EAST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Montreal Canadiens	78	52	10	16	120	329	184	145	29-4-6	23-6-10
2	x - Boston Bruins	78	51	22	5	107	330	235	95	27-10-2	24-12-3
3	x - New York Rangers	78	47	23	8	102	297	208	89	26-8-5	21-15-3
4	x - Buffalo Sabres	78	37	27	14	88	257	219	38	30-6-3	7-21-11
5	Detroit Red Wings	78	37	29	12	86	265	243	22	22-12-5	15-17-7
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	27	41	10	64	247	279	-32	20-12-7	7-29-3
7	Vancouver Canucks	78	22	47	9	53	233	339	-106	17-18-4	5-29-5
8	New York Islanders	78	12	60	6	30	170	347	-177	10-25-4	2-35-2

WEST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Chicago Blackhawks	78	42	27	9	93	284	225	59	26-9-4	16-18-5
2	x - Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	85	296	256	40	27-8-4	10-22-7
3	x - Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	85	254	230	24	26-8-5	11-22-6
4	x - St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	76	233	251	-18	21-11-7	11-23-5
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	73	257	265	-8	24-11-4	8-26-5
6	Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	73	232	245	-13	21-11-7	10-25-4
7	Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	65	191	239	-48	16-16-7	9-22-8
8	California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	48	213	323	-110	11-15-13	5-31-3
	y - Division champion
	x - Clinched playoff spot