Standen NHL per 27 december
 | De Olympische selecties zijn bekendgemaakt en de NHL-teams hebben hun rosters voor de Olympische break op kunnen stellen. De Verenigde Staten en Canada laten een verbitterde Jeremy Roenick en een teleurgestelde maar realistische Sidney Crosby achter, terwijl Sergei Fedorov de Russen zonder hem naar Turijn laat afreizen. |
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Philadelphia | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 132 | 110 | 13-5-3 | 9-3-2 | 7-2-1 | |
| N.Y. Rangers | 37 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 113 | 95 | 11-5-2 | 10-7-2 | 4-5-1 | |
| N.Y. Islanders | 35 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 36 | 116 | 127 | 8-7-1 | 9-9-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| New Jersey | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 100 | 113 | 9-6-3 | 6-10-2 | 2-5-3 | |
| Pittsburgh | 35 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 94 | 141 | 4-9-5 | 4-10-3 | 1-7-2 | |
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Ottawa | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 148 | 75 | 14-3-0 | 11-3-3 | 5-2-3 | |
| Buffalo | 37 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 123 | 113 | 12-5-1 | 13-6-0 | 9-1-0 | |
| Toronto | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 121 | 119 | 13-7-1 | 7-7-2 | 5-5-0 | |
| Montréal | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 97 | 109 | 11-5-2 | 6-6-4 | 3-5-2 | |
| Boston | 36 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 105 | 118 | 6-6-2 | 7-11-4 | 5-4-1 | |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Carolina | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 130 | 112 | 14-4-0 | 9-5-3 | 7-2-1 | |
| Tampa Bay | 37 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 116 | 119 | 11-7-1 | 8-8-2 | 5-5-0 | |
| Atlanta | 37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 128 | 132 | 9-7-3 | 7-9-2 | 6-2-2 | |
| Florida | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 98 | 122 | 10-6-2 | 3-14-3 | 4-5-1 | |
| Washington | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 99 | 133 | 8-8-2 | 4-11-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| Western Conference | |||||||||||
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Detroit | 37 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 140 | 98 | 12-5-1 | 13-4-2 | 7-2-1 | |
| Nashville | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 113 | 95 | 16-3-0 | 8-4-3 | 7-3-0 | |
| Chicago | 35 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 98 | 126 | 7-6-1 | 6-12-3 | 3-4-3 | |
| Columbus | 36 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 76 | 132 | 7-11-0 | 3-14-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| St. Louis | 33 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 90 | 133 | 4-12-2 | 4-9-2 | 3-6-1 | |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Edmonton | 37 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 122 | 115 | 9-5-2 | 12-7-2 | 6-1-3 | |
| Calgary | 37 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 95 | 93 | 12-4-2 | 9-8-2 | 6-3-1 | |
| Vancouver | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 122 | 113 | 13-3-3 | 7-8-2 | 4-3-3 | |
| Colorado | 37 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 139 | 125 | 10-5-3 | 9-10-0 | 5-5-0 | |
| Minnesota | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 101 | 89 | 10-6-1 | 6-10-3 | 6-4-0 | |
| Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| Dallas | 35 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 119 | 96 | 10-7-1 | 13-4-0 | 6-4-0 | |
| Los Angeles | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 47 | 131 | 110 | 13-6-0 | 10-8-1 | 7-3-0 | |
| Anaheim | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 103 | 101 | 13-6-3 | 3-8-3 | 5-3-2 | |
| Phoenix | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 38 | 104 | 103 | 10-7-1 | 8-10-1 | 5-5-0 | |
| San Jose | 35 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 105 | 111 | 9-3-3 | 6-12-2 | 6-3-1 |