Standings, 1976-77 season

League Conference Division

A win is worth 2 points. A tie (T) is worth 1.

Patrick Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Philadelphia Flyers z	80	48	16	16	112	323	213	+110
2	New York Islanders x	80	47	21	12	106	288	193	+95
3	Atlanta Flames x	80	34	34	12	80	264	265	-1
4	New York Rangers e	80	29	37	14	72	272	310	-38

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	St. Louis Blues y	80	32	39	9	73	239	276	-37
2	Minnesota North Stars x	80	23	39	18	64	240	310	-70
3	Chicago Blackhawks x	80	26	43	11	63	240	298	-58
4	Vancouver Canucks e	80	25	42	13	63	235	294	-59
5	Colorado Rockies e	80	20	46	14	54	226	307	-81

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Boston Bruins y	80	49	23	8	106	312	240	+72
2	Buffalo Sabres x	80	48	24	8	104	301	220	+81
3	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	33	32	15	81	301	285	+16

Norris Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens z	80	60	8	12	132	387	171	+216
2	Los Angeles Kings x	80	34	31	15	83	271	241	+30
3	Pittsburgh Penguins x	80	34	33	13	81	240	252	-12
4	Washington Capitals e	80	24	42	14	62	221	307	-86
5	Detroit Red Wings e	80	16	55	9	41	183	309	-126

No division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Cleveland Barons	80	25	42	13	63	240	292	-52

x Clinched Playoff spot y Clinched Division p Presidents' Trophy z Clinched Conference e Eliminated from Playoff contention Stanley Cup champions