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| GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PP% | PK% | HOME | AWAY | L10 | |
| 1 x-Buffalo | 79 | 51 | 21 | 7 | 109 | 299 | 236 | 17.9 | 80.7 | 27-10-3 | 24-11-4 | 7-2-1 |
| 2 x-New Jersey | 79 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 102 | 209 | 195 | 17.7 | 84.6 | 24-10-5 | 23-14-3 | 5-5-0 |
| 3 x-Atlanta | 79 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 93 | 237 | 239 | 16.8 | 79.5 | 22-11-6 | 19-16-5 | 5-4-1 |
| 4 x-Ottawa | 79 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 102 | 279 | 213 | 17.8 | 84.6 | 25-12-3 | 22-12-5 | 8-1-1 |
| 5 x-Pittsburgh | 80 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 101 | 272 | 243 | 20.4 | 81.8 | 25-10-5 | 20-14-6 | 6-3-1 |
| 6 Tampa Bay | 80 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 92 | 249 | 251 | 18.8 | 78.7 | 22-17-1 | 22-15-3 | 5-5-0 |
| 7 NY Rangers | 79 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 91 | 236 | 210 | 19.0 | 83.9 | 20-15-5 | 21-14-4 | 7-2-1 |
| 8 Montreal | 79 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 88 | 237 | 247 | 22.7 | 83.5 | 25-12-3 | 16-20-3 | 8-2-0 |
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| Toronto | 79 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 87 | 247 | 257 | 17.6 | 78.7 | 19-15-5 | 19-15-6 | 5-3-2 |
| Carolina | 80 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 86 | 235 | 245 | 14.6 | 84.5 | 20-15-4 | 19-18-4 | 5-5-0 |
| NY Islanders | 78 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 84 | 232 | 232 | 17.8 | 81.4 | 20-13-6 | 16-17-6 | 2-6-2 |
| Florida | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 83 | 236 | 250 | 17.8 | 82.4 | 23-12-6 | 11-19-9 | 5-3-2 |
| e-Boston | 79 | 35 | 38 | 6 | 76 | 214 | 277 | 17.4 | 81.7 | 18-18-4 | 17-20-2 | 2-7-1 |
| e-Washington | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 68 | 232 | 282 | 16.7 | 79.8 | 17-16-7 | 10-23-7 | 3-5-2 |
| e-Philadelphia | 78 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 53 | 204 | 290 | 14.1 | 85.2 | 9-22-7 | 12-24-4 | 2-8-0 |
Legend
e- eliminated from playoff contention
x- clinched playoff spot
y- clinched division title
z- clinched best record in conference
*- clinched Presidents' Trophy (best regular-season record)
And there goes the fan base, cancelling their season tickets and going back to watching strictly Nascar. 
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