The Winnipeg Jets had the worst record by a team in 1980-81, with a record of 9-57-14.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Jets	9-57-14	1980-81	32	80	9	57	14	.200	246	400	-154	17.3	74.2	28.28	10.9	34.90	.857
2	Red Wings	19-43-18	1980-81	56	80	19	43	18	.350	252	339	-87	19.0	74.1	30.85	10.2	29.95	.859
3	Rockies	22-45-13	1980-81	57	80	22	45	13	.356	258	344	-86	21.1	75.3	29.59	10.9	29.30	.853
4	Whalers	21-41-18	1980-81	60	80	21	41	18	.375	292	372	-80	18.7	75.6	28.75	12.7	35.39	.869
5	Capitals	26-36-18	1980-81	70	80	26	36	18	.438	286	317	-31	18.8	73.9	29.31	12.2	31.61	.875
6	Maple Leafs	28-37-15	1980-81	71	80	28	37	15	.444	322	367	-45	25.3	77.4	34.31	11.7	33.55	.863
7	Penguins	30-37-13	1980-81	73	80	30	37	13	.456	302	345	-43	23.1	73.4	32.59	11.6	30.65	.859
8	Rangers	30-36-14	1980-81	74	80	30	36	14	.463	312	317	-5	17.8	78.7	30.74	12.7	27.78	.857
9	Oilers	29-35-16	1980-81	74	80	29	35	16	.463	328	327	1	22.2	75.4	29.84	13.7	29.51	.861
10	Canucks	28-32-20	1980-81	76	80	28	32	20	.475	289	301	-12	20.6	76.0	31.08	11.6	30.09	.875
11	Black Hawks	31-33-16	1980-81	78	80	31	33	16	.488	304	315	-11	22.3	75.1	32.06	11.9	33.84	.884
12	Nordiques	30-32-18	1980-81	78	80	30	32	18	.488	314	318	-4	23.8	76.3	28.63	13.7	30.31	.869
13	Bruins	37-30-13	1980-81	87	80	37	30	13	.544	316	272	44	25.4	76.8	29.00	13.6	24.84	.863
14	North Stars	35-28-17	1980-81	87	80	35	28	17	.544	291	263	28	21.6	78.9	32.23	11.3	29.88	.890
15	Flames	39-27-14	1980-81	92	80	39	27	14	.575	329	298	31	27.1	80.6	27.13	15.2	33.16	.888
16	Flyers	41-24-15	1980-81	97	80	41	24	15	.606	313	249	64	27.0	80.2	33.09	11.8	28.99	.893
17	Kings	43-24-13	1980-81	99	80	43	24	13	.619	337	290	47	24.6	77.4	27.85	15.1	30.68	.882
18	Sabres	39-20-21	1980-81	99	80	39	20	21	.619	327	250	77	23.9	83.2	31.00	13.2	27.94	.888
19	Canadiens	45-22-13	1980-81	103	80	45	22	13	.644	332	232	100	24.1	81.7	33.86	12.3	26.44	.890
20	Blues	45-18-17	1980-81	107	80	45	18	17	.669	352	281	71	24.2	82.0	30.39	14.5	31.75	.889
21	Islanders	48-18-14	1980-81	110	80	48	18	14	.688	355	260	95	29.3	79.3	30.21	14.7	30.23	.892