EAST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Boston Bruins	78	52	17	9	113	349	221	128	33-4-2	19-13-7
2	x - Montreal Canadiens	78	45	24	9	99	293	240	53	24-12-3	21-12-6
3	x - New York Rangers	78	40	24	14	94	300	251	49	26-7-6	14-17-8
4	x - Toronto Maple Leafs	78	35	27	16	86	274	230	44	21-11-7	14-16-9
5	Buffalo Sabres	78	32	34	12	76	242	250	-8	23-10-6	9-24-6
6	Detroit Red Wings	78	29	39	10	68	255	319	-64	21-12-6	8-27-4
7	Vancouver Canucks	78	24	43	11	59	224	296	-72	14-18-7	10-25-4
8	New York Islanders	78	19	41	18	56	182	247	-65	13-17-9	6-24-9

WEST DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	112	273	164	109	28-6-5	22-10-7
2	x - Chicago Blackhawks	78	41	14	23	105	272	164	108	20-6-13	21-8-10
3	x - Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	78	233	231	2	22-13-4	11-20-8
4	x - Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	74	214	238	-24	17-15-7	13-19-7
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	65	242	273	-31	15-18-6	13-23-3
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	64	206	248	-42	16-16-7	10-24-5
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	63	235	275	-40	18-15-6	5-23-11
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	36	195	342	-147	11-18-10	2-37-0
	y - Division champion
	x - Clinched playoff spot