NHL Standings, 1995-96

Atlantic

Atlantic standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Detroit Red Wings★ DET · 62-13-7 · L10 7-1-0 · W4	+144	131 .799
2	Boston Bruins BOS · 40-31-11 · L10 6-2-0 · W1	+13	-40 91 .555
3	Florida Panthers FLA · 41-31-10 · L10 3-6-0 · W1	+20	92 .561
4	Montréal Canadiens MTL · 40-32-10 · L10 4-4-0 · T1	+17	-2 90 .549
5	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 34-36-12 · L10 6-4-0 · W1	-5	-10 80 .488
6	Tampa Bay Lightning TBL · 38-32-12 · L10 5-4-0 · L1	-10	88 .537
7	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 33-42-7 · L10 5-5-0 · W3	-15	-15 73 .445
8	Ottawa Senators OTT · 18-59-5 · L10 3-6-0 · W1	-100	-32 41 .250

Metropolitan

Metropolitan standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Philadelphia FlyersDiv PHI · 45-24-13 · L10 8-2-0 · W3	+74	103 .628
2	Pittsburgh PenguinsDiv PIT · 49-29-4 · L10 6-4-0 · L1	+78	-1 102 .622
3	New York Rangers NYR · 41-27-14 · L10 4-6-0 · L5	+35	-6 96 .585
4	Washington Capitals WSH · 39-32-11 · L10 6-3-0 · L2	+30	-7 89 .543
5	New Jersey Devils NJD · 37-33-12 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	+13	-3 86 .524
6	New York Islanders NYI · 22-50-10 · L10 2-6-0 · T2	-86	-32 54 .329

Central

Central standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Colorado AvalancheDiv COL · 47-25-10 · L10 6-4-0 · L1	+86	104 .634
2	Chicago Blackhawks CHI · 40-28-14 · L10 3-4-0 · T1	+53	-10 94 .573
3	St. Louis Blues STL · 32-34-16 · L10 1-5-0 · T1	-29	-14 80 .488
4	WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979) WIN · 36-40-6 · L10 6-3-0 · L1	-16	-2 78 .476
5	Dallas Stars DAL · 26-42-14 · L10 3-6-0 · L2	-53	-12 66 .402

Pacific

Pacific standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Calgary Flames CGY · 34-37-11 · L10 4-6-0 · L1	+1	79 .482
2	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 32-35-15 · L10 5-5-0 · W1	0	79 .482
3	Anaheim Ducks ANA · 35-39-8 · L10 6-3-0 · W2	-13	-1 78 .476
4	Edmonton Oilers EDM · 30-44-8 · L10 3-6-0 · L5	-64	-10 68 .415
5	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 24-40-18 · L10 3-4-0 · W1	-46	-2 66 .402
6	San Jose Sharks SJS · 20-55-7 · L10 4-6-0 · L4	-105	-19 47 .287

Northeast

Northeast standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	HFD Hartford Whalers HFD · 34-39-9 · L10 4-6-0 · L1	-22	77 .470

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