ADAMS DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Buffalo Sabres	80	39	20	21	99	327	250	77	21-7-12	18-13-9
2	x - Boston Bruins	80	37	30	13	87	316	272	44	26-10-4	11-20-9
3	x - Minnesota North Stars	80	35	28	17	87	291	263	28	23-10-7	12-18-10
4	x - Quebec Nordiques	80	30	32	18	78	314	318	-4	18-11-11	12-21-7
5	x - Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	37	15	71	322	367	-45	14-21-5	14-16-10

NORRIS DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	z - Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	103	332	232	100	31-7-2	14-15-11
2	x - Los Angeles Kings	80	43	24	13	99	337	290	47	22-11-7	21-13-6
3	x - Chicago Blackhawks	80	31	33	16	78	304	315	-11	21-11-8	10-22-8
4	x - Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	37	13	73	302	345	-43	21-16-3	9-21-10
5	Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	60	292	372	-80	14-17-9	7-24-9
6	Detroit Red Wings	80	19	43	18	56	252	339	-87	16-15-9	3-28-9

PATRICK DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	z - New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	110	355	260	95	23-6-11	25-12-3
2	x - Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	97	313	249	64	23-9-8	18-15-7
3	x - Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	92	329	298	31	25-5-10	14-22-4
4	x - New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	74	312	317	-5	17-13-10	13-23-4
5	Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	70	286	317	-31	16-17-7	10-19-11

SMYTHE DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - St. Louis Blues	80	45	18	17	107	352	281	71	29-7-4	16-11-13
2	x - Vancouver Canucks	80	28	32	20	76	289	301	-12	17-12-11	11-20-9
3	x - Edmonton Oilers	80	29	35	16	74	328	327	1	17-13-10	12-22-6
4	Colorado Rockies	80	22	45	13	57	258	344	-86	15-16-9	7-29-4
5	Winnipeg Jets	80	9	57	14	32	246	400	-154	7-25-8	2-32-6
	z - Conference champion / Division champion
	y - Division champion
	x - Clinched playoff spot