| Conference Standings: Updated March 8, 2004 | |||||||||
| Western Conference | Overall Standings | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Rank | Team | Record | Points | ||
| 1 | Dallas | 54-12-0 | 108 | 1 | Dallas | 54-12-0 | 108 | ||
| 2 | San Jose | 49-14-3 | 101 | 2 | San Jose | 49-14-3 | 101 | ||
| 3 | Calgary | 47-17-2 | 96 | 3 | New Jersey | 49-15-2 | 100 | ||
| 4 | Nashville | 44-20-2 | 90 | 4 | Boston | 49-15-2 | 100 | ||
| 5 | Chicago | 40-21-5 | 85 | 5 | Calgary | 47-17-2 | 96 | ||
| 6 | Colorado | 37-24-5 | 79 | 6 | Toronto | 47-18-1 | 95 | ||
| 7 | Phoenix | 33-32-1 | 67 | 7 | Nashville | 44-20-2 | 90 | ||
| 8 | Edmonton | 30-34-2 | 62 | 8 | Chicago | 40-21-5 | 85 | ||
| 9 | Vancouver | 29-36-1 | 59 | 9 | NYI | 41-24-1 | 83 | ||
| 10 | Anaheim | 27-36-3 | 57 | 10 | Colorado | 37-24-5 | 79 | ||
| 11 | St. Louis | 25-40-1 | 51 | 11 | Montreal | 36-28-2 | 74 | ||
| 12 | Minnesota | 22-40-4 | 48 | 12 | Phoenix | 33-32-1 | 67 | ||
| 13 | Columbus | 21-43-2 | 44 | 13 | Ottawa | 31-33-2 | 64 | ||
| 14 | Los Angeles | 16-49-1 | 33 | 14 | Pittsburgh | 31-33-2 | 64 | ||
| 15 | Detroit | 1-64-1 | 3 | 15 | Washington | 30-33-3 | 63 | ||
| 16 | Philadelphia | 30-34-2 | 62 | ||||||
| Eastern Conference | 17 | Edmonton | 30-34-2 | 62 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 18 | Vancouver | 29-36-1 | 59 | ||
| 1 | New Jersey | 49-15-2 | 100 | 19 | Buffalo | 27-34-5 | 59 | ||
| 2 | Boston | 49-15-2 | 100 | 20 | Anaheim | 27-36-3 | 57 | ||
| 3 | Toronto | 47-18-1 | 95 | 21 | Florida | 25-38-3 | 53 | ||
| 4 | NYI | 41-24-1 | 83 | 22 | St. Louis | 25-40-1 | 51 | ||
| 5 | Montreal | 36-28-2 | 74 | 23 | Carolina | 24-40-2 | 50 | ||
| 6 | Ottawa | 31-33-2 | 64 | 24 | Minnesota | 22-40-4 | 48 | ||
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 31-33-2 | 64 | 25 | Atlanta | 23-41-2 | 48 | ||
| 8 | Washington | 30-33-3 | 63 | 26 | NYR | 22-41-3 | 47 | ||
| 9 | Philadelphia | 30-34-2 | 62 | 27 | Columbus | 21-43-2 | 44 | ||
| 10 | Buffalo | 27-34-5 | 59 | 28 | Tampa Bay | 19-46-1 | 39 | ||
| 11 | Florida | 25-38-3 | 53 | 29 | Los Angeles | 16-49-1 | 33 | ||
| 12 | Carolina | 24-40-2 | 50 | 30 | Detroit | 1-64-1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Atlanta | 23-41-2 | 48 | ||||||
| 14 | NYR | 22-41-3 | 47 | ||||||
| 15 | Tampa Bay | 19-46-1 | 39 | ||||||