Division champions – 113 points Buffalo Sabres – 105 points New York Islanders – 101 points Los Angeles Kings – 85 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 83 points Pittsburgh Penguins – 82 points (35 wins, 5 points head-to-head vs. Atlanta) Atlanta Flames – 82 points (35 wins, 3 points head-to-head vs. Pittsburgh) Chicago Black Hawks, Smythe Division champions – 82 points (32 wins) Vancouver Canucks – 81 points St. Louis Blues – 72 points Playoff bracket Division winners earned a bye to the quarterfinals Teams were re-seeded based on regular season record after the Preliminary and Quarterfinal rounds Preliminary round (1) Buffalo Sabres vs. (8) St. Louis Blues The Buffalo Sabres were the first seed of the preliminary round and fourth overall with 105 points. The St. Louis Blues were the eighth seed of the preliminary round and twelfth overall with 72 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. The Buffalo Sabres won this year's regular season series earning 5 of 8 points. (2) New York Islanders vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks The New York Islanders were the second seed in the preliminary round and fifth overall with 101 points. The Vancouver Canucks were the seventh seed in the preliminary round and eleventh overall with 81 points. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Vancouver won this year's regular season series earning 8 of 10 points. (3) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) Atlanta Flames The Los Angeles Kings were the third seed of the preliminary round and sixth overall 85 points. The Atlanta Flames were the sixth seed of the preliminary round and ninth overall with 82 points, losing the tie-breaker to Pittsburgh in head-to-head points (5 to 3). This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Los Angeles won this year's regular season series earning 6 of 8 points. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins The Toronto Maple Leafs were the fourth seed in the preliminary round and seventh overall with 83 points. The Pittsburgh Penguins were the fifth seed in the preliminary round and eighth overall with 82 points, winning the tiebreaker over Atlanta in head-to-head points (5 to 3). This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Pittsburgh won this year's regular season series earning 8 of 10 points. Quarterfinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Chicago Black Hawks The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the