Standings, 1987-88 season

League Conference Division

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

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Calgary Flames p	80	48	23	9	105	397	305	+92
2	Montréal Canadiens z	80	45	22	13	103	298	238	+60
3	Edmonton Oilers x	80	44	25	11	99	363	288	+75
4	Boston Bruins x	80	44	30	6	94	300	251	+49
5	Detroit Red Wings y	80	41	28	11	93	322	269	+53
6	New York Islanders y	80	39	31	10	88	308	267	+41
7	Philadelphia Flyers x	80	38	33	9	85	292	292	0
8	Washington Capitals x	80	38	33	9	85	281	249	+32
9	Buffalo Sabres x	80	37	32	11	85	283	305	-22
10	New Jersey Devils x	80	38	36	6	82	295	296	-1
11	New York Rangers e	80	36	34	10	82	300	283	+17
12	Pittsburgh Penguins e	80	36	35	9	81	319	316	+3
13	Hartford Whalers x	80	35	38	7	77	249	267	-18
14	Winnipeg Jets x	80	33	36	11	77	292	310	-18
15	St. Louis Blues x	80	34	38	8	76	278	294	-16
16	Quebec Nordiques e	80	32	43	5	69	271	306	-35
17	Chicago Blackhawks x	80	30	41	9	69	284	328	-44
18	Los Angeles Kings x	80	30	42	8	68	318	359	-41
19	Vancouver Canucks e	80	25	46	9	59	272	320	-48
20	Toronto Maple Leafs x	80	21	49	10	52	273	345	-72
21	Minnesota North Stars e	80	19	48	13	51	242	349	-107

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