Standen NHL per 20 december
 | De Pittsburgh Penguins ontsloegen Ed Olczyk en Larry Robinson van de New Jersey Devils trad af. Vervangers Michel Therrien en Lou Lamoriello begonnen met respectievelijk verlies en winst. |
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| N.Y. Rangers | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 107 | 87 | 10-5-2 | 10-6-2 | 5-4-1 | |
| Philadelphia | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 120 | 101 | 12-5-3 | 7-3-2 | 6-2-2 | |
| New Jersey | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 97 | 106 | 9-5-3 | 6-8-2 | 3-4-3 | |
| N.Y. Islanders | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 107 | 115 | 7-6-1 | 9-8-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 33 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 88 | 133 | 4-8-4 | 4-10-3 | 1-8-1 | |
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Ottawa | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 135 | 67 | 13-3-0 | 10-2-3 | 5-2-3 | |
| Buffalo | 34 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 112 | 105 | 11-5-1 | 12-5-0 | 9-1-0 | |
| Montréal | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 95 | 101 | 11-5-2 | 6-4-4 | 3-4-3 | |
| Toronto | 33 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 113 | 111 | 11-7-1 | 6-6-2 | 5-5-0 | |
| Boston | 33 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 96 | 112 | 5-6-2 | 6-10-4 | 3-6-1 | |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Carolina | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 122 | 104 | 13-4-0 | 9-5-2 | 7-2-1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 108 | 107 | 10-6-1 | 8-7-2 | 6-4-0 | |
| Atlanta | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 118 | 126 | 8-7-2 | 6-9-2 | 4-4-2 | |
| Florida | 35 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 89 | 114 | 9-6-1 | 3-13-3 | 5-5-0 | |
| Washington | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 86 | 122 | 7-8-1 | 3-11-1 | 2-6-2 | |
| Western Conference | |||||||||||
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Detroit | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 133 | 95 | 12-5-1 | 11-4-2 | 6-3-1 | |
| Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 98 | 87 | 16-3-0 | 5-4-3 | 7-3-0 | |
| Chicago | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 92 | 113 | 7-5-0 | 6-12-2 | 4-4-2 | |
| Columbus | 33 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 65 | 119 | 6-9-0 | 3-14-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 84 | 120 | 4-11-2 | 3-8-2 | 3-6-1 | |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Vancouver | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 110 | 98 | 13-1-2 | 7-8-2 | 5-3-2 | |
| Calgary | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 82 | 78 | 12-2-2 | 7-8-2 | 6-2-2 | |
| Edmonton | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 109 | 102 | 8-4-2 | 11-7-2 | 6-1-3 | |
| Colorado | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 | 125 | 113 | 8-5-3 | 9-9-0 | 4-6-0 | |
| Minnesota | 33 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 89 | 81 | 9-6-1 | 5-9-3 | 4-5-1 | |
| Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Dallas | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 105 | 85 | 10-5-1 | 11-4-0 | 7-3-0 | |
| Los Angeles | 35 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 119 | 100 | 12-6-0 | 9-7-1 | 5-5-0 | |
| Anaheim | 35 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 97 | 98 | 12-6-3 | 3-8-3 | 5-3-2 | |
| San Jose | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 100 | 103 | 9-3-2 | 6-10-2 | 7-3-0 | |
| Phoenix | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 95 | 93 | 9-7-1 | 7-9-1 | 5-5-0 |
