Standings, 1981-82 season

League Conference Division

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

Norris Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Minnesota North Stars y	80	37	23	20	94	346	288	+58
2	Winnipeg Jets x	80	33	33	14	80	319	332	-13
3	St. Louis Blues x	80	32	40	8	72	315	349	-34
4	Chicago Blackhawks x	80	30	38	12	72	332	363	-31
5	Toronto Maple Leafs e	80	20	44	16	56	298	380	-82
6	Detroit Red Wings e	80	21	47	12	54	270	351	-81

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Edmonton Oilers z	80	48	17	15	111	417	295	+122
2	Vancouver Canucks x	80	30	33	17	77	290	286	+4
3	Calgary Flames x	80	29	34	17	75	334	345	-11
4	Los Angeles Kings x	80	24	41	15	63	314	369	-55
5	Colorado Rockies e	80	18	49	13	49	241	362	-121

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens y	80	46	17	17	109	360	223	+137
2	Boston Bruins x	80	43	27	10	96	323	285	+38
3	Buffalo Sabres x	80	39	26	15	93	307	273	+34
4	Quebec Nordiques x	80	33	31	16	82	356	345	+11
5	Hartford Whalers e	80	21	41	18	60	264	351	-87

Patrick Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	New York Islanders z	80	54	16	10	118	385	250	+135
2	New York Rangers x	80	39	27	14	92	316	306	+10
3	Philadelphia Flyers x	80	38	31	11	87	325	313	+12
4	Pittsburgh Penguins x	80	31	36	13	75	310	337	-27
5	Washington Capitals e	80	26	41	13	65	319	338	-19

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