Standen NHL per 24 oktober
 | De eerste bijl is gevallen. De Philadelphia Flyers vervingen coach Ken Hitchcock door assistent John Stevens, nadat manager Bob Clarke was opgestapt. Aan de andere kant van de staat laten jonkies van zich horen: voor Penguins Jordan Staal, Sidney Crosby en - eindelijk - Evgeni Malkin stapelen de punten zich op. |
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | |
| New Jersey Devils | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 32 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 22 | |
| New York Rangers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 32 | |
| New York Islanders | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 33 | |
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | |
| Buffalo Sabres | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 23 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 36 | |
| Montréal Canadiens | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 26 | |
| Ottawa Senators | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 19 | |
| Boston Bruins | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 29 | |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | |
| Atlanta Thrashers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 19 | |
| Florida Panthers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 37 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 20 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 32 | |
| Washington Capitals | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | |
| Western Conference | ||||||||
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | |
| Nashville Predators | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 26 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 29 | |
| St. Louis Blues | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 25 | |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | |
| Minnesota Wild | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 14 | |
| Edmonton Oilers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 16 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 24 | |
| Colorado Avalanche | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 28 | |
| Calgary Flames | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 22 | |
| Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | |
| Dallas Stars | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 15 | |
| Anaheim Ducks | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 17 | |
| San Jose Sharks | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 20 | |
| Los Angeles Kings | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 44 |