| Eastern Conference | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Washington | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 101 | 75 |
| 2. | Carolina | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 87 | 75 |
| 3. | Tampa Bay | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 88 | 71 |
| 4. | Pittsburgh | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 83 | 74 |
| 5. | Philadelphia | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 79 | 74 |
| 6. | NY Islanders | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 84 | 81 |
| 7. | New Jersey | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 83 | 85 |
| 8. | NY Rangers | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 79 | 75 |
| 9. | Boston | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 92 | 93 |
| 10. | Montreal | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 87 | 94 |
| 11. | Columbus | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 9 | 84 | 90 |
| 12. | Detroit | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 87 | 99 |
| 13. | Ottawa | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 86 | 90 |
| 14. | Toronto | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 94 | 91 |
| 15. | Florida | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 77 | 83 |
| 16. | Buffalo | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 84 | 96 |
| Western Conference | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Colorado | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 19 | 109 | 62 |
| 2. | Dallas | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 102 | 75 |
| 3. | Anaheim | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 100 | 94 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 12 | 79 | 76 |
| 5. | Vegas | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 83 | 79 |
| 6. | Los Angeles | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 11 | 70 | 75 |
| 7. | Utah | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 91 | 84 |
| 8. | Chicago | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 85 | 78 |
| 9. | Winnipeg | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 83 | 79 |
| 10. | Edmonton | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 90 | 100 |
| 11. | San Jose | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 82 | 98 |
| 12. | Seattle | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 63 | 75 |
| 13. | St. Louis | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 71 | 100 |
| 14. | Nashville | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 71 | 94 |
| 15. | Calgary | 29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 70 | 88 |
| 16. | Vancouver | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 81 | 102 |