Standings, 1977-78 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	New York Islanders z	80	48	17	15	111	334	210	+124
2	Philadelphia Flyers x	80	45	20	15	105	296	200	+96
3	Atlanta Flames x	80	34	27	19	87	274	252	+22
4	New York Rangers x	80	30	37	13	73	279	280	-1

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Chicago Blackhawks y	80	32	29	19	83	230	220	+10
2	Colorado Rockies x	80	19	40	21	59	257	305	-48
3	Vancouver Canucks e	80	20	43	17	57	239	320	-81
4	St. Louis Blues e	80	20	47	13	53	195	304	-109
5	Minnesota North Stars e	80	18	53	9	45	218	325	-107

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Boston Bruins y	80	51	18	11	113	333	218	+115
2	Buffalo Sabres x	80	44	19	17	105	288	215	+73
3	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	41	29	10	92	271	237	+34

Norris Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens z	80	59	10	11	129	359	183	+176
2	Detroit Red Wings x	80	32	34	14	78	252	266	-14
3	Los Angeles Kings x	80	31	34	15	77	243	245	-2
4	Pittsburgh Penguins e	80	25	37	18	68	254	321	-67
5	Washington Capitals e	80	17	49	14	48	195	321	-126

No division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Cleveland Barons	80	22	45	13	57	230	325	-95

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