pittsburgh on fire and doing it without Sid the Kid even though he leads the league in scoring and Forsberg Traded to Nashville lets see how that works out
| Eastern Conference |
| Rk | Eastern | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | Last 10 |
| 01 | Sabres | 59 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 83 | 217 | 168 | 20-7-3 | 19-8-2 | 6-3-1 |
| 02 | Devils | 59 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 78 | 160 | 140 | 21-6-4 | 15-11-2 | 6-3-1 |
| 04 | Penguins | 58 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 73 | 203 | 181 | 18-8-4 | 14-9-5 | 9-0-1 |
| 05 | Senators | 59 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 71 | 200 | 157 | 18-11-2 | 16-11-1 | 7-2-1 |
| 03 | Lightning | 60 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 69 | 191 | 183 | 16-13-0 | 17-11-3 | 7-2-1 |
| 06 | Thrashers | 61 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 69 | 185 | 194 | 14-9-5 | 16-13-4 | 2-7-1 |
| 07 | Hurricanes | 61 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 67 | 185 | 192 | 15-11-4 | 15-13-3 | 4-5-1 |
| 08 | Maple Leafs | 59 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 66 | 191 | 192 | 12-12-5 | 17-10-3 | 7-1-2 |
| 09 | Canadiens | 61 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 66 | 173 | 181 | 17-12-3 | 13-13-3 | 2-7-1 |
| 10 | Islanders | 59 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 64 | 171 | 165 | 14-10-4 | 14-13-4 | 5-2-3 |
| 11 | Rangers | 59 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 63 | 175 | 170 | 12-13-3 | 17-12-2 | 5-4-1 |
| 12 | Bruins | 57 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 58 | 161 | 209 | 16-12-2 | 11-14-2 | 5-5-0 |
| 13 | Panthers | 60 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 57 | 170 | 195 | 16-10-3 | 7-16-8 | 5-4-1 |
| 14 | Capitals | 59 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 55 | 177 | 206 | 14-12-4 | 9-15-5 | 3-5-2 |
| 15 | Flyers | 58 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 40 | 151 | 215 | 5-16-7 | 11-18-1 | 5-2-3 |
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| Western Conference |
| Rk | Western | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | Last 10 |
| 01 | Red Wings | 60 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 82 | 185 | 145 | 21-3-3 | 17-13-3 | 8-2-0 |
| 04 | Predators | 60 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 81 | 202 | 151 | 21-5-3 | 18-13-0 | 4-6-0 |
| 02 | Ducks | 60 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 79 | 193 | 155 | 18-5-6 | 17-11-3 | 5-4-1 |
| 05 | Sharks | 59 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 73 | 178 | 150 | 18-11-1 | 18-11-0 | 3-6-1 |
| 06 | Stars | 58 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 72 | 158 | 142 | 19-9-1 | 16-12-1 | 6-3-1 |
| 03 | Canucks | 58 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 70 | 152 | 146 | 18-9-2 | 15-12-2 | 6-2-2 |
| 07 | Flames | 59 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 70 | 188 | 158 | 24-6-1 | 7-14-7 | 5-3-2 |
| 08 | Wild | 60 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 69 | 171 | 156 | 20-5-4 | 12-18-1 | 6-3-1 |
| 09 | Oilers | 59 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 61 | 160 | 171 | 18-11-2 | 10-15-3 | 5-4-1 |
| 10 | Avalanche | 58 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 60 | 186 | 182 | 16-13-3 | 12-13-1 | 4-6-0 |
| 11 | Blues | 60 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 59 | 155 | 181 | 14-15-3 | 11-11-6 | 5-4-1 |
| 13 | Blackhawks | 59 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 53 | 147 | 179 | 11-13-4 | 11-15-5 | 5-3-2 |
| 12 | Coyotes | 59 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 53 | 159 | 203 | 13-13-2 | 12-18-1 | 2-7-1 |
| 14 | Blue Jackets | 59 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 51 | 146 | 182 | 14-14-3 | 9-17-2 | 4-6-0 |
| 15 | Kings | 61 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 50 | 170 | 211 | 11-12-8 | 9-19-2 | 3-3-4 |
Eastern Confrence Playoff races are heating up it's practically a crap shoot from 6 all the way to 11. The West is not as complicated.