After Sun, Apr 13 1,066 of 1,066 games playedUpdated 7:09 PM
Standings
1996–97 regular season
| Rank | Team | GP | PTS | P% | W | L | OT | T | PTS | P% | RW | GF | GA | DIFF | Home | Away | Last 10 | STRK | Δ WK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NJD | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 104 | .634 | 45 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 104 | .634 | 44 | 231 | 182 | +49 | 23–9–9 | 22–14–5 | 6–3–1 | L1 | |
| 2 | PHI | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 103 | .628 | 45 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 103 | .628 | 42 | 274 | 217 | +57 | 23–12–6 | 22–12–7 | 5–3–2 | W1 | |
| 3 | FLA | Florida Panthers | 82 | 89 | .543 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 89 | .543 | 32 | 221 | 201 | +20 | 21–12–8 | 14–16–11 | 3–4–3 | W2 | |
| 4 | NYR | New York Rangers | 82 | 86 | .524 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 86 | .524 | 35 | 258 | 231 | +27 | 21–14–6 | 17–20–4 | 5–4–1 | L1 | |
| 5 | WSH | Washington Capitals | 82 | 75 | .457 | 33 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 75 | .457 | 31 | 214 | 231 | −17 | 19–17–5 | 14–23–4 | 5–4–1 | W3 | |
| 6 | TBL | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 74 | .451 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 74 | .451 | 28 | 217 | 247 | −30 | 15–18–8 | 17–22–2 | 4–3–3 | L1 | |
| 7 | NYI | New York Islanders | 82 | 70 | .427 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 70 | .427 | 26 | 240 | 250 | −10 | 19–18–4 | 10–23–8 | 4–5–1 | L1 | |
| Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | DAL | Dallas Stars | 82 | 104 | .634 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 104 | .634 | 44 | 252 | 198 | +54 | 25–13–3 | 23–13–5 | 5–3–2 | L2 | |
| 2 | DET | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 94 | .573 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 94 | .573 | 31 | 253 | 197 | +56 | 20–12–9 | 18–14–9 | 4–3–3 | L2 | |
| 3 | PHX | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 83 | .506 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 83 | .506 | 33 | 240 | 243 | −3 | 15–19–7 | 23–18–0 | 5–3–2 | W1 | |
| 4 | STL | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 83 | .506 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 83 | .506 | 35 | 236 | 239 | −3 | 17–20–4 | 19–15–7 | 5–3–2 | W3 | |
| 5 | CHI | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 81 | .494 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 81 | .494 | 33 | 223 | 210 | +13 | 16–21–4 | 18–14–9 | 6–3–1 | W2 | |
| 6 | TOR | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 68 | .415 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 8 | 68 | .415 | 29 | 230 | 273 | −43 | 18–20–3 | 12–24–5 | 4–4–2 | W1 | |
| Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | COL | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 107 | .652 | 49 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 107 | .652 | 46 | 277 | 205 | +72 | 26–10–5 | 23–14–4 | 4–6–0 | L1 | |
| 2 | ANA | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 85 | .518 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 85 | .518 | 33 | 245 | 233 | +12 | 23–12–6 | 13–21–7 | 6–2–2 | W3 | |
| 3 | EDM | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 81 | .494 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 9 | 81 | .494 | 35 | 252 | 247 | +5 | 21–16–4 | 15–21–5 | 3–5–2 | L2 | |
| 4 | VAN | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 77 | .470 | 35 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 77 | .470 | 30 | 257 | 273 | −16 | 20–17–4 | 15–23–3 | 6–1–3 | W3 | |
| 5 | CGY | Calgary Flames | 82 | 73 | .445 | 32 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 73 | .445 | 29 | 214 | 239 | −25 | 21–18–2 | 11–23–7 | 2–7–1 | L4 | |
| 6 | LAK | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 67 | .409 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 67 | .409 | 28 | 214 | 268 | −54 | 18–16–7 | 10–27–4 | 3–5–2 | W2 | |
| 7 | SJS | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 62 | .378 | 27 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 62 | .378 | 24 | 211 | 278 | −67 | 14–23–4 | 13–24–4 | 3–6–1 | L2 | |
| Northeast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BUF | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 92 | .561 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 92 | .561 | 35 | 237 | 208 | +29 | 24–11–6 | 16–19–6 | 2–7–1 | L2 | |
| 2 | PIT | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 84 | .512 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 84 | .512 | 37 | 285 | 280 | +5 | 25–11–5 | 13–25–3 | 4–5–1 | L3 | |
| 3 | OTT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 77 | .470 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 77 | .470 | 31 | 226 | 234 | −8 | 16–17–8 | 15–19–7 | W3 | ||
| 4 | MTL | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 77 | .470 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 77 | .470 | 29 | 249 | 276 | −27 | 17–17–7 | 14–19–8 | 5–4–1 | T1 | |
| 5 | HFD | Hartford Whalers | 82 | 75 | .457 | 32 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 75 | .457 | 29 | 226 | 256 | −30 | 23–15–3 | 9–24–8 | 5–4–1 | W1 | |
| 6 | BOS | Boston Bruins | 82 | 61 | .372 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 61 | .372 | 23 | 234 | 300 | −66 | 14–20–7 | 12–27–2 | W1 | ||
WC1 · WC2 wild-card spots Line after 3rd top three in each division make it Any date ?date= shows the table after that day's games