NHL standings at the end of March 9, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
65 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 103 | 324 | 166 | -0.18 | 2.25 | 30-2-2 | 18-8-5 | 8-2-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
66 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 93 | 216 | 147 | -0.18 | 0.87 | 24-1-7 | 17-13-4 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 81 | 239 | 177 | -0.18 | 0.77 | 24-5-3 | 10-13-10 | 7-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
66 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 72 | 221 | 181 | -0.08 | 0.53 | 22-7-5 | 11-20-1 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
67 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 49 | 177 | 249 | 0.06 | -1.01 | 13-13-9 | 5-23-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
64 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 48 | 175 | 236 | 0.01 | -0.95 | 15-13-7 | 4-22-3 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
65 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 43 | 174 | 248 | 0.16 | -0.98 | 13-14-4 | 5-26-3 | 1-7-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
65 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 92 | 237 | 154 | -0.12 | 1.16 | 27-3-2 | 15-12-6 | 6-2-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
65 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 70 | 174 | 172 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 18-7-8 | 9-15-8 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
67 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 62 | 163 | 197 | 0.14 | -0.36 | 14-13-8 | 10-16-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
65 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 60 | 178 | 190 | -0.06 | -0.24 | 17-10-6 | 7-19-6 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
66 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 56 | 188 | 195 | 0.09 | -0.01 | 17-10-6 | 3-20-10 | 1-6-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
65 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 50 | 193 | 252 | 0.11 | -0.80 | 12-11-7 | 7-23-5 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
67 | 17 | 45 | 5 | 39 | 161 | 256 | 0.13 | -1.29 | 14-15-1 | 3-30-4 | 1-7-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||