ADAMS DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Montreal Canadiens	80	46	17	17	109	360	223	137	25-6-9	21-11-8
2	x - Boston Bruins	80	43	27	10	96	323	285	38	24-12-4	19-15-6
3	x - Buffalo Sabres	80	39	26	15	93	307	273	34	23-8-9	16-18-6
4	x - Quebec Nordiques	80	33	31	16	82	356	345	11	24-13-3	9-18-13
5	Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	60	264	351	-87	13-17-10	8-24-8

PATRICK DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	z - New York Islanders	80	54	16	10	118	385	250	135	33-3-4	21-13-6
2	x - New York Rangers	80	39	27	14	92	316	306	10	19-15-6	20-12-8
3	x - Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	31	11	87	325	313	12	25-10-5	13-21-6
4	x - Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31	36	13	75	310	337	-27	21-11-8	10-25-5
5	Washington Capitals	80	26	41	13	65	319	338	-19	16-16-8	10-25-5

NORRIS DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	y - Minnesota North Stars	80	37	23	20	94	346	288	58	21-7-12	16-16-8
2	x - Winnipeg Jets	80	33	33	14	80	319	332	-13	18-13-9	15-20-5
3	x - St. Louis Blues	80	32	40	8	72	315	349	-34	22-14-4	10-26-4
4	x - Chicago Blackhawks	80	30	38	12	72	332	363	-31	20-13-7	10-25-5
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20	44	16	56	298	380	-82	12-20-8	8-24-8
6	Detroit Red Wings	80	21	47	12	54	270	351	-81	15-19-6	6-28-6

SMYTHE DIVISION

		GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	z - Edmonton Oilers	80	48	17	15	111	417	295	122	31-5-4	17-12-11
2	x - Vancouver Canucks	80	30	33	17	77	290	286	4	20-8-12	10-25-5
3	x - Calgary Flames	80	29	34	17	75	334	345	-11	20-11-9	9-23-8
4	x - Los Angeles Kings	80	24	41	15	63	314	369	-55	19-15-6	5-26-9
5	Colorado Rockies	80	18	49	13	49	241	362	-121	14-21-5	4-28-8
	z - Conference champion / Division champion
	y - Division champion
	x - Clinched playoff spot