Standings, 1979-80 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	12	20	116	327	254	+73
2	New York Islanders x	80	39	28	13	91	281	247	+34
3	New York Rangers x	80	38	32	10	86	308	284	+24
4	Atlanta Flames x	80	35	32	13	83	282	269	+13
5	Washington Capitals e	80	27	40	13	67	261	293	-32

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Chicago Blackhawks y	80	34	27	19	87	241	250	-9
2	St. Louis Blues x	80	34	34	12	80	266	278	-12
3	Vancouver Canucks x	80	27	37	16	70	256	281	-25
4	Edmonton Oilers x	80	28	39	13	69	301	322	-21
5	Winnipeg Jets e	80	20	49	11	51	214	314	-100
6	Colorado Rockies e	80	19	48	13	51	234	308	-74

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Buffalo Sabres z	80	47	17	16	110	318	201	+117
2	Boston Bruins x	80	46	21	13	105	310	234	+76
3	Minnesota North Stars x	80	36	28	16	88	311	253	+58
4	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	35	40	5	75	304	327	-23
5	Quebec Nordiques e	80	25	44	11	61	248	313	-65

Norris Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens y	80	47	20	13	107	328	240	+88
2	Los Angeles Kings x	80	30	36	14	74	290	313	-23
3	Pittsburgh Penguins x	80	30	37	13	73	251	303	-52
4	Hartford Whalers x	80	27	34	19	73	303	312	-9
5	Detroit Red Wings e	80	26	43	11	63	268	306	-38

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