NHL Standings, 1979-80

Atlantic

Atlantic standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Buffalo SabresDiv BUF · 47-17-16 · L10 6-0-0 · W4	+117	110 .688
2	Montréal CanadiensDiv MTL · 47-20-13 · L10 5-0-0 · T1	+88	-3 107 .669
3	Boston Bruins BOS · 46-21-13 · L10 6-2-0 · W1	+76	-2 105 .656
4	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 35-40-5 · L10 5-5-0 · L1	-23	-30 75 .469
5	Detroit Red Wings DET · 26-43-11 · L10 2-8-0 · L4	-38	-12 63 .394

Metropolitan

Metropolitan standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Philadelphia Flyers★ PHI · 48-12-20 · L10 3-4-0 · L1	+73	116 .725
2	New York Islanders NYI · 39-28-13 · L10 6-0-0 · W2	+34	-25 91 .569
3	New York Rangers NYR · 38-32-10 · L10 3-6-0 · W1	+24	-5 86 .537
4	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 30-37-13 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-52	-13 73 .456
5	Washington Capitals WSH · 27-40-13 · L10 3-5-0 · T1	-32	-6 67 .419

Central

Central standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 34-27-19 · L10 4-4-0 · L1	-9	87 .544
2	St. Louis Blues STL · 34-34-12 · L10 5-4-0 · W3	-12	-7 80 .500
3	WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979) WIN · 20-49-11 · L10 5-5-0 · W1	-100	-29 51 .319

Pacific

Pacific standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 30-36-14 · L10 4-2-0 · L2	-23	74 .463
2	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 27-37-16 · L10 5-3-0 · W4	-25	-4 70 .438
3	Edmonton Oilers EDM · 28-39-13 · L10 7-2-0 · W1	-21	-1 69 .431

Norris

Norris standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 36-28-16 · L10 5-3-0 · L2	+58	88 .550

Northeast

Northeast standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	HFD Hartford Whalers HFD · 27-34-19 · L10 2-4-0 · W2	-9	73 .456
2	QUE Quebec Nordiques QUE · 25-44-11 · L10 1-7-0 · T1	-65	-12 61 .381

Patrick

Patrick standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 35-32-13 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	+13	83 .519

Smythe

Smythe standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	CLR Colorado Rockies CLR · 19-48-13 · L10 2-7-0 · L3	-74	51 .319

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