| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| NY Rangers | 34-22-12 | 80 | 259 | 212 | 20-9-6 | 14-13-6 | 13-9-5 | 21-13-7 | 13-9-5 |
| Philadelphia | 31-28-9 | 71 | 225 | 215 | 17-12-6 | 14-16-3 | 11-13-6 | 17-19-7 | 14-9-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 33-30-4 | 70 | 285 | 258 | 22-11-1 | 11-19-3 | 15-12-1 | 20-17-3 | 13-13-1 |
| New Jersey | 28-29-11 | 67 | 237 | 225 | 19-9-7 | 9-20-4 | 11-14-5 | 16-18-7 | 12-11-4 |
| Washington | 29-32-6 | 64 | 214 | 231 | 17-11-4 | 12-21-2 | 16-12-3 | 18-20-3 | 11-12-3 |
| NY Islanders | 22-37-9 | 53 | 194 | 250 | 13-16-6 | 9-21-3 | 10-16-4 | 15-22-7 | 7-15-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Boston | 38-22-8 | 84 | 253 | 229 | 22-8-3 | 16-14-5 | 15-8-3 | 22-13-6 | 16-9-2 |
| Montreal | 34-26-8 | 76 | 233 | 210 | 19-11-3 | 15-15-5 | 12-10-4 | 22-14-6 | 12-12-2 |
| Buffalo | 25-25-16 | 66 | 233 | 226 | 11-11-10 | 14-14-6 | 9-10-7 | 14-15-11 | 11-10-5 |
| Hartford | 28-31-9 | 65 | 204 | 230 | 16-14-4 | 12-17-5 | 9-11-5 | 18-15-6 | 10-16-3 |
| Quebec | 12-43-12 | 36 | 190 | 304 | 6-19-8 | 6-24-4 | 6-12-7 | 8-25-7 | 4-18-5 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| St Louis | 40-18-9 | 89 | 268 | 211 | 21-6-6 | 19-12-3 | 15-8-2 | 22-12-5 | 18-6-4 |
| Chicago | 40-21-6 | 86 | 229 | 173 | 23-7-3 | 17-14-3 | 15-7-3 | 22-13-4 | 18-8-2 |
| Detroit | 29-32-8 | 66 | 241 | 259 | 24-12-0 | 5-20-8 | 12-12-3 | 19-18-5 | 10-14-3 |
| 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 | 19-41-8 | 46 | 207 | 282 | 13-21-2 | 6-20-6 | 7-16-2 | 10-25-3 | 9-16-5 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Los Angeles | 39-20-8 | 86 | 287 | 212 | 22-8-4 | 17-12-4 | 15-7-4 | 23-10-5 | 16-10-3 |
| Calgary | 38-22-7 | 83 | 285 | 213 | 23-7-2 | 15-15-5 | 13-7-3 | 22-10-4 | 16-12-3 |
| Edmonton | 31-31-5 | 67 | 228 | 224 | 18-12-3 | 13-19-2 | 11-12-2 | 15-20-4 | 16-11-1 |
| Win Jets | 23-36-11 | 57 | 234 | 253 | 15-16-5 | 8-20-6 | 8-11-6 | 12-19-9 | 11-17-2 |
| Vancouver | 24-39-7 | 55 | 208 | 277 | 15-15-4 | 9-24-3 | 8-18-1 | 15-23-3 | 9-16-4 |
| Toronto 6, Boston 3 Edmonton 5, Win Jets 4 Washington 3, Los Angeles 3 (OT tie) NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 3 Detroit 6, Quebec 3 St Louis 4, Hartford 1 Pittsburgh 4, Vancouver 1 |