| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Tampa Bay | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 69 | 60 |
| 2. | Detroit | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 69 | 74 |
| 3. | Ottawa | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 71 | 71 |
| 4. | Boston | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 75 | 77 |
| 5. | Montreal | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 72 | 76 |
| 6. | Florida | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 70 | 68 |
| 7. | Buffalo | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 71 | 75 |
| 8. | Toronto | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 74 | 82 |
| Metropolitan Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Carolina | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 78 | 65 |
| 2. | New Jersey | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 69 | 67 |
| 3. | NY Islanders | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 71 | 66 |
| 4. | Washington | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 76 | 63 |
| 5. | Pittsburgh | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 64 | 58 |
| 6. | Philadelphia | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 60 | 59 |
| 7. | Columbus | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 69 | 76 |
| 8. | NY Rangers | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 61 | 63 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Colorado | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 88 | 50 |
| 2. | Dallas | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 80 | 65 |
| 3. | Minnesota | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 68 | 64 |
| 4. | Utah | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 71 | 68 |
| 5. | Winnipeg | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 67 | 59 |
| 6. | Chicago | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 69 | 62 |
| 7. | St. Louis | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 61 | 85 |
| 8. | Nashville | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 81 |
| Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | |
| 1. | Anaheim | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 80 | 69 |
| 2. | Seattle | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 57 | 59 |
| 3. | Los Angeles | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 62 | 64 |
| 4. | Vegas | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 68 | 65 |
| 5. | San Jose | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 68 | 72 |
| 6. | Edmonton | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 77 | 95 |
| 7. | Vancouver | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 71 | 86 |
| 8. | Calgary | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 59 | 73 |