| 1. Ottawa | 67 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 211:146 | 90 |
| 2. New Jersey | 65 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 170:133 | 86 |
| 3. Washington* | 68 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 185:177 | 75 |
| 4. Philadelphia | 65 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 156:133 | 83 |
| 5. Toronto | 67 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 195:169 | 79 |
| 6. Tampa Bay | 66 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 179:176 | 73 |
| 7. N.Y. Islanders | 66 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 178:180 | 71 |
| 8. Boston | 66 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 194:190 | 69 |
| 9. N.Y. Rangers | 69 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 181:204 | 65 |
| 10. Montreal | 66 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 166:193 | 63 |
| 11. Florida | 66 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 154:193 | 61 |
| 12. Pittsburgh | 67 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 166:202 | 59 |
| 13. Atlanta | 64 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 169:228 | 53 |
| 14. Buffalo | 65 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 143:174 | 52 |
| 15. Carolina | 67 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 137:192 | 51 |
ZÁPADNÁ KONFERENCIA
| 1. Dallas | 66 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 199:134 | 89 |
| 2. Vancouver | 67 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 209:167 | 88 | |
| 3. Detroit | 65 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 206:163 | 84 |
| 4. St. Louis | 66 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 206:168 | 82 |
| 5. Colorado | 65 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 193:159 | 82 |
| 6. Minnesota | 65 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 158:141 | 75 |
| 7. Anaheim | 67 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 160:161 | 74 |
| 8. Edmonton | 66 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 176:185 | 70 |
| 9. Nashville | 65 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 161:162 | 66 |
| 10. Los Angeles | 66 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 172:181 | 64 |
| 11. Phoenix | 65 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 166:174 | 64 |
| 12. Chicago | 66 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 156:165 | 63 |
| 13. San Jose | 65 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 176:189 | 59 |
| 14. Columbus | 65 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 168:207 | 55 |
| 15. Calgary | 65 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 144:189 | 54 |
Pozn.: Za klubom nasleduje počet zápasov, výhry (2 body), prehry (0 bodov), remízy (1 bod), prehry po predĺžení (1 bod), skóre, body; *Washington má ako líder svojej divízie prednosť pred Torontom a Philadelphiou, pri rovnosti bodov rozhoduje väčší počet víťazstiev.
