NHL Standings, 1978-79

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New York Islanders★ NYI · 51-15-14 · L10 6-2-0 · W4	+144	116 .725
2	Montréal CanadiensDiv MTL · 52-17-11 · L10 7-2-0 · L1	+133	-1 115 .719
3	Boston BruinsDiv BOS · 43-23-14 · L10 5-3-0 · W1	+46	-15 100 .625
4	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 40-25-15 · L10 6-3-0 · W1	+33	-5 95 .594
5	New York Rangers NYR · 40-29-11 · L10 2-5-0 · L2	+24	-4 91 .569
6	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 36-28-16 · L10 6-3-0 · T1	+17	-3 88 .550
7	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 36-31-13 · L10 5-3-0 · L1	+2	-3 85 .531
8	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 34-33-13 · L10 4-4-0 · L1	+15	-4 81 .506
Playoff cut81 pts in · 8 in / 2 out
9	Washington Capitals WSH · 24-41-15 · L10 3-5-0 · W1	-65	-18 63 .394
10	Detroit Red Wings DET · 23-41-16 · L10 4-6-0 · W1	-43	-1 62 .388

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 29-36-15 · L10 4-3-0 · W1	-33	73 .456
2	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 34-34-12 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	+6	80 .500
3	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 25-42-13 · L10 5-2-0 · T1	-74	-17 63 .394
4	St. Louis Blues STL · 18-50-12 · L10 1-7-0 · L1	-99	-15 48 .300

Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 41-31-8 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	+47	90 .563
2	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 28-40-12 · L10 2-7-0 · L1	-32	-22 68 .425
3	CLR Colorado Rockies CLR · 15-53-12 · L10 1-6-0 · T2	-121	-26 42 .263

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