Standings, 1997-98 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	New Jersey Devils z	82	48	23	11	107	225	166	+59
2	Philadelphia Flyers x	82	42	29	11	95	242	193	+49
3	Washington Capitals x	82	40	30	12	92	219	202	+17
4	New York Islanders e	82	30	41	11	71	212	225	-13
5	New York Rangers e	82	25	39	18	68	197	231	-34
6	Florida Panthers e	82	24	43	15	63	203	256	-53
7	Tampa Bay Lightning e	82	17	55	10	44	151	269	-118

Northeast Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Pittsburgh Penguins y	82	40	24	18	98	228	188	+40
2	Boston Bruins x	82	39	30	13	91	221	194	+27
3	Buffalo Sabres x	82	36	29	17	89	211	187	+24
4	Montréal Canadiens x	82	37	32	13	87	235	208	+27
5	Ottawa Senators x	82	34	33	15	83	193	200	-7
6	Carolina Hurricanes e	82	33	41	8	74	200	219	-19

Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Dallas Stars p	82	49	22	11	109	242	167	+75
2	Detroit Red Wings x	82	44	23	15	103	250	196	+54
3	St. Louis Blues x	82	45	29	8	98	256	204	+52
4	Phoenix Coyotes x	82	35	35	12	82	224	227	-3
5	Chicago Blackhawks e	82	30	39	13	73	192	199	-7
6	Toronto Maple Leafs e	82	30	43	9	69	194	237	-43

Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Colorado Avalanche y	82	39	26	17	95	231	205	+26
2	Los Angeles Kings x	82	38	33	11	87	227	225	+2
3	Edmonton Oilers x	82	35	37	10	80	215	224	-9
4	San Jose Sharks x	82	34	38	10	78	210	216	-6
5	Calgary Flames e	82	26	41	15	67	217	252	-35
6	Anaheim Ducks e	82	26	43	13	65	205	261	-56
7	Vancouver Canucks e	82	25	43	14	64	224	273	-49

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