| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Washington | 26-13-2 | 54 | 182 | 137 | 12-6-1 | 14-7-1 | 13-7-0 | 20-7-1 | 6-6-1 |
| NY Rangers | 26-14-1 | 53 | 156 | 132 | 13-5-1 | 13-9-0 | 11-7-0 | 18-10-0 | 8-4-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 22-14-4 | 48 | 186 | 149 | 9-7-4 | 13-7-0 | 12-10-2 | 15-12-3 | 7-2-1 |
| New Jersey | 19-14-6 | 44 | 146 | 113 | 12-5-2 | 7-9-4 | 6-9-4 | 11-11-4 | 8-3-2 |
| Philadelphia | 12-18-7 | 31 | 104 | 124 | 7-7-4 | 5-11-3 | 3-11-3 | 7-14-3 | 5-4-4 |
| NY Islanders | 12-20-6 | 30 | 140 | 163 | 6-8-4 | 6-12-2 | 6-7-3 | 9-11-4 | 3-9-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Montreal | 26-14-2 | 54 | 135 | 93 | 16-5-0 | 10-9-2 | 12-6-2 | 17-11-2 | 9-3-0 |
| Boston | 17-17-5 | 39 | 135 | 141 | 11-6-2 | 6-11-3 | 7-6-2 | 10-13-3 | 7-4-2 |
| Hartford | 15-18-4 | 34 | 119 | 132 | 8-8-4 | 7-10-0 | 7-8-3 | 11-13-3 | 4-5-1 |
| Buffalo | 13-19-6 | 32 | 121 | 133 | 9-7-4 | 4-12-2 | 5-9-3 | 7-14-4 | 6-5-2 |
| Quebec | 11-23-5 | 27 | 125 | 155 | 11-9-1 | 0-14-4 | 6-8-2 | 6-15-3 | 5-8-2 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Detroit | 24-11-4 | 52 | 158 | 125 | 15-5-0 | 9-6-4 | 10-5-2 | 17-8-3 | 7-3-1 |
| St Louis | 18-14-7 | 43 | 138 | 128 | 14-3-2 | 4-11-5 | 7-8-3 | 12-8-6 | 6-6-1 |
| Chicago | 15-17-9 | 39 | 138 | 134 | 12-6-4 | 3-11-5 | 4-8-4 | 8-12-5 | 7-5-4 |
| Min N Stars | 16-17-3 | 35 | 116 | 123 | 10-7-2 | 6-10-1 | 9-6-3 | 13-10-3 | 3-7-0 |
| Toronto | 10-26-5 | 25 | 107 | 155 | 7-11-2 | 3-15-3 | 5-8-2 | 9-15-3 | 1-11-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Vancouver | 22-11-7 | 51 | 142 | 118 | 14-4-4 | 8-7-3 | 12-6-3 | 17-9-3 | 5-2-4 |
| Win Jets | 17-16-8 | 42 | 125 | 129 | 11-8-2 | 6-8-6 | 5-7-5 | 8-10-7 | 9-6-1 |
| Calgary | 16-17-5 | 37 | 142 | 135 | 9-5-3 | 7-12-2 | 7-8-2 | 12-11-3 | 4-6-2 |
| Los Angeles | 15-16-7 | 37 | 137 | 148 | 8-7-5 | 7-9-2 | 9-8-4 | 12-12-5 | 3-4-2 |
| Edmonton | 15-19-6 | 36 | 140 | 154 | 9-6-3 | 6-13-3 | 8-8-4 | 10-12-5 | 5-7-1 |
| San Jose | 9-28-3 | 21 | 101 | 172 | 8-10-2 | 1-18-1 | 6-10-2 | 6-17-3 | 3-11-0 |
| Buffalo 5, NY Islanders 2 San Jose 3, Philadelphia 1 Detroit 6, Toronto 4 Washington 3, Vancouver 3 (OT tie) |