NHL Standings, 1977-78

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Montréal Canadiens★ MTL · 59-10-11 · L10 7-1-0 · L1	+176	129 .806
2	New York IslandersDiv NYI · 48-17-15 · L10 6-2-0 · W2	+124	-18 111 .694
3	Boston BruinsDiv BOS · 51-18-11 · L10 4-4-0 · L1	+115	113 .706
4	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 45-20-15 · L10 6-2-0 · L1	+96	-8 105 .656
5	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 44-19-17 · L10 4-5-0 · W2	+73	105 .656
6	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 41-29-10 · L10 2-8-0 · L4	+34	-13 92 .575
7	Detroit Red Wings DET · 32-34-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	-14	-14 78 .487
8	New York Rangers NYR · 30-37-13 · L10 5-5-0 · W1	-1	-5 73 .456
Playoff cut73 pts in · 8 in / 2 out
9	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 25-37-18 · L10 3-6-0 · W1	-67	-5 68 .425
10	Washington Capitals WSH · 17-49-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W3	-126	-20 48 .300

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 32-29-19 · L10 5-3-0 · L1	+10	83 .519
2	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 31-34-15 · L10 4-5-0 · W1	-2	-6 77 .481
3	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 20-43-17 · L10 1-7-0 · L1	-81	-20 57 .356
4	St. Louis Blues STL · 20-47-13 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-109	-4 53 .331

Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 34-27-19 · L10 7-2-0 · L1	+22	87 .544
2	CLR Colorado Rockies CLR · 19-40-21 · L10 5-4-0 · W1	-48	-28 59 .369
3	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 18-53-9 · L10 3-7-0 · W1	-107	-14 45 .281

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	CBN Cleveland Barons CBN · 22-45-13 · L10 3-5-0 · L1	-95	57 .356

★ league best · Div division winner · WC wildcard · line = playoff cut · dimmed = missed