| WALES CONFERENCE | * - division leaders | ||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf | |
| *NY Rangers | 37-19-3 | 77 | 233 | 190 | 19-6-2 | 18-13-1 | 13-10-0 | 22-14-0 | 15-5-3 |
| *Montreal | 34-21-5 | 73 | 197 | 149 | 22-7-2 | 12-14-3 | 16-8-3 | 21-14-3 | 13-7-2 |
| Washington | 33-20-5 | 71 | 246 | 197 | 17-8-1 | 16-12-4 | 15-9-0 | 23-10-2 | 10-10-3 |
| New Jersey | 31-18-7 | 69 | 216 | 171 | 19-7-3 | 12-11-4 | 10-9-4 | 19-11-5 | 12-7-2 |
| Boston | 27-22-8 | 62 | 195 | 194 | 18-8-3 | 9-14-5 | 12-8-4 | 17-17-5 | 10-5-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 26-24-7 | 59 | 243 | 222 | 11-12-5 | 15-12-2 | 13-13-3 | 16-17-4 | 10-7-3 |
| Buffalo | 23-26-10 | 56 | 213 | 220 | 17-10-4 | 6-16-6 | 9-11-4 | 14-17-7 | 9-9-3 |
| NY Islanders | 23-26-7 | 53 | 210 | 225 | 12-11-5 | 11-15-2 | 8-10-4 | 13-14-5 | 10-12-2 |
| Philadelphia | 21-25-11 | 53 | 174 | 190 | 15-8-7 | 6-17-4 | 5-13-5 | 12-17-6 | 9-8-5 |
| Hartford | 16-29-10 | 42 | 171 | 197 | 9-11-8 | 7-18-2 | 8-13-4 | 12-20-5 | 4-9-5 |
| Quebec | 12-38-7 | 31 | 168 | 233 | 12-16-1 | 0-22-6 | 6-11-3 | 6-24-4 | 6-14-3 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | * - division leaders | ||||||||
| W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf | |
| *Detroit | 31-18-9 | 71 | 249 | 193 | 19-9-3 | 12-9-6 | 12-7-2 | 20-11-4 | 11-7-5 |
| *Vancouver | 30-19-8 | 68 | 199 | 175 | 17-7-5 | 13-12-3 | 15-7-3 | 23-11-3 | 7-8-5 |
| Chicago | 25-21-12 | 62 | 187 | 174 | 17-6-6 | 8-15-6 | 10-8-4 | 16-16-7 | 9-5-5 |
| St Louis | 26-23-9 | 61 | 201 | 192 | 19-8-3 | 7-15-6 | 7-11-3 | 15-13-7 | 11-10-2 |
| Win Jets | 24-23-11 | 59 | 177 | 173 | 15-10-4 | 9-13-7 | 8-9-5 | 13-13-7 | 11-10-4 |
| Los Angeles | 23-22-13 | 59 | 206 | 215 | 12-9-9 | 11-13-4 | 10-8-5 | 15-13-9 | 8-9-4 |
| Edmonton | 25-28-7 | 57 | 220 | 229 | 14-10-3 | 11-18-4 | 11-12-4 | 15-18-6 | 10-10-1 |
| Min N Stars | 25-26-5 | 55 | 187 | 191 | 16-11-3 | 9-15-2 | 10-10-3 | 17-16-4 | 8-10-1 |
| Calgary | 22-27-9 | 53 | 212 | 213 | 12-8-5 | 10-19-4 | 10-11-2 | 15-16-4 | 7-11-5 |
| Toronto | 21-32-5 | 47 | 166 | 212 | 15-14-2 | 6-18-3 | 9-12-2 | 14-20-3 | 7-12-2 |
| San Jose | 13-41-4 | 30 | 150 | 265 | 11-14-2 | 2-27-2 | 8-15-3 | 9-25-4 | 4-16-0 |
| Chicago 5, Calgary 5 (OT tie) Toronto 7, Edmonton 5 Buffalo 5, Hartford 4 New Jersey 4, NY Rangers 2 Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 3 (OT tie) |