Standings, 1995-96 season

League Conference Division

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

Atlantic Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Philadelphia Flyers z	82	45	24	13	103	282	208	+74
2	New York Rangers x	82	41	27	14	96	272	237	+35
3	Florida Panthers x	82	41	31	10	92	254	234	+20
4	Washington Capitals x	82	39	32	11	89	234	204	+30
5	Tampa Bay Lightning x	82	38	32	12	88	238	248	-10
6	New Jersey Devils e	82	37	33	12	86	215	202	+13
7	New York Islanders e	82	22	50	10	54	229	315	-86

Northeast Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Pittsburgh Penguins y	82	49	29	4	102	362	284	+78
2	Boston Bruins x	82	40	31	11	91	282	269	+13
3	Montréal Canadiens x	82	40	32	10	90	265	248	+17
4	Hartford Whalers e	82	34	39	9	77	237	259	-22
5	Buffalo Sabres e	82	33	42	7	73	247	262	-15
6	Ottawa Senators e	82	18	59	5	41	191	291	-100

Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Detroit Red Wings p	82	62	13	7	131	325	181	+144
2	Chicago Blackhawks x	82	40	28	14	94	273	220	+53
3	Toronto Maple Leafs x	82	34	36	12	80	247	252	-5
4	St. Louis Blues x	82	32	34	16	80	219	248	-29
5	Winnipeg Jets x	82	36	40	6	78	275	291	-16
6	Dallas Stars e	82	26	42	14	66	227	280	-53

Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Colorado Avalanche y	82	47	25	10	104	326	240	+86
2	Calgary Flames x	82	34	37	11	79	241	240	+1
3	Vancouver Canucks x	82	32	35	15	79	278	278	0
4	Anaheim Ducks e	82	35	39	8	78	234	247	-13
5	Edmonton Oilers e	82	30	44	8	68	240	304	-64
6	Los Angeles Kings e	82	24	40	18	66	256	302	-46
7	San Jose Sharks e	82	20	55	7	47	252	357	-105

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