Standings, 1985-86 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	Chicago Blackhawks y	80	39	33	8	86	351	349	+2
2	Minnesota North Stars x	80	38	33	9	85	327	305	+22
3	St. Louis Blues x	80	37	34	9	83	302	291	+11
4	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	25	48	7	57	311	386	-75
5	Detroit Red Wings e	80	17	57	6	40	266	415	-149

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Edmonton Oilers p	80	56	17	7	119	426	310	+116
2	Calgary Flames x	80	40	31	9	89	354	315	+39
3	Winnipeg Jets x	80	26	47	7	59	295	372	-77
4	Vancouver Canucks x	80	23	44	13	59	282	333	-51
5	Los Angeles Kings e	80	23	49	8	54	284	389	-105

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Quebec Nordiques y	80	43	31	6	92	330	289	+41
2	Montréal Canadiens x	80	40	33	7	87	330	280	+50
3	Boston Bruins x	80	37	31	12	86	311	288	+23
4	Hartford Whalers x	80	40	36	4	84	332	302	+30
5	Buffalo Sabres e	80	37	37	6	80	296	291	+5

Patrick Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Philadelphia Flyers z	80	53	23	4	110	335	241	+94
2	Washington Capitals x	80	50	23	7	107	315	272	+43
3	New York Islanders x	80	39	29	12	90	327	284	+43
4	New York Rangers x	80	36	38	6	78	280	276	+4
5	Pittsburgh Penguins e	80	34	38	8	76	313	305	+8
6	New Jersey Devils e	80	28	49	3	59	300	374	-74

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