Western Conference Standings |
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| # | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | L10 | |
| 1 | Detroit | 51 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 174 | 110 | 19-4-2 | 18-6-2 | 7-2-1 |
| 2 | San Jose | 49 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 129 | 119 | 11-11-4 | 16-4-3 | 5-3-2 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 50 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 59 | 138 | 138 | 18-8-1 | 13-11-2 | 5-4-1 |
| 4 | Dallas | 53 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 61 | 154 | 138 | 15-9-2 | 13-11-3 | 5-4-1 |
| 5 | Anaheim | 53 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 60 | 135 | 137 | 16-7-4 | 11-13-2 | 6-3-1 |
| 6 | Calgary | 50 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 146 | 143 | 12-8-7 | 13-9-1 | 6-3-1 |
| 7 | Vancouver | 50 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 57 | 131 | 121 | 14-9-2 | 12-10-3 | 4-5-1 |
| 8 | Colorado | 50 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 56 | 138 | 138 | 17-8-1 | 9-12-3 | 5-4-1 |
| 9 | Columbus | 51 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 56 | 128 | 126 | 16-6-4 | 9-14-2 | 6-4-0 |
| 10 | Nashville | 50 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 55 | 146 | 138 | 14-8-2 | 11-12-3 | 5-2-3 |
| 11 | Phoenix | 49 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 54 | 135 | 134 | 11-11-2 | 15-10-0 | 6-3-1 |
| 12 | St. Louis | 48 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 123 | 136 | 14-8-4 | 8-11-3 | 3-5-2 |
| 13 | Edmonton | 52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 51 | 140 | 158 | 12-12-1 | 11-12-4 | 6-3-1 |
| 14 | Chicago | 50 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 50 | 139 | 143 | 13-13-1 | 10-10-3 | 4-5-1 |
| 15 | Los Angeles | 51 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 42 | 143 | 169 | 12-16-1 | 8-13-1 | 5-5-0 |
Eastern Conference Standings |
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| # | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | L10 | |
| 1 | Ottawa | 50 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 66 | 174 | 145 | 16-8-2 | 15-7-2 | 5-5-0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 59 | 160 | 138 | 11-6-5 | 16-10-0 | 8-1-1 |
| 3 | Carolina | 52 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 52 | 158 | 170 | 11-11-2 | 13-13-2 | 4-6-0 |
| 4 | Montreal | 49 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 60 | 154 | 136 | 9-8-5 | 17-7-3 | 7-2-1 |
| 5 | New Jersey | 49 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 59 | 125 | 115 | 14-8-0 | 14-10-3 | 6-4-0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 49 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 58 | 143 | 133 | 13-9-3 | 14-9-1 | 6-2-2 |
| 7 | Boston | 49 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 55 | 129 | 133 | 13-8-3 | 12-11-2 | 6-3-1 |
| 8 | NY Islanders | 50 | 24 | 20 | 60 | 54 | 124 | 141 | 13-9-3 | 11-11-3 | 4-4-2 |
| 9 | NY Rangers | 51 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 54 | 124 | 129 | 17-11-0 | 7-10-6 | 4-4-2 |
| 10 | Washington | 50 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 51 | 147 | 156 | 13-11-1 | 10-11-4 | 7-3-0 |
| 11 | Atlanta | 52 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 50 | 141 | 175 | 12-12-2 | 11-13-2 | 3-4-3 |
| 12 | Florida | 51 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 49 | 130 | 147 | 10-11-4 | 12-13-1 | 3-5-2 |
| 13 | Buffalo | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 48 | 142 | 139 | 12-8-2 | 9-13-4 | 2-5-3 |
| 14 | Toronto | 51 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 48 | 142 | 164 | 11-8-5 | 9-15-3 | 4-6-0 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay | 50 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 45 | 145 | 168 | 13-11-2 | 7-14-3 | 5-4-1 |