| Playoff Results | League Leaders | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | |||||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Coach | Playoff Results | ||
| Saint John Flames | 80 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 272 | 264 | 2511 | Paul Baxter | Lost in round 3 | ||
| Prince Edward Island Senators | 80 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 303 | 313 | 1916 | Dave Allison | Lost in round 1 | ||
| St. John's Maple Leafs | 80 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 80 | 248 | 274 | 1876 | Multiple coaches | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Fredericton Canadiens | 80 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 307 | 308 | 2246 | Paulin Bordeleau | Lost in round 2 | ||
| Cape Breton Oilers | 80 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 290 | 323 | 2418 | Lorne Molleken | Out of Playoffs | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Central | |||||||||||||
| Albany River Rats | 80 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 322 | 218 | 1963 | Robbie Ftorek | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 86 | 271 | 247 | 2027 | Newell Brown | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Rochester Americans | 80 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 294 | 297 | 2588 | John Tortorella | Won Championship | ||
| Cornwall Aces | 80 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 249 | 251 | 2248 | Bob Hartley | Lost in round 2 | ||
| Syracuse Crunch | 80 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 257 | 307 | 2167 | Jack McIlhargey | Lost in round 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Northern | |||||||||||||
| Springfield Falcons | 80 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 100 | 272 | 215 | 1994 | Kevin McCarthy | Lost in round 2 | ||
| Worcester IceCats | 80 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 242 | 244 | 2074 | Jim Roberts | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Portland Pirates | 80 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 282 | 283 | 1939 | Barry Trotz | Lost in Finals | ||
| Providence Bruins | 80 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 74 | 249 | 280 | 1669 | Bob Francis | Lost in round 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern | |||||||||||||
| Binghamton Rangers | 80 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 88 | 333 | 331 | 2081 | George Burnett | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Hershey Bears | 80 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 86 | 301 | 287 | 1815 | Multiple coaches | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Baltimore Bandits | 80 | 33 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 77 | 279 | 299 | 1895 | Walt Kyle | Lost in round 2 | ||
| Carolina Monarchs | 80 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 70 | 313 | 343 | 1862 | Richard Kromm | Out of Playoffs |