NHL Standings, 1997-98

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	New Jersey DevilsDiv NJD · 48-23-11 · L10 3-5-0 · L1	+59	107 .652
2	Detroit Red Wings DET · 44-23-15 · L10 6-4-0 · L3	+54	-4 103 .628
3	Pittsburgh PenguinsDiv PIT · 40-24-18 · L10 4-4-0 · W3	+40	-5 98 .598
4	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 42-29-11 · L10 5-5-0 · L2	+49	-3 95 .579
5	Washington Capitals WSH · 40-30-12 · L10 7-2-0 · W4	+17	-3 92 .561
6	Boston Bruins BOS · 39-30-13 · L10 6-4-0 · W1	+27	-1 91 .555
7	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 36-29-17 · L10 5-3-0 · L1	+24	-2 89 .543
8	Montréal Canadiens MTL · 37-32-13 · L10 3-3-0 · T1	+27	-2 87 .530
Playoff cut87 pts in · 8 in / 7 out
9	Ottawa Senators OTT · 34-33-15 · L10 6-2-0 · W1	-7	-4 83 .506
10	Carolina Hurricanes CAR · 33-41-8 · L10 4-6-0 · L5	-19	-9 74 .451
11	New York Islanders NYI · 30-41-11 · L10 6-3-0 · W2	-13	-3 71 .433
12	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 30-43-9 · L10 4-6-0 · W1	-43	-2 69 .421
13	New York Rangers NYR · 25-39-18 · L10 3-6-0 · W2	-34	-1 68 .415
14	Florida Panthers FLA · 24-43-15 · L10 3-4-0 · T1	-53	-5 63 .384
15	Tampa Bay Lightning TBL · 17-55-10 · L10 0-9-0 · T1	-118	-19 44 .268

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Dallas Stars★ DAL · 49-22-11 · L10 6-4-0 · W1	+75	109 .665
2	St. Louis Blues STL · 45-29-8 · L10 7-3-0 · W3	+52	-11 98 .598
3	Colorado AvalancheDiv COL · 39-26-17 · L10 3-6-0 · W2	+26	-3 95 .579
4	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 38-33-11 · L10 4-6-0 · L2	+2	-8 87 .530
5	PHX Phoenix Coyotes PHX · 35-35-12 · L10 7-3-0 · L1	-3	-5 82 .500
6	Edmonton Oilers EDM · 35-37-10 · L10 7-3-0 · W4	-9	-2 80 .488
7	San Jose Sharks SJS · 34-38-10 · L10 5-2-0 · W1	-6	-2 78 .476
8	Chicago Blackhawks CHI · 30-39-13 · L10 1-8-0 · L1	-7	-5 73 .445
Playoff cut73 pts in · 8 in / 3 out
9	Calgary Flames CGY · 26-41-15 · L10 2-6-0 · L1	-35	-6 67 .409
10	Anaheim Ducks ANA · 26-43-13 · L10 2-6-0 · L1	-56	-2 65 .396
11	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 25-43-14 · L10 3-6-0 · L3	-49	-1 64 .390

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