NHL Standings, 1977-78

Atlantic

Atlantic standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Montréal Canadiens★ MTL · 59-10-11 · L10 7-1-0 · L1	+176	129 .806
2	Boston BruinsDiv BOS · 51-18-11 · L10 4-4-0 · L1	+115	-16 113 .706
3	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 44-19-17 · L10 4-5-0 · W2	+73	-8 105 .656
4	Detroit Red Wings DET · 32-34-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	-14	-27 78 .487
5	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 41-29-10 · L10 2-8-0 · L4	+34	92 .575

Metropolitan

Metropolitan standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New York IslandersDiv NYI · 48-17-15 · L10 6-2-0 · W2	+124	111 .694
2	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 45-20-15 · L10 6-2-0 · L1	+96	-6 105 .656
3	New York Rangers NYR · 30-37-13 · L10 5-5-0 · W1	-1	-32 73 .456
4	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 25-37-18 · L10 3-6-0 · W1	-67	-5 68 .425
5	Washington Capitals WSH · 17-49-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W3	-126	-20 48 .300

Central

Central standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 32-29-19 · L10 5-3-0 · L1	+10	83 .519
2	St. Louis Blues STL · 20-47-13 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-109	-30 53 .331

Pacific

Pacific standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 31-34-15 · L10 4-5-0 · W1	-2	77 .481
2	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 20-43-17 · L10 1-7-0 · L1	-81	-20 57 .356

Adams

Adams standings

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

Norris

Norris standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 18-53-9 · L10 3-7-0 · W1	-107	45 .281

Patrick

Patrick standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 34-27-19 · L10 7-2-0 · L1	+22	87 .544

Smythe

Smythe standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	CLR Colorado Rockies CLR · 19-40-21 · L10 5-4-0 · W1	-48	59 .369

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