Standings

East Division

	Team	GP	W	L	T	OT	Pts	GF	GA
	Buffalo Sabres	55	33	12	10	0	76	211	170
	Vancouver Canucks	55	29	18	8	0	66	216	177
	Toronto Maple Leafs	55	26	18	11	0	63	202	170
	New York Islanders	56	27	20	9	0	63	222	194
	Boston Bruins	56	22	24	10	0	54	208	199
	New York Rangers	55	22	26	7	0	51	190	203
	Detroit Red Wings	56	19	26	11	0	49	191	214
	Montreal Canadiens	56	17	27	12	0	46	176	203
	Colorado Rockies	56	14	31	11	0	39	166	224

West Division

	Team	GP	W	L	T	OT	Pts	GF	GA
	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	33	18	5	0	71	228	193
	Washington Capitals	56	25	19	12	0	62	204	176
	Los Angeles Kings	55	25	22	8	0	58	169	167
	Chicago Black Hawks	56	26	25	5	0	57	201	201
	Philadelphia Flyers	55	21	21	13	0	55	191	178
	Cleveland Barons	54	22	22	10	0	54	206	202
	Minnesota North Stars	56	21	29	6	0	48	182	188
	Atlanta Flames	54	20	28	6	0	46	171	208
	St. Louis Blues	58	18	34	6	0	42	163	230