| 1. Tampa Bay* | 68 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 204:156 | 90 |
| 2. Philadelphia* | 70 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 201:161 | 88 |
| 3. Toronto* | 69 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 198:175 | 86 |
| 4. Ottawa | 68 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 226:151 | 86 |
| 5. Boston | 69 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 175:157 | 85 |
| 6. New Jersey | 68 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 169:137 | 83 |
| 7. Montreal | 70 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 179:160 | 80 |
| 8. NY Islanders | 68 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 190:177 | 73 |
| 9. Buffalo | 68 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 176:187 | 67 |
| 10. Florida | 69 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 152:177 | 65 |
| 11. Atlanta | 69 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 186:212 | 64 |
| 12. NY Rangers | 69 | 24 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 180:207 | 60 |
| 13. Carolina | 67 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 127:166 | 59 |
| 14. Washington | 68 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 158:203 | 52 |
| 15. Pittsburgh | 69 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 150:267 | 40 |
ZÁPADNÁ KONFERENCIA
| 1. Detroit* | 67 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 213:152 | 89 |
| 2. Colorado* | 68 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 199:163 | 85 |
| 3. San Jose* | 68 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 173:149 | 83 |
| 4. Vancouver | 68 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 197:158 | 84 |
| 5. Dallas | 68 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 160:145 | 81 | |
| 6. Calgary | 68 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 167:152 | 76 |
| 7. Nashville | 68 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 180:181 | 76 |
| 8. St. Louis | 68 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 158:169 | 73 |
| 9. Los Angeles | 67 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 175:175 | 73 |
| 10. Edmonton | 68 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 182:176 | 69 |
| 11. Anaheim | 69 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 155:175 | 67 |
| 12. Minnesota | 68 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 145:153 | 63 |
| 13. Phoenix | 68 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 169:205 | 61 |
| 14. Columbus | 68 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 146:196 | 52 |
| 15. Chicago | 68 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 158:206 | 51 |
