The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs with the two division winners seeded number one and two regardless of their records. The top seed will play the eighth seed in the first round, the second seed will play the seventh, etc.
(X-denotes clinched playoff spot)

Eastern Conference

                         GP   W   L   T  PTS
 1) X-NEW JERSEY         73  45  19   9   99  
 2) PITTSBURGH           73  36  20  17   89  
 3) PHILADELPHIA         72  37  24  11   85  
 4) MONTREAL             72  34  29   9   77  
    WASHINGTON           72  33  28  11   77  
    BOSTON               71  32  26  13   77  
    BUFFALO              72  31  26  15   77  
 8) OTTAWA               72  28  31  13   69  
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 9) CAROLINA             71  29  35   7   65  
10) NY RANGERS           73  22  33  18   62  
11) NY ISLANDERS         71  24  37  10   58  
12) FLORIDA              72  21  39  12   54  
13) TAMPA BAY            71  16  46   9   41  

Western Conference

                         GP   W   L   T  PTS
 1) X-DALLAS             72  43  18  11   97  
 2) X-COLORADO           73  37  20  16   90  
 3) X-DETROIT            74  39  20  15   93  
 4) ST LOUIS             72  38  26   8   84  
 5) LOS ANGELES          71  33  27  11   77  
 6) CHICAGO              73  29  32  12   70  
 7) PHOENIX              72  28  32  12   68  
 8) EDMONTON             73  28  35  10   66  
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 9) SAN JOSE             72  29  36   7   65  
10) TORONTO              72  26  37   9   61  
    CALGARY              72  24  35  13   61  
12) ANAHEIM              73  24  38  11   59  
13) VANCOUVER            74  22  39  13   57