| WALES CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Patrick Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Philadelphia | 35-15-1 | 71 | 221 | 157 | 20-4-0 | 15-11-1 | 12-8-1 | 20-10-1 | 15-5-0 |
| Washington | 29-16-4 | 62 | 195 | 171 | 17-6-1 | 12-10-3 | 10-8-0 | 15-8-2 | 14-8-2 |
| NY Islanders | 23-17-10 | 56 | 211 | 182 | 13-8-6 | 10-9-4 | 12-5-2 | 16-11-3 | 7-6-7 |
| Pittsburgh | 23-22-6 | 52 | 195 | 185 | 13-9-4 | 10-13-2 | 6-13-2 | 8-17-5 | 15-5-1 |
| NY Rangers | 22-24-4 | 48 | 175 | 175 | 12-12-2 | 10-12-2 | 9-10-1 | 12-17-3 | 10-7-1 |
| New Jersey | 15-32-2 | 32 | 181 | 236 | 7-14-1 | 8-18-1 | 7-12-0 | 7-20-0 | 8-12-2 |
| Adams Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Montreal | 29-17-5 | 63 | 228 | 174 | 17-5-3 | 12-12-2 | 11-9-1 | 16-14-3 | 13-3-2 |
| Quebec | 28-19-3 | 59 | 208 | 173 | 17-8-1 | 11-11-2 | 13-8-1 | 20-13-3 | 8-6-0 |
| Boston | 25-18-7 | 57 | 201 | 180 | 18-3-4 | 7-15-3 | 7-8-3 | 11-13-5 | 14-5-2 |
| Hartford | 26-22-1 | 53 | 206 | 185 | 13-9-0 | 13-13-1 | 8-11-1 | 15-15-1 | 11-7-0 |
| Buffalo | 22-23-5 | 49 | 185 | 178 | 15-10-1 | 7-13-4 | 7-10-2 | 11-13-4 | 11-10-1 |
| CAMPBELL CONFERENCE | |||||||||
| Norris Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Chicago | 24-19-7 | 55 | 223 | 218 | 13-6-4 | 11-13-3 | 8-4-2 | 12-9-4 | 12-10-3 |
| St Louis | 20-20-7 | 47 | 179 | 187 | 13-7-4 | 7-13-3 | 7-6-3 | 15-9-5 | 5-11-2 |
| Min N Stars | 19-23-8 | 46 | 201 | 194 | 12-11-4 | 7-12-4 | 8-5-5 | 12-9-6 | 7-14-2 |
| Toronto | 13-31-5 | 31 | 187 | 241 | 9-14-2 | 4-17-3 | 6-6-3 | 7-14-4 | 6-17-1 |
| Detroit | 11-34-5 | 27 | 170 | 266 | 7-15-3 | 4-19-2 | 4-12-3 | 5-20-3 | 6-14-2 |
| Smythe Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | Cnf | Icf |
| Edmonton | 35-11-5 | 75 | 268 | 207 | 20-5-2 | 15-6-3 | 16-2-3 | 22-4-4 | 13-7-1 |
| Calgary | 23-21-5 | 51 | 210 | 192 | 14-7-3 | 9-14-2 | 7-7-2 | 12-11-3 | 11-10-2 |
| Los Angeles | 16-27-6 | 38 | 178 | 239 | 7-15-3 | 9-12-3 | 5-11-3 | 11-14-6 | 5-13-0 |
| Win Jets | 16-31-5 | 37 | 186 | 240 | 10-12-3 | 6-19-2 | 5-11-2 | 11-15-3 | 5-16-2 |
| Vancouver | 15-27-7 | 37 | 177 | 205 | 10-12-3 | 5-15-4 | 6-8-4 | 11-13-4 | 4-14-3 |
| NY Islanders 8, Philadelphia 4 |