| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Rangers | 32-22-10 | 74 | 240 | 200 | 19-9-5 | 13-13-5 | 12-9-4 | 20-13-6 | 12-9-4 |
| Philadelphia | 31-27-8 | 70 | 219 | 205 | 17-12-5 | 14-15-3 | 11-12-6 | 17-18-7 | 14-9-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 32-28-4 | 68 | 276 | 247 | 21-11-1 | 11-17-3 | 15-12-1 | 20-17-3 | 12-11-1 |
| New Jersey | 27-26-11 | 65 | 224 | 210 | 19-8-7 | 8-18-4 | 11-13-5 | 16-16-7 | 11-10-4 |
| Washington | 28-32-4 | 60 | 204 | 222 | 16-11-3 | 12-21-1 | 15-12-2 | 17-20-2 | 11-12-2 |
| NY Islanders | 21-35-9 | 51 | 188 | 239 | 12-16-6 | 9-19-3 | 9-15-4 | 14-20-7 | 7-15-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Boston | 36-20-8 | 80 | 238 | 215 | 21-7-3 | 15-13-5 | 15-7-3 | 20-12-6 | 16-8-2 |
| Montreal | 32-24-8 | 72 | 218 | 200 | 19-11-3 | 13-13-5 | 12-10-4 | 22-14-6 | 10-10-2 |
| Hartford | 28-29-7 | 63 | 193 | 213 | 16-13-3 | 12-16-4 | 9-11-4 | 18-15-5 | 10-14-2 |
| Buffalo | 23-25-16 | 62 | 221 | 221 | 11-11-10 | 12-14-6 | 7-10-7 | 12-15-11 | 11-10-5 |
| Quebec | 12-41-11 | 35 | 183 | 290 | 6-18-7 | 6-23-4 | 6-11-6 | 8-24-6 | 4-17-5 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| St Louis | 39-18-7 | 85 | 256 | 202 | 21-6-5 | 18-12-2 | 15-8-2 | 22-12-5 | 17-6-2 |
| Chicago | 38-21-6 | 82 | 215 | 170 | 21-7-3 | 17-14-3 | 15-7-3 | 21-13-4 | 17-8-2 |
| Detroit | 27-31-8 | 62 | 229 | 247 | 22-11-0 | 5-20-8 | 12-12-3 | 19-18-5 | 8-13-3 |
| Min N Stars | 21-32-12 | 54 | 205 | 221 | 13-14-6 | 8-18-6 | 7-13-4 | 10-19-5 | 11-13-7 |
| Toronto | 17-40-7 | 41 | 188 | 267 | 11-20-2 | 6-20-5 | 7-16-2 | 10-25-3 | 7-15-4 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Los Angeles | 37-20-7 | 81 | 274 | 204 | 20-8-4 | 17-12-3 | 13-7-4 | 21-10-5 | 16-10-2 |
| Calgary | 34-22-7 | 75 | 267 | 206 | 19-7-2 | 15-15-5 | 12-7-3 | 20-10-4 | 14-12-3 |
| Edmonton | 30-29-4 | 64 | 219 | 212 | 18-11-2 | 12-18-2 | 10-11-2 | 14-19-3 | 16-10-1 |
| Win Jets | 23-33-11 | 57 | 225 | 238 | 15-15-5 | 8-18-6 | 8-8-6 | 12-16-9 | 11-17-2 |
| Vancouver | 23-36-7 | 53 | 202 | 255 | 14-14-4 | 9-22-3 | 8-18-1 | 15-22-3 | 8-14-4 |
| NY Islanders 1, Buffalo 1 (OT tie) St Louis 3, Chicago 1 Win Jets 5, Hartford 4 Min N Stars 2, Philadelphia 2 (OT tie) Los Angeles 8, Pittsburgh 2 |