EAST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Boston Bruins	78	54	13	11	119	330	204	126	28-4-7	26-9-4
2	x - New York Rangers	78	48	17	13	109	317	192	125	26-6-7	22-11-6
3	x - Montreal Canadiens	78	46	16	16	108	307	205	102	29-3-7	17-13-9
4	x - Toronto Maple Leafs	78	33	31	14	80	209	208	1	21-11-7	12-20-7
5	Detroit Red Wings	78	33	35	10	76	261	262	-1	25-11-3	8-24-7
6	Buffalo Sabres	78	16	43	19	51	203	289	-86	11-19-9	5-24-10
7	Vancouver Canucks	78	20	50	8	48	203	297	-94	14-20-5	6-30-3

WEST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Chicago Blackhawks	78	46	17	15	107	256	166	90	28-3-8	18-14-7
2	x - Minnesota North Stars	78	37	29	12	86	212	191	21	22-11-6	15-18-6
3	x - St. Louis Blues	78	28	39	11	67	208	247	-39	17-17-5	11-22-6
4	x - Pittsburgh Penguins	78	26	38	14	66	220	258	-38	18-15-6	8-23-8
5	Philadelphia Flyers	78	26	38	14	66	200	236	-36	19-13-7	7-25-7
6	California Golden Seals	78	21	39	18	60	216	288	-72	14-12-13	7-27-5
7	Los Angeles Kings	78	20	49	9	49	206	305	-99	14-23-2	6-26-7
	y - Division champion
	x - Clinched playoff spot