Standings, 1988-89 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	34	34	12	80	313	316	-3
2	St. Louis Blues x	80	33	35	12	78	275	285	-10
3	Minnesota North Stars x	80	27	37	16	70	258	278	-20
4	Chicago Blackhawks x	80	27	41	12	66	297	335	-38
5	Toronto Maple Leafs e	80	28	46	6	62	259	342	-83

Smythe Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Calgary Flames p	80	54	17	9	117	354	226	+128
2	Los Angeles Kings x	80	42	31	7	91	376	335	+41
3	Edmonton Oilers x	80	38	34	8	84	325	306	+19
4	Vancouver Canucks x	80	33	39	8	74	251	253	-2
5	Winnipeg Jets e	80	26	42	12	64	300	355	-55

Adams Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens z	80	53	18	9	115	315	218	+97
2	Boston Bruins x	80	37	29	14	88	289	256	+33
3	Buffalo Sabres x	80	38	35	7	83	291	299	-8
4	Hartford Whalers x	80	37	38	5	79	299	290	+9
5	Quebec Nordiques e	80	27	46	7	61	269	342	-73

Patrick Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Washington Capitals y	80	41	29	10	92	305	259	+46
2	Pittsburgh Penguins x	80	40	33	7	87	347	349	-2
3	New York Rangers x	80	37	35	8	82	310	307	+3
4	Philadelphia Flyers x	80	36	36	8	80	307	285	+22
5	New Jersey Devils e	80	27	41	12	66	281	325	-44
6	New York Islanders e	80	28	47	5	61	265	325	-60

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