The regular season began play on September 23, 2017, and was concluded on February 28, 2018.

Updated as of February 28, 2018. x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series Source: hockey.no After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2017–18 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division competed for the right to play in the 2018–19 GET-ligaen.

The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games.

The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the regular season.

The points system and ranking method used was the same as in the regular season.