| 1. Y,X-Ottawa | 76 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 245:172 | 104 |
| 2. X-New Jersey | 74 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 196:155 | 97 |
| 3. Tampa Bay* | 75 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 205:193 | 86 |
| 4. X-Philadelphia | 74 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 179:157 | 93 |
| 5. X-Toronto | 75 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 216:191 | 89 |
| 6. Washington | 76 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 205:203 | 83 |
| 7. Boston | 75 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 226:219 | 80 |
| 8. N.Y. Islanders | 75 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 205:207 | 78 |
| 9. N.Y. Rangers | 76 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 196:214 | 74 |
| 10. Montreal | 76 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 191:217 | 72 |
| 11. Florida | 75 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 166:218 | 67 |
| 12. Atlanta | 74 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 199:263 | 63 |
| 13. Pittsburgh | 77 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 179:238 | 61 |
| 14. Buffalo | 74 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 166:197 | 61 |
| 15. Carolina | 75 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 162:216 | 60 |
ZÁPADNÁ KONFERENCIA
| 1. X-Detroit | 74 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 243:188 | 100 |
| 2. Y,X-Dallas | 76 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 229:160 | 100 |
| 3. X-Vancouver | 76 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 247:194 | 99 |
| 4. X-St. Louis | 75 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 235:197 | 93 |
| 5. X-Colorado | 74 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 222:176 | 93 |
| 6. X-Minnesota | 75 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 186:162 | 89 |
| 7. Anaheim | 77 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 189:185 | 88 |
| 8. Edmonton | 76 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 210:211 | 85 |
| 9. Phoenix | 74 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 188:202 | 73 |
| 10. Nashville | 75 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 178:190 | 72 |
| 11. Los Angeles | 75 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 188:202 | 71 |
| 12. Chicago | 74 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 182:199 | 70 |
| 13. San Jose | 75 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 198:220 | 68 |
| 14. Calgary | 75 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 170:214 | 66 |
| 15. Columbus | 74 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 194:236 | 62 |
Pozn.: Za klubom nasleduje počet zápasov, výhry (2 body), prehry (0 bodov), remízy (1 bod), prehry po predĺžení (1 bod), skóre, body, *Tampa Bay má ako líder svojej divízie prednosť pred Torontom a Philadelphiou, pri rovnosti bodov rozhoduje väčší počet víťazstiev, X - istá účasť v play off, Y - víťaz divízie.
