NHL standings at the end of December 29, 1981

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Montreal Canadiens	36	20	7	9	49	178	104	0.02	2.07	12-1-3	8-6-6	7-1-2	Won 2
Boston Bruins	35	21	10	4	46	146	116	0.12	0.98	10-6-2	11-4-2	7-3-0	Won 4
Buffalo Sabres	37	19	10	8	46	144	115	-0.11	0.68	11-2-7	8-8-1	5-4-1	Won 2
Quebec Nordiques	39	19	15	5	43	182	168	0.24	0.60	14-6-0	5-9-5	4-5-1	Won 1
Hartford Whalers	36	9	18	9	27	122	158	0.34	-0.66	6-7-6	3-11-3	3-6-1	Lost 1

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Minnesota North Stars	36	14	10	12	40	155	128	-0.16	0.59	8-3-8	6-7-4	2-4-4	Tied 1
St. Louis Blues	38	17	17	4	38	140	149	-0.03	-0.27	12-4-2	5-13-2	7-3-0	Won 2
Chicago Black Hawks	36	14	13	9	37	161	155	-0.24	-0.07	10-4-6	4-9-3	4-5-1	Lost 2
Winnipeg Jets	38	13	17	8	34	139	166	-0.10	-0.81	7-8-4	6-9-4	2-5-3	Tied 1
Toronto Maple Leafs	35	10	16	9	29	153	164	-0.14	-0.45	4-7-4	6-9-5	4-3-3	Lost 1
Detroit Red Wings	37	10	21	6	26	125	158	0.11	-0.78	8-8-1	2-13-5	2-7-1	Tied 1

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
New York Islanders	36	21	10	5	47	156	125	0.04	0.90	12-3-2	9-7-3	6-3-1	Lost 1
Philadelphia Flyers	35	22	12	1	45	140	129	-0.08	0.24	13-4-1	9-8-0	8-2-0	Won 1
Pittsburgh Penguins	36	15	15	6	36	137	140	0.05	-0.03	12-4-2	3-11-4	2-6-2	Lost 2
New York Rangers	36	14	17	5	33	125	144	0.11	-0.42	8-10-2	6-7-3	4-4-2	Won 1
Washington Capitals	36	10	23	3	23	137	154	0.05	-0.43	7-9-2	3-14-1	2-7-1	Lost 1

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Edmonton Oilers	38	24	8	6	54	221	144	-0.33	1.69	15-3-0	9-5-6	7-1-2	Won 2
Vancouver Canucks	38	13	17	8	34	137	143	0.03	-0.12	9-4-6	4-13-2	1-6-3	Lost 1
Calgary Flames	37	11	18	8	30	145	175	-0.01	-0.82	7-6-6	4-12-2	4-4-2	Lost 2
Los Angeles Kings	36	13	20	3	29	152	182	-0.00	-0.83	10-8-1	3-12-2	3-4-3	Lost 1
Colorado Rockies	37	8	23	6	22	101	179	0.09	-2.02	5-10-2	3-13-4	4-5-1	Tied 1