NHL standings at the end of March 15, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
68 | 51 | 10 | 7 | 109 | 345 | 172 | -0.23 | 2.31 | 30-2-2 | 21-8-5 | 10-0-0 | Won 10 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
69 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 99 | 228 | 151 | -0.16 | 0.95 | 26-1-7 | 18-13-4 | 9-0-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
68 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 83 | 246 | 184 | -0.16 | 0.76 | 24-6-3 | 11-14-10 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
69 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 74 | 225 | 186 | -0.06 | 0.51 | 23-8-5 | 11-21-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
69 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 51 | 182 | 258 | 0.05 | -1.05 | 13-13-9 | 6-24-4 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
67 | 20 | 37 | 10 | 50 | 188 | 253 | -0.04 | -1.01 | 15-13-7 | 5-24-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
67 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 45 | 184 | 257 | 0.17 | -0.92 | 14-15-4 | 5-26-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
68 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 95 | 247 | 163 | -0.09 | 1.15 | 27-4-3 | 16-12-6 | 5-2-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
68 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 73 | 187 | 180 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 19-7-8 | 9-16-9 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
70 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 65 | 167 | 202 | 0.12 | -0.38 | 15-14-8 | 10-16-7 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
68 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 63 | 185 | 201 | -0.04 | -0.27 | 17-10-6 | 8-20-7 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
69 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 58 | 191 | 202 | 0.09 | -0.07 | 17-11-8 | 3-20-10 | 1-5-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
67 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 52 | 200 | 261 | 0.12 | -0.79 | 13-12-7 | 7-23-5 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
69 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 39 | 167 | 272 | 0.15 | -1.37 | 14-17-1 | 3-30-4 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||