| 1. Y,X-Ottawa | 77 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 247:174 | 105 |
| 2. X-New Jersey | 75 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 200:156 | 99 |
| 3. X-Tampa Bay* | 76 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 209:194 | 88 |
| 4. X-Philadelphia | 76 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 186:160 | 96 |
| 5. X-Toronto | 77 | 40 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 221:197 | 90 |
| 6. Washington | 77 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 209:206 | 85 |
| 7. Boston | 76 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 229:221 | 82 |
| 8. N.Y. Islanders | 76 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 214:209 | 80 |
| 9. N.Y. Rangers | 76 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 196:214 | 74 |
| 10. Montreal | 77 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 194:221 | 73 |
| 11. Florida | 76 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 167:222 | 67 |
| 12. Atlanta | 75 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 201:269 | 63 |
| 13. Buffalo | 75 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 170:200 | 63 |
| 14. Pittsburgh | 77 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 179:238 | 61 |
| 15. Carolina | 76 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 165:219 | 61 |
ZÁPADNÁ KONFERENCIA
| 1. X-Detroit | 76 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 247:188 | 102 |
| 2. Y,X-Dallas | 77 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 233:163 | 102 |
| 3. X-Vancouver | 77 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 250:198 | 99 |
| 4. X-Colorado | 75 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 224:178 | 94 |
| 5. X-St. Louis | 75 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 235:197 | 93 |
| 6. X-Anaheim | 78 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 194:185 | 90 |
| 7. X-Minnesota | 76 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 186:166 | 89 |
| 8. Edmonton | 76 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 210:211 | 85 |
| 9. Phoenix | 75 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 188:204 | 73 |
| 10. Nashville | 76 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 179:191 | 73 |
| 11. Los Angeles | 76 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 189:204 | 72 |
| 12. Chicago | 75 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 184:208 | 70 |
| 13. San Jose | 76 | 27 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 199:224 | 68 |
| 14. Calgary | 76 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 172:214 | 68 |
| 15. Columbus | 75 | 27 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 196:237 | 64 |
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.
