Standings, 1978-79 season

League Conference Division

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

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	New York Islanders z	80	51	15	14	116	358	214	+144
2	Montréal Canadiens z	80	52	17	11	115	337	204	+133
3	Boston Bruins y	80	43	23	14	100	316	270	+46
4	Philadelphia Flyers x	80	40	25	15	95	281	248	+33
5	New York Rangers x	80	40	29	11	91	316	292	+24
6	Atlanta Flames x	80	41	31	8	90	327	280	+47
7	Buffalo Sabres x	80	36	28	16	88	280	263	+17
8	Pittsburgh Penguins x	80	36	31	13	85	281	279	+2
9	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	34	33	13	81	267	252	+15
10	Los Angeles Kings x	80	34	34	12	80	292	286	+6
11	Chicago Blackhawks y	80	29	36	15	73	244	277	-33
12	Minnesota North Stars e	80	28	40	12	68	257	289	-32
13	Vancouver Canucks x	80	25	42	13	63	217	291	-74
14	Washington Capitals e	80	24	41	15	63	273	338	-65
15	Detroit Red Wings e	80	23	41	16	62	252	295	-43
16	St. Louis Blues e	80	18	50	12	48	249	348	-99
17	Colorado Rockies e	80	15	53	12	42	210	331	-121

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