Despite winning only 19 games and finishing 21 games below .500, they finished runners-up in the weak Smythe Division and secured a playoff berth under the format in effect at the time.
It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history, and the only one they would make while in Denver.
[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
The Rockies played a best-of-three preliminary round series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Flyers would sweep the series in two-straight games.