NHL Standings, 1980-81

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New York Islanders★ NYI · 48-18-14 · L10 7-1-0 · W3	+95	110 .688
2	Montréal CanadiensDiv MTL · 45-22-13 · L10 5-3-0 · W3	+100	-7 103 .644
3	Buffalo SabresDiv BUF · 39-20-21 · L10 5-3-0 · L1	+77	-4 99 .619
4	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 41-24-15 · L10 3-3-0 · L1	+64	-2 97 .606
5	Boston Bruins BOS · 37-30-13 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	+44	-10 87 .544
6	QUE Quebec Nordiques QUE · 30-32-18 · L10 5-2-0 · L1	-4	-9 78 .487
7	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 30-37-13 · L10 3-4-0 · W1	-43	-5 73 .456
8	New York Rangers NYR · 30-36-14 · L10 6-2-0 · W2	-5	74 .463
Playoff cut74 pts in · 8 in / 4 out
9	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 28-37-15 · L10 4-3-0 · W1	-45	-3 71 .444
10	Washington Capitals WSH · 26-36-18 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	-31	-1 70 .438
11	HFD Hartford Whalers HFD · 21-41-18 · L10 3-6-0 · L2	-80	-10 60 .375
12	Detroit Red Wings DET · 19-43-18 · L10 1-7-0 · L2	-87	-4 56 .350

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	St. Louis BluesDiv STL · 45-18-17 · L10 4-4-0 · T1	+71	107 .669
2	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 43-24-13 · L10 5-2-0 · T1	+47	-8 99 .619
3	Calgary Flames CGY · 39-27-14 · L10 3-5-0 · W2	+31	-7 92 .575
4	Chicago Blackhawks CHI · 31-33-16 · L10 4-4-0 · W1	-11	-14 78 .487
5	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 28-32-20 · L10 3-4-0 · L2	-12	-2 76 .475
6	Edmonton Oilers EDM · 29-35-16 · L10 6-1-0 · W2	+1	-2 74 .463
7	WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979) WIN · 9-57-14 · L10 1-7-0 · T1	-154	-42 32 .200

Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 35-28-17 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	+28	87 .544
2	CLR Colorado Rockies CLR · 22-45-13 · L10 2-5-0 · T1	-86	-30 57 .356

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