| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Toronto | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 74 | 53 |
| 2. | Tampa Bay | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 76 | 61 |
| 3. | Buffalo | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 65 | 60 |
| 4. | Montreal | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 70 | 70 |
| 5. | Boston | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 58 | 49 |
| 6. | Ottawa | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 75 | 88 |
| 7. | Detroit | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 57 | 65 |
| 8. | Florida | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 61 | 62 |
| Metropolitan Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Columbus | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 71 | 67 |
| 2. | NY Rangers | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 63 | 65 |
| 3. | Washington | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 68 | 67 |
| 4. | NY Islanders | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 63 | 55 |
| 5. | Carolina | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 53 | 59 |
| 6. | Philadelphia | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 63 | 71 |
| 7. | New Jersey | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 55 | 61 |
| 8. | Pittsburgh | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 64 | 66 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Nashville | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 70 | 49 |
| 2. | Winnipeg | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 61 | 48 |
| 3. | Minnesota | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 65 | 57 |
| 4. | Colorado | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 71 | 59 |
| 5. | Dallas | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 59 | 54 |
| 6. | Chicago | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 56 | 70 |
| 7. | St. Louis | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 56 | 59 |
| Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | San Jose | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 71 | 68 |
| 2. | Calgary | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 69 | 63 |
| 3. | Vancouver | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 70 | 84 |
| 4. | Edmonton | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 61 | 69 |
| 5. | Anaheim | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 48 | 65 |
| 6. | Arizona | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 49 | 48 |
| 7. | Vegas | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 58 | 68 |
| 8. | Los Angeles | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 61 |