Standings, 2008-09 season

League Conference Division

A win is worth 2 points. A loss in overtime or a shootout (OTL) is worth 1.

Atlantic Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	New Jersey Devils y	82	51	27	4	106	244	209	+35
2	Pittsburgh Penguins x	82	45	28	9	99	264	239	+25
3	Philadelphia Flyers x	82	44	27	11	99	264	238	+26
4	New York Rangers x	82	43	30	9	95	210	218	-8
5	New York Islanders e	82	26	47	9	61	201	279	-78

Northeast Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Boston Bruins z	82	53	19	10	116	274	196	+78
2	Montréal Canadiens x	82	41	30	11	93	249	247	+2
3	Buffalo Sabres e	82	41	32	9	91	250	234	+16
4	Ottawa Senators e	82	36	35	11	83	217	237	-20
5	Toronto Maple Leafs e	82	34	35	13	81	250	293	-43

Southeast Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Washington Capitals y	82	50	24	8	108	272	245	+27
2	Carolina Hurricanes x	82	45	30	7	97	239	226	+13
3	Florida Panthers e	82	41	30	11	93	234	231	+3
4	Atlanta Thrashers e	82	35	41	6	76	257	280	-23
5	Tampa Bay Lightning e	82	24	40	18	66	210	279	-69

Central Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Detroit Red Wings y	82	51	21	10	112	295	244	+51
2	Chicago Blackhawks x	82	46	24	12	104	264	216	+48
3	Columbus Blue Jackets x	82	41	31	10	92	226	230	-4
4	St. Louis Blues x	82	41	31	10	92	233	233	0
5	Nashville Predators e	82	40	34	8	88	213	233	-20

Northwest Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Vancouver Canucks y	82	45	27	10	100	246	220	+26
2	Calgary Flames x	82	46	30	6	98	254	248	+6
3	Minnesota Wild e	82	40	33	9	89	219	200	+19
4	Edmonton Oilers e	82	38	35	9	85	234	248	-14
5	Colorado Avalanche e	82	32	45	5	69	199	257	-58

Pacific Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	San Jose Sharks p	82	53	18	11	117	257	204	+53
2	Anaheim Ducks x	82	42	33	7	91	245	238	+7
3	Dallas Stars e	82	36	35	11	83	230	257	-27
4	Phoenix Coyotes e	82	36	39	7	79	208	252	-44
5	Los Angeles Kings e	82	34	37	11	79	207	234	-27

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