 14-14-2 | 9-8-4 |
| Quebec | 9-35-6 | 24 | 161 | 245 | 5-16-5 | 4-19-1 | 3-12-2 | 5-21-3 | 4-14-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Chicago | 28-19-4 | 60 | 207 | 187 | 18-8-1 | 10-11-3 | 8-9-1 | 15-13-2 | 13-6-2 |
| Toronto | 27-23-1 | 55 | 227 | 223 | 17-8-1 | 10-15-0 | 14-7-1 | 18-11-1 | 9-12-0 |
| St Louis | 23-21-7 | 53 | 179 | 170 | 11-9-4 | 12-12-3 | 8-11-1 | 12-15-4 | 11-6-3 |
| Min N Stars | 24-26-3 | 51 | 178 | 194 | 19-6-1 | 5-20-2 | 11-12-1 | 14-19-1 | 10-7-2 |
| Detroit | 17-27-6 | 40 | 179 | 202 | 11-10-3 | 6-17-3 | 8-10-2 | 12-16-3 | 5-11-3 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Calgary | 25-15-13 | 63 | 220 | 175 | 16-4-5 | 9-11-8 | 8-9-3 | 14-12-5 | 11-3-8 |
| Edmonton | 26-16-10 | 62 | 207 | 172 | 16-7-5 | 10-9-5 | 13-6-3 | 19-9-4 | 7-7-6 |
| Win Jets | 23-22-6 | 52 | 180 | 192 | 13-9-3 | 10-13-3 | 9-6-2 | 13-11-4 | 10-11-2 |
| Los Angeles | 22-23-6 | 50 | 224 | 210 | 13-11-2 | 9-12-4 | 8-7-5 | 13-10-5 | 9-13-1 |
| Vancouver | 14-30-9 | 37 | 154 | 199 | 8-12-7 | 6-18-2 | 2-12-5 | 6-20-5 | 8-10-4 |
| Buffalo 5, Quebec 2 Calgary 7, Vancouver 2 Hartford 4, Edmonton 4 (OT tie) Los Angeles 5, New Jersey 2 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 2, NY Islanders 1 |