Standings, 1987-88 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	Detroit Red Wings y	80	41	28	11	93	322	269	+53
2	St. Louis Blues x	80	34	38	8	76	278	294	-16
3	Chicago Blackhawks x	80	30	41	9	69	284	328	-44
4	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	21	49	10	52	273	345	-72
5	Minnesota North Stars e	80	19	48	13	51	242	349	-107

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Calgary Flames p	80	48	23	9	105	397	305	+92
2	Edmonton Oilers x	80	44	25	11	99	363	288	+75
3	Winnipeg Jets x	80	33	36	11	77	292	310	-18
4	Los Angeles Kings x	80	30	42	8	68	318	359	-41
5	Vancouver Canucks e	80	25	46	9	59	272	320	-48

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens z	80	45	22	13	103	298	238	+60
2	Boston Bruins x	80	44	30	6	94	300	251	+49
3	Buffalo Sabres x	80	37	32	11	85	283	305	-22
4	Hartford Whalers x	80	35	38	7	77	249	267	-18
5	Quebec Nordiques e	80	32	43	5	69	271	306	-35

Patrick Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	New York Islanders y	80	39	31	10	88	308	267	+41
2	Philadelphia Flyers x	80	38	33	9	85	292	292	0
3	Washington Capitals x	80	38	33	9	85	281	249	+32
4	New Jersey Devils x	80	38	36	6	82	295	296	-1
5	New York Rangers e	80	36	34	10	82	300	283	+17
6	Pittsburgh Penguins e	80	36	35	9	81	319	316	+3

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