
| Eastern | DIV | GP | W | L | T | P | GF | GA | Diff | Home | Away | L10 | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p - New York Rangers | ATL | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 112 | 299 | 231 | +68 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||
| 2 | Boston Bruins | NE | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 97 | 289 | 252 | +37 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 3 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 84 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 95 | 282 | 218 | +64 | 6-3-0 | Lost 2 | ||||
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 106 | 306 | 220 | +86 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||
| 5 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 84 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 88 | 277 | 263 | +14 | 5-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||
| 6 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 84 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 83 | 233 | 233 | E | 2-4-4 | Won 1 | ||||
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 84 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 101 | 299 | 285 | +14 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||
| 8 | Montréal Canadiens | NE | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 96 | 283 | 248 | +35 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 84 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 80 | 294 | 314 | -20 | 2-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||
| 10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 84 | 30 | 43 | 11 | 71 | 224 | 251 | -27 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||
| 11 | New York Islanders | ATL | 84 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 84 | 282 | 264 | +18 | 5-2-3 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 12 | Quebec Nordiques | NE | 84 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 76 | 277 | 292 | -15 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 13 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 63 | 227 | 288 | -61 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||
| 14 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 84 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 37 | 201 | 397 | -196 | 2-7-1 | Lost 5 | ||||

| Western | DIV | GP | W | L | T | P | GF | GA | Diff | Home | Away | L10 | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 84 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 100 | 356 | 275 | +81 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 84 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 98 | 280 | 243 | +37 | 4-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||
| 3 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 97 | 286 | 265 | +21 | 4-3-3 | Won 2 | ||||
| 4 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 85 | 279 | 276 | +3 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||
| 5 | Calgary Flames | PAC | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 97 | 302 | 256 | +46 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 6 | Anaheim Ducks | PAC | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 71 | 229 | 251 | -22 | 6-3-0 | Lost 2 | ||||
| 7 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 87 | 254 | 240 | +14 | 4-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||
| 8 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 84 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 91 | 270 | 283 | -13 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||
| 9 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 82 | 252 | 265 | -13 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||
| 10 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 64 | 261 | 305 | -44 | 5-2-2 | Tied 2 | ||||
| 11 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 66 | 294 | 322 | -28 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||
| 12 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | CEN | 84 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 57 | 245 | 344 | -99 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||
| Legend |
| X - Clinched Playoff spot |
| Y - Clinched Division |
| Z - Clinched Conference |
| P - Clinched Presidents Trophy |
| GP - Games Played |
| W - Wins (worth two points) |
| L - Losses (worth zero points) |
| OT - OT/Shootout losses (worth one point) |
| PTS - Points |
| ROW - Total number of Regulation plus Overtime Wins (used in 2nd tiebreaker at right) |
| GF - Goals For |
| GA - Goals Against |
| DIFF - Goal Differential |
| HOME - Home record |
| AWAY - Away record |
| S/O - Record in games decided by Shootout |
| L10 - Record in last ten games |
| STREAK - Number of consecutive wins, regulation losses, or OT/SO losses. |
| Tie-Breaking procedure |
* - Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings. If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:
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