| WALES CONFERENCE | * - division leaders | ||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf | |
| *Boston | 38-21-8 | 84 | 250 | 223 | 22-8-3 | 16-13-5 | 15-8-3 | 22-13-6 | 16-8-2 |
| *NY Rangers | 34-22-12 | 80 | 259 | 212 | 20-9-6 | 14-13-6 | 13-9-5 | 21-13-7 | 13-9-5 |
| Montreal | 34-26-8 | 76 | 233 | 210 | 19-11-3 | 15-15-5 | 12-10-4 | 22-14-6 | 12-12-2 |
| Philadelphia | 31-28-9 | 71 | 225 | 215 | 17-12-6 | 14-16-3 | 11-13-6 | 17-19-7 | 14-9-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 32-30-4 | 68 | 281 | 257 | 21-11-1 | 11-19-3 | 15-12-1 | 20-17-3 | 12-13-1 |
| New Jersey | 28-28-11 | 67 | 234 | 221 | 19-9-7 | 9-19-4 | 11-13-5 | 16-17-7 | 12-11-4 |
| Buffalo | 25-25-16 | 66 | 233 | 226 | 11-11-10 | 14-14-6 | 9-10-7 | 14-15-11 | 11-10-5 |
| Hartford | 28-30-9 | 65 | 203 | 226 | 16-13-4 | 12-17-5 | 9-11-5 | 18-15-6 | 10-15-3 |
| Washington | 29-32-5 | 63 | 211 | 228 | 17-11-3 | 12-21-2 | 16-12-3 | 18-20-3 | 11-12-2 |
| NY Islanders | 21-37-9 | 51 | 190 | 247 | 12-16-6 | 9-21-3 | 9-16-4 | 14-22-7 | 7-15-2 |
| Quebec | 12-42-12 | 36 | 187 | 298 | 6-19-8 | 6-23-4 | 6-12-7 | 8-25-7 | 4-17-5 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | * - division leaders | ||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf | |
| *St Louis | 39-18-9 | 87 | 264 | 210 | 21-6-6 | 18-12-3 | 15-8-2 | 22-12-5 | 17-6-4 |
| Chicago | 40-21-6 | 86 | 229 | 173 | 23-7-3 | 17-14-3 | 15-7-3 | 22-13-4 | 18-8-2 |
| *Los Angeles | 39-20-7 | 85 | 284 | 209 | 22-8-4 | 17-12-3 | 15-7-4 | 23-10-5 | 16-10-2 |
| Calgary | 38-22-7 | 83 | 285 | 213 | 23-7-2 | 15-15-5 | 13-7-3 | 22-10-4 | 16-12-3 |
| Edmonton | 30-31-5 | 65 | 223 | 220 | 18-12-3 | 12-19-2 | 10-12-2 | 14-20-4 | 16-11-1 |
| Detroit | 28-32-8 | 64 | 235 | 256 | 23-12-0 | 5-20-8 | 12-12-3 | 19-18-5 | 9-14-3 |
| Win Jets | 23-35-11 | 57 | 230 | 248 | 15-15-5 | 8-20-6 | 8-10-6 | 12-18-9 | 11-17-2 |
| Vancouver | 24-38-7 | 55 | 207 | 273 | 15-15-4 | 9-23-3 | 8-18-1 | 15-23-3 | 9-15-4 |
| Min N Stars | 21-33-13 | 55 | 207 | 227 | 13-14-6 | 8-19-7 | 7-13-4 | 10-20-6 | 11-13-7 |
| Toronto | 18-41-8 | 44 | 201 | 279 | 12-21-2 | 6-20-6 | 7-16-2 | 10-25-3 | 8-16-5 |
| Calgary 3, Montreal 2 (OT) NY Rangers 6, Philadelphia 2 |