T - tied; Tiebreakers not applied to historical standings. Teams are sorted by win %
Atlantic
| October | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Oct 21, 1976 | BOS (1-0) T1 | BUF (1-0) T1 | NYK (1-0) T1 | ||
| Oct 22, 1976 | BOS (1-0) T1 | BUF (1-0) T1 | NYK (1-0) T1 | NYN (1-0) T1 | PHI (0-1) |
| Oct 23, 1976 | BOS (2-0) T1 | BUF (2-0) T1 | NYK (2-0) T1 | NYN (1-1) | PHI (0-2) |
| Oct 24, 1976 | BOS (2-0) T1 | BUF (2-0) T1 | NYK (2-0) T1 | NYN (1-2) | PHI (0-2) |
| Oct 26, 1976 | NYK (3-0) T1 | BOS (2-0) T1 | BUF (2-1) | NYN (1-2) T4 | PHI (1-2) T4 |
| Oct 27, 1976 | NYK (3-0) T1 | BOS (2-0) T1 | BUF (2-1) | NYN (2-2) T4 | PHI (2-2) T4 |
| Oct 28, 1976 | BOS (3-0) | NYK (3-1) | BUF (2-2) T3 | NYN (2-2) T3 | PHI (2-2) T3 |
| Oct 29, 1976 | BOS (3-0) | NYK (3-1) | BUF (2-2) T3 | PHI (2-2) T3 | NYN (2-3) |
| Oct 30, 1976 | BOS (4-0) | NYK (3-2) T2 | PHI (3-2) T2 | BUF (2-3) | NYN (2-4) |
| Oct 31, 1976 | BOS (4-0) | NYK (3-2) T2 | PHI (3-2) T2 | BUF (2-3) | NYN (2-4) |
| November | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Nov 1, 1976 | BOS (4-0) | PHI (3-2) | NYK (3-3) | BUF (2-3) | NYN (2-5) |
| Nov 2, 1976 | BOS (4-1) | PHI (3-2) | NYK (3-3) | BUF (2-3) | NYN (2-5) |
| Nov 3, 1976 | BOS (4-2) | PHI (3-2) | NYK (3-4) | NYN (3-5) | BUF (2-4) |
| Nov 4, 1976 | BOS (4-2) T1 | PHI (4-2) T1 | NYK (3-4) | NYN (3-5) | BUF (2-4) |
| Nov 5, 1976 | BOS (4-3) T1 | PHI (4-3) T1 | NYK (4-4) | NYN (4-5) | BUF (3-4) |
| Nov 6, 1976 | PHI (4-3) | NYK (5-4) | BOS (4-4) T3 | BUF (4-4) T3 | NYN (4-6) |
| Nov 7, 1976 | NYK (5-5) T1 | BOS (4-4) T1 | BUF (4-4) T1 | PHI (4-4) T1 | NYN (4-6) |
| Nov 9, 1976 | BUF (5-4) | NYK (6-5) | BOS (4-4) T3 | PHI (4-4) T3 | NYN (4-7) |
| Nov 10, 1976 | BOS (5-4) T1 | BUF (5-4) T1 | PHI (5-4) T1 | NYK (6-5) | NYN (4-7) |
| Nov 11, 1976 | BUF (6-4) | BOS (5-4) T2 | PHI (5-4) T2 | NYK (6-5) | NYN (4-8) |
| Nov 12, 1976 | BOS (6-4) T1 | BUF (6-4) T1 | PHI (6-4) T1 | NYK (6-6) | NYN (4-8) |
| Nov 13, 1976 | BUF (7-4) T1 | PHI (7-4) T1 | BOS (6-5) | NYK (7-6) | NYN (5-8) |
| Nov 14, 1976 | BUF (7-4) T1 | PHI (7-4) T1 | BOS (6-5) | NYK (7-6) | NYN (5-8) |
| Nov 16, 1976 | PHI (7-4) | BUF (7-5) | NYK (8-6) | BOS (6-5) | NYN (5-8) |
| Nov 17, 1976 | BOS (7-5) T1 | PHI (7-5) T1 | BUF (7-6) | NYK (8-7) | NYN (5-9) |
| Nov 18, 1976 | BOS (7-5) T1 | PHI (7-5) T1 | BUF (7-6) | NYK (8-7) | NYN (5-9) |
| Nov 19, 1976 | BOS (8-5) T1 | PHI (8-5) T1 | NYK (8-7) | BUF (7-7) | NYN (6-9) |
| Nov 20, 1976 | PHI (9-5) | BOS (8-6) | NYK (9-7) | BUF (7-8) | NYN (6-9) |
| Nov 21, 1976 | PHI (9-5) | BOS (8-6) | NYK (9-7) | BUF (7-9) | NYN (6-10) |
| Nov 23, 1976 | PHI (10-5) | BOS (8-7) | NYK (9-8) | BUF (7-10) | NYN (6-10) |
| Nov 24, 1976 | PHI (10-6) | BOS (9-7) | NYK (9-8) | BUF (7-10) T4 | NYN (7-10) T4 |
| Nov 25, 1976 | PHI (10-6) | BOS (9-7) | NYK (9-8) | BUF (7-10) T4 | NYN (7-10) T4 |
| Nov 26, 1976 | PHI (11-6) | BOS (9-8) | NYK (9-9) | BUF (8-10) | NYN (7-11) |
| Nov 27, 1976 | PHI (11-7) | BOS (10-8) | NYK (9-10) | BUF (8-11) T4 | NYN (8-11) T4 |
| Nov 28, 1976 | PHI (11-8) | BOS (10-8) | NYK (9-10) | NYN (8-11) | BUF (8-12) |
| Nov 30, 1976 | PHI (11-8) | BOS (10-8) | NYK (9-11) T3 | NYN (9-11) T3 | BUF (9-12) |
| December | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Dec 1, 1976 | PHI (12-8) | BOS (11-8) | NYK (9-11) | BUF (9-12) T4 | NYN (9-12) T4 |
| Dec 2, 1976 | PHI (12-8) | BOS (11-8) | NYK (9-11) | BUF (9-12) T4 | NYN (9-12) T4 |
| Dec 3, 1976 | BOS (12-8) | PHI (12-9) | BUF (10-12) | NYK (9-12) | NYN (9-13) |
| Dec 4, 1976 | BOS (12-8) | PHI (12-9) | BUF (10-12) T3 | NYK (10-12) T3 | NYN (10-13) |
| Dec 5, 1976 | BOS (12-9) T1 | PHI (12-9) T1 | BUF (10-12) T3 | NYK (10-12) T3 | NYN (10-13) |
| Dec 7, 1976 | BOS (12-9) T1 | PHI (12-9) T1 | BUF (10-13) T3 | NYK (10-13) T3 | NYN (10-13) T3 |
| Dec 8, 1976 | BOS (13-9) T1 | PHI (13-9) T1 | NYK (11-13) | BUF (10-14) T4 | NYN (10-14) T4 |
| Dec 9, 1976 | BOS (13-9) T1 | PHI (13-9) T1 | NYK (11-13) | BUF (10-14) T4 | NYN (10-14) T4 |
| Dec 10, 1976 | PHI (13-9) | BOS (13-10) | NYK (11-13) | BUF (10-15) T4 | NYN (10-15) T4 |
| Dec 11, 1976 | PHI (14-9) | BOS (13-11) | NYK (12-13) | NYN (11-15) | BUF (10-16) |
| Dec 12, 1976 | PHI (15-9) | BOS (13-11) | NYK (12-13) | NYN (11-15) | BUF (10-16) |
| Dec 14, 1976 | PHI (15-10) | BOS (13-11) | NYK (12-14) | NYN (11-15) | BUF (11-16) |
| Dec 15, 1976 | PHI (16-10) | BOS (14-11) | NYK (12-14) | NYN (11-15) | BUF (11-16) |
| Dec 16, 1976 | PHI (16-10) | BOS (14-11) | NYK (12-14) | BUF (11-16) T4 | NYN (11-16) T4 |
| Dec 17, 1976 | PHI (16-11) | BOS (14-12) | NYK (13-14) | BUF (11-17) T4 | NYN (11-17) T4 |
| Dec 18, 1976 | PHI (17-11) | BOS (15-12) | NYK (14-14) | BUF (11-17) T4 | NYN (11-17) T4 |
| Dec 19, 1976 | PHI (17-11) | BOS (16-12) | NYK (14-14) | BUF (12-17) | NYN (11-18) |
| Dec 21, 1976 | PHI (17-12) | BOS (16-13) | NYK (15-14) | BUF (12-18) | NYN (11-18) |
| Dec 22, 1976 | PHI (17-12) | BOS (16-13) | NYK (15-14) | BUF (12-18) T4 | NYN (12-18) T4 |
| Dec 23, 1976 | PHI (17-12) | BOS (16-13) | NYK (15-14) | BUF (12-19) T4 | NYN (12-19) T4 |
| Dec 25, 1976 | PHI (18-12) | BOS (16-13) | NYK (15-15) | BUF (13-19) | NYN (12-19) |
| Dec 26, 1976 | PHI (18-12) | BOS (17-13) | NYK (16-15) | BUF (14-19) | NYN (12-19) |
| Dec 28, 1976 | PHI (18-13) | BOS (17-14) | NYK (17-15) | BUF (14-19) | NYN (12-19) |
| Dec 29, 1976 | PHI (18-14) | BOS (17-15) T2 | NYK (17-15) T2 | BUF (14-20) | NYN (12-20) |
| Dec 30, 1976 | PHI (18-14) | BOS (17-15) T2 | NYK (17-15) T2 | BUF (14-20) | NYN (12-20) |
| January | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Jan 1, 1977 | PHI (18-14) | NYK (18-15) | BOS (17-15) | BUF (15-20) | NYN (12-21) |
| Jan 2, 1977 | PHI (19-14) | NYK (18-15) | BOS (17-16) | BUF (15-20) | NYN (12-22) |
| Jan 3, 1977 | PHI (19-14) | NYK (18-15) | BOS (17-16) | BUF (15-21) | NYN (12-22) |
| Jan 4, 1977 | PHI (19-14) | NYK (18-16) | BOS (17-17) | BUF (15-21) | NYN (12-23) |
| Jan 5, 1977 | PHI (20-14) | NYK (18-17) | BOS (17-18) | BUF (15-22) | NYN (12-24) |
| Jan 6, 1977 | PHI (20-14) | NYK (18-17) | BOS (17-18) | BUF (15-23) | NYN (12-24) |
| Jan 7, 1977 | PHI (21-14) | NYK (18-18) | BOS (17-18) | BUF (15-23) | NYN (12-25) |
| Jan 8, 1977 | PHI (21-15) | NYK (19-18) | BOS (18-18) | BUF (15-24) | NYN (12-26) |
| Jan 9, 1977 | PHI (21-15) | NYK (19-18) | BOS (18-18) | BUF (15-24) | NYN (12-26) |
| Jan 10, 1977 | PHI (21-15) | NYK (19-18) | BOS (18-18) | BUF (15-24) | NYN (12-26) |
| Jan 11, 1977 | PHI (22-15) | BOS (19-18) | NYK (19-19) | BUF (15-24) | NYN (12-26) |
| Jan 12, 1977 | PHI (23-15) | BOS (19-19) T2 | NYK (19-19) T2 | BUF (15-25) | NYN (12-26) |
| Jan 13, 1977 | PHI (23-15) | BOS (19-19) T2 | NYK (19-19) T2 | BUF (15-25) | NYN (12-26) |
| Jan 14, 1977 | PHI (24-15) | BOS (19-20) T2 | NYK (19-20) T2 | BUF (16-25) | NYN (12-27) |
| Jan 15, 1977 | PHI (24-15) | BOS (19-20) T2 | NYK (19-20) T2 | BUF (16-26) | NYN (12-27) |
| Jan 16, 1977 | PHI (25-15) | BOS (20-20) T2 | NYK (20-20) T2 | BUF (16-26) | NYN (12-28) |
| Jan 18, 1977 | PHI (25-15) | NYK (20-20) | BOS (20-21) | BUF (16-26) | NYN (12-28) |
| Jan 19, 1977 | PHI (26-15) | BOS (21-21) | NYK (20-21) | BUF (16-27) | NYN (12-29) |
| Jan 20, 1977 | PHI (26-15) | BOS (21-21) | NYK (20-21) | BUF (16-27) | NYN (12-30) |
| Jan 21, 1977 | PHI (26-15) | BOS (22-21) | NYK (20-22) | BUF (16-28) | NYN (12-31) |
| Jan 22, 1977 | PHI (27-15) | BOS (22-22) | NYK (20-22) | BUF (16-29) | NYN (12-31) |
| Jan 23, 1977 | PHI (28-15) | BOS (22-23) | NYK (20-23) | BUF (16-29) | NYN (13-31) |
| Jan 24, 1977 | PHI (28-15) | BOS (22-23) | NYK (20-23) | BUF (16-30) | NYN (13-31) |
| Jan 25, 1977 | PHI (28-15) | BOS (22-24) | NYK (21-23) | BUF (16-30) | NYN (13-31) |
| Jan 26, 1977 | PHI (28-15) | NYK (21-23) | BOS (22-25) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (13-32) |
| Jan 27, 1977 | PHI (28-16) | BOS (22-25) | NYK (21-24) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (13-32) |
| Jan 28, 1977 | PHI (28-17) | BOS (23-25) | NYK (21-24) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (13-33) |
| Jan 29, 1977 | PHI (28-17) | BOS (23-25) | NYK (21-25) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (13-33) |
| Jan 30, 1977 | PHI (29-17) | BOS (23-26) | NYK (21-25) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (13-34) |
| February | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Feb 1, 1977 | PHI (29-18) | BOS (23-26) | NYK (22-25) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (13-34) |
| Feb 2, 1977 | PHI (30-18) | NYK (22-25) | BOS (23-27) | BUF (17-30) | NYN (14-34) |
| Feb 3, 1977 | PHI (30-18) | NYK (23-25) | BOS (23-27) | BUF (17-31) | NYN (14-34) |
| Feb 4, 1977 | PHI (30-19) | NYK (23-25) | BOS (24-27) | BUF (17-31) | NYN (15-34) |
| Feb 5, 1977 | PHI (30-19) | BOS (24-27) | NYK (23-26) | BUF (17-31) | NYN (15-34) |
| Feb 6, 1977 | PHI (31-19) | BOS (25-27) | NYK (23-27) | BUF (17-32) | NYN (16-34) |
| Feb 8, 1977 | PHI (31-20) | BOS (25-27) | NYK (24-27) | BUF (18-32) | NYN (16-35) |
| Feb 9, 1977 | PHI (32-20) | BOS (25-27) | NYK (24-28) | BUF (18-33) | NYN (17-35) |
| Feb 10, 1977 | PHI (32-20) | BOS (25-27) | NYK (24-28) | BUF (18-33) | NYN (17-35) |
| Feb 11, 1977 | PHI (33-20) | BOS (26-27) | NYK (24-29) | BUF (19-33) | NYN (17-36) |
| Feb 15, 1977 | PHI (33-20) | BOS (27-27) | NYK (24-29) | BUF (19-34) | NYN (17-37) |
| Feb 16, 1977 | PHI (34-20) | BOS (27-28) | NYK (25-29) | BUF (19-35) | NYN (17-38) |
| Feb 17, 1977 | PHI (34-20) | BOS (28-28) | NYK (25-29) | BUF (20-35) | NYN (17-38) |
| Feb 18, 1977 | PHI (34-21) | BOS (28-28) | NYK (25-30) | BUF (20-35) | NYN (17-39) |
| Feb 19, 1977 | PHI (34-21) | BOS (28-28) | NYK (25-31) | BUF (21-35) | NYN (18-39) |
| Feb 20, 1977 | PHI (35-21) | BOS (29-28) | NYK (26-31) | BUF (21-35) | NYN (18-40) |
| Feb 21, 1977 | PHI (35-21) | BOS (29-28) | NYK (26-31) | BUF (22-35) | NYN (18-40) |
| Feb 22, 1977 | PHI (35-21) | BOS (29-29) | NYK (27-31) | BUF (23-35) | NYN (18-40) |
| Feb 23, 1977 | PHI (35-21) | BOS (29-29) | NYK (27-31) | BUF (23-35) | NYN (19-40) |
| Feb 24, 1977 | PHI (35-21) | BOS (29-29) | NYK (27-32) | BUF (23-35) | NYN (19-40) |
| Feb 25, 1977 | PHI (35-22) | BOS (30-29) | NYK (27-33) | BUF (23-36) | NYN (19-41) |
| Feb 26, 1977 | PHI (35-22) | BOS (31-29) | NYK (28-33) | BUF (23-36) | NYN (19-41) |
| Feb 27, 1977 | PHI (36-22) | BOS (31-30) | NYK (28-33) | BUF (23-37) | NYN (19-42) |
| March | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Mar 1, 1977 | PHI (36-23) | BOS (31-31) | NYK (28-34) | BUF (23-38) | NYN (20-42) |
| Mar 2, 1977 | PHI (36-23) | BOS (31-31) | NYK (28-34) | BUF (23-39) | NYN (20-43) |
| Mar 3, 1977 | PHI (36-24) | BOS (31-31) | NYK (28-34) | BUF (23-39) | NYN (20-43) |
| Mar 4, 1977 | PHI (36-24) | BOS (32-31) | NYK (28-34) | BUF (24-39) | NYN (20-44) |
| Mar 5, 1977 | PHI (37-24) | BOS (32-31) | NYK (28-35) | BUF (24-40) | NYN (20-44) |
| Mar 6, 1977 | PHI (37-25) | BOS (33-31) | NYK (29-35) | BUF (24-40) | NYN (20-45) |
| Mar 7, 1977 | PHI (37-25) | BOS (33-31) | NYK (29-35) | BUF (24-41) | NYN (20-45) |
| Mar 8, 1977 | PHI (37-26) | BOS (33-31) | NYK (29-36) | BUF (25-41) | NYN (20-45) |
| Mar 9, 1977 | PHI (38-26) | BOS (33-32) | NYK (29-36) | BUF (25-41) | NYN (20-45) |
| Mar 10, 1977 | PHI (38-26) | BOS (33-32) | NYK (30-36) | BUF (25-41) | NYN (20-45) |
| Mar 11, 1977 | PHI (39-26) | BOS (33-32) | NYK (30-36) | BUF (26-41) | NYN (21-45) |
| Mar 12, 1977 | PHI (39-26) | BOS (33-32) | NYK (30-37) | BUF (26-41) | NYN (21-45) |
| Mar 13, 1977 | PHI (39-27) | BOS (34-32) | NYK (30-37) | BUF (27-41) | NYN (21-46) |
| Mar 14, 1977 | PHI (39-27) | BOS (34-32) | NYK (30-37) | BUF (27-41) | NYN (21-46) |
| Mar 15, 1977 | PHI (40-27) | BOS (34-33) | NYK (30-37) | BUF (27-41) | NYN (21-47) |
| Mar 16, 1977 | PHI (41-27) | BOS (34-33) | NYK (30-38) | BUF (27-41) | NYN (21-48) |
| Mar 17, 1977 | PHI (41-27) | BOS (34-34) | NYK (31-38) | BUF (27-42) | NYN (21-48) |
| Mar 18, 1977 | PHI (42-27) | BOS (35-34) | NYK (31-38) | BUF (27-42) | NYN (21-49) |
| Mar 19, 1977 | PHI (42-27) | BOS (35-34) | NYK (32-38) | BUF (27-43) | NYN (21-49) |
| Mar 20, 1977 | PHI (43-27) | BOS (36-34) | NYK (32-38) | BUF (27-44) | NYN (21-50) |
| Mar 22, 1977 | PHI (43-27) | BOS (37-34) | NYK (33-38) | BUF (27-45) | NYN (21-50) |
| Mar 23, 1977 | PHI (43-28) | BOS (38-34) | NYK (33-38) | BUF (27-45) | NYN (21-51) |
| Mar 24, 1977 | PHI (43-28) | BOS (38-34) | NYK (33-38) | BUF (28-45) | NYN (21-51) |
| Mar 25, 1977 | PHI (44-28) | BOS (38-35) | NYK (33-39) | BUF (28-45) | NYN (21-52) |
| Mar 26, 1977 | PHI (44-28) | BOS (38-35) | NYK (33-40) | BUF (28-45) | NYN (21-52) |
| Mar 27, 1977 | PHI (45-28) | BOS (39-35) | NYK (34-40) | BUF (28-46) | NYN (21-53) |
| Mar 29, 1977 | PHI (46-28) | BOS (39-36) | NYK (34-41) | BUF (28-47) | NYN (21-54) |
| Mar 30, 1977 | PHI (47-28) | BOS (40-36) | NYK (34-41) | BUF (28-47) | NYN (21-54) |
| Mar 31, 1977 | PHI (47-28) | BOS (40-36) | NYK (35-41) | BUF (28-48) | NYN (21-55) |
| April | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Apr 1, 1977 | PHI (48-28) | BOS (40-36) | NYK (36-41) | BUF (28-48) | NYN (21-56) |
| Apr 2, 1977 | PHI (48-28) | BOS (40-36) | NYK (36-41) | BUF (29-48) | NYN (21-56) |
| Apr 3, 1977 | PHI (48-29) | BOS (41-36) | NYK (37-41) | BUF (29-49) | NYN (21-57) |
| Apr 5, 1977 | PHI (49-29) | BOS (41-37) | NYK (38-41) | BUF (29-50) | NYN (22-57) |
| Apr 6, 1977 | PHI (49-30) | BOS (41-38) | NYK (38-41) | BUF (30-50) | NYN (22-57) |
| Apr 7, 1977 | PHI (49-30) | BOS (41-38) | NYK (38-42) | BUF (30-50) | NYN (22-58) |
| Apr 8, 1977 | PHI (49-31) | BOS (42-38) | NYK (39-42) | BUF (30-51) | NYN (22-59) |
| Apr 9, 1977 | PHI (50-31) | BOS (43-38) | NYK (39-42) | BUF (30-51) | NYN (22-59) |
| Apr 10, 1977 | PHI (50-32) | BOS (44-38) | NYK (40-42) | BUF (30-52) | NYN (22-60) |
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