NHL standings at the end of February 26, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
60 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 93 | 297 | 159 | -0.18 | 2.12 | 27-2-2 | 16-8-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
61 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 194 | 140 | -0.12 | 0.77 | 21-1-7 | 16-13-3 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
60 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 74 | 221 | 165 | -0.15 | 0.78 | 22-5-2 | 9-12-10 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
61 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 67 | 210 | 171 | -0.11 | 0.53 | 20-7-4 | 11-18-1 | 7-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
59 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 44 | 164 | 222 | -0.01 | -0.99 | 14-12-6 | 4-21-2 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
62 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 43 | 161 | 237 | 0.08 | -1.15 | 11-13-8 | 5-22-3 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
59 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 42 | 163 | 221 | 0.15 | -0.83 | 13-14-4 | 5-21-2 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
61 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 86 | 224 | 148 | -0.11 | 1.14 | 27-3-2 | 13-12-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
60 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 68 | 167 | 155 | 0.01 | 0.21 | 17-5-8 | 9-13-8 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
61 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 56 | 163 | 180 | -0.00 | -0.28 | 16-10-4 | 7-18-6 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
62 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 56 | 151 | 182 | 0.17 | -0.33 | 11-12-8 | 10-15-6 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
61 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 53 | 176 | 178 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 16-8-5 | 3-19-10 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
59 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 45 | 173 | 230 | 0.10 | -0.87 | 12-10-6 | 5-21-5 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
62 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 37 | 150 | 226 | 0.09 | -1.13 | 14-14-1 | 3-28-2 | 2-8-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||