The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Hartford Whalers were tied for the worst record in 1982-83, with a record of 18-53-9.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Penguins	18-53-9	1982-83	45	80	18	53	9	.281	257	394	-137	22.5	72.5	30.23	10.6	32.69	.849
2	Whalers	19-54-7	1982-83	45	80	19	54	7	.281	261	403	-142	19.0	75.4	28.58	11.4	35.89	.860
3	Devils	17-49-14	1982-83	48	80	17	49	14	.300	230	338	-108	21.5	73.4	25.69	11.2	32.09	.868
4	Red Wings	21-44-15	1982-83	57	80	21	44	15	.356	263	344	-81	13.8	72.6	29.64	11.1	28.95	.851
5	Blues	25-40-15	1982-83	65	80	25	40	15	.406	285	316	-31	21.3	81.3	31.29	11.4	31.18	.873
6	Kings	27-41-12	1982-83	66	80	27	41	12	.413	308	365	-57	24.3	68.6	33.46	11.5	30.59	.851
7	Maple Leafs	28-40-12	1982-83	68	80	28	40	12	.425	293	330	-37	22.5	75.0	28.39	12.9	31.81	.870
8	Jets	33-39-8	1982-83	74	80	33	39	8	.463	311	333	-22	23.0	73.1	31.76	12.2	31.64	.868
9	Canucks	30-35-15	1982-83	75	80	30	35	15	.469	303	309	-6	27.0	80.3	30.14	12.6	30.80	.875
10	Flames	32-34-14	1982-83	78	80	32	34	14	.488	321	317	4	23.8	77.1	28.59	14.0	33.09	.880
11	Rangers	35-35-10	1982-83	80	80	35	35	10	.500	306	287	19	22.9	75.4	28.53	13.4	29.80	.880
12	Nordiques	34-34-12	1982-83	80	80	34	34	12	.500	343	336	7	20.5	73.4	28.91	14.8	32.54	.871
13	Sabres	38-29-13	1982-83	89	80	38	29	13	.556	318	285	33	21.7	82.3	30.08	13.2	26.46	.865
14	Capitals	39-25-16	1982-83	94	80	39	25	16	.588	306	283	23	21.1	81.4	30.59	12.5	28.73	.877
15	North Stars	40-24-16	1982-83	96	80	40	24	16	.600	321	290	31	26.7	80.6	32.14	12.5	31.61	.885
16	Islanders	42-26-12	1982-83	96	80	42	26	12	.600	302	226	76	26.0	83.7	30.36	12.4	29.96	.906
17	Canadiens	42-24-14	1982-83	98	80	42	24	14	.613	350	286	64	22.7	74.4	32.88	13.3	29.09	.877
18	Black Hawks	47-23-10	1982-83	104	80	47	23	10	.650	338	268	70	27.1	76.4	31.80	13.3	31.08	.892
19	Flyers	49-23-8	1982-83	106	80	49	23	8	.663	326	240	86	21.7	81.8	34.46	11.8	26.44	.887
20	Oilers	47-21-12	1982-83	106	80	47	21	12	.663	424	315	109	29.3	77.5	33.33	15.9	32.42	.879
21	Bruins	50-20-10	1982-83	110	80	50	20	10	.688	327	228	99	22.8	80.4	30.85	13.2	24.83	.885