Standings, 1986-87 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	St. Louis Blues y	80	32	33	15	79	281	293	-12
2	Detroit Red Wings x	80	34	36	10	78	260	274	-14
3	Chicago Blackhawks x	80	29	37	14	72	290	310	-20
4	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	32	42	6	70	286	319	-33
5	Minnesota North Stars e	80	30	40	10	70	296	314	-18

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Edmonton Oilers p	80	50	24	6	106	372	284	+88
2	Calgary Flames x	80	46	31	3	95	318	289	+29
3	Winnipeg Jets x	80	40	32	8	88	279	271	+8
4	Los Angeles Kings x	80	31	41	8	70	318	341	-23
5	Vancouver Canucks e	80	29	43	8	66	282	314	-32

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Hartford Whalers y	80	43	30	7	93	287	270	+17
2	Montréal Canadiens x	80	41	29	10	92	277	241	+36
3	Boston Bruins x	80	39	34	7	85	301	276	+25
4	Quebec Nordiques x	80	31	39	10	72	267	276	-9
5	Buffalo Sabres e	80	28	44	8	64	280	308	-28

Patrick Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Philadelphia Flyers z	80	46	26	8	100	310	245	+65
2	Washington Capitals x	80	38	32	10	86	285	278	+7
3	New York Islanders x	80	35	33	12	82	279	281	-2
4	New York Rangers x	80	34	38	8	76	307	323	-16
5	Pittsburgh Penguins e	80	30	38	12	72	297	290	+7
6	New Jersey Devils e	80	29	45	6	64	293	368	-75

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