Interpreted as:
league standings by points not separated by conference last seasonEastern
Western
Eastern
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | ROW | GF | GA | DIFF | HOME | AWAY | SO | L10 | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 82 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 111 | 43 | 288 | 232 | 56 | 26-9-6 | 25-13-3 | 2-3 | 4-6-0 | L1 |
 Maple Leafs | 82 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 108 | 41 | 268 | 231 | 37 | 27-13-1 | 25-13-3 | 1-2 | 9-1-0 | W5 |
 Lightning | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 102 | 41 | 294 | 219 | 75 | 29-8-4 | 18-19-4 | 2-3 | 5-2-3 | L1 |
 Hurricanes | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 99 | 42 | 266 | 233 | 33 | 31-9-1 | 16-21-4 | 0-3 | 3-6-1 | L3 |
 Panthers | 82 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 98 | 37 | 252 | 223 | 29 | 27-12-2 | 20-19-2 | 6-0 | 3-6-1 | L2 |
 Senators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 97 | 35 | 243 | 234 | 9 | 27-11-3 | 18-19-4 | 1-2 | 6-2-2 | W1 |
 Devils | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 91 | 36 | 242 | 222 | 20 | 19-17-5 | 23-16-2 | 2-2 | 5-5-0 | L1 |
 Canadiens | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | 30 | 245 | 265 | -20 | 23-12-6 | 17-19-5 | 2-4 | 7-1-2 | W1 |
 Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 89 | 30 | 273 | 268 | 5 | 26-10-5 | 14-23-4 | 6-1 | 7-3-0 | W6 |
 Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | 30 | 238 | 259 | -21 | 22-16-3 | 17-19-5 | 3-0 | 6-2-2 | L1 |
 Rangers | 82 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 85 | 35 | 256 | 255 | 1 | 19-19-3 | 20-17-4 | 1-0 | 5-4-1 | W2 |
 Islanders | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | 28 | 224 | 260 | -36 | 19-17-5 | 16-18-7 | 2-3 | 3-5-2 | L2 |
 Penguins | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 80 | 24 | 243 | 293 | -50 | 21-15-5 | 13-21-7 | 1-6 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
 Sabres | 82 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 79 | 29 | 269 | 289 | -20 | 23-15-3 | 13-24-4 | 4-2 | 6-3-1 | W1 |
 Bruins | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 76 | 26 | 222 | 272 | -50 | 20-14-7 | 13-25-3 | 0-1 | 3-6-1 | L1 |
 Flyers | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 76 | 21 | 238 | 286 | -48 | 20-20-1 | 13-19-9 | 6-3 | 5-4-1 | L3 |