NHL standings at the end of March 17, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
69 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 111 | 356 | 176 | -0.24 | 2.36 | 30-2-2 | 22-8-5 | 10-0-0 | Won 11 | ||||||
 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 |
69 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 83 | 248 | 190 | -0.15 | 0.69 | 24-6-3 | 11-15-10 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
69 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 74 | 225 | 186 | -0.05 | 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 |
68 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 50 | 192 | 264 | -0.00 | -1.06 | 15-14-7 | 5-24-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
68 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 45 | 188 | 264 | 0.18 | -0.93 | 14-16-4 | 5-26-3 | 1-8-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
69 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 97 | 254 | 167 | -0.10 | 1.16 | 27-4-3 | 17-12-6 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
69 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 75 | 193 | 182 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 20-7-8 | 9-16-9 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
71 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 67 | 174 | 204 | 0.10 | -0.32 | 15-14-8 | 11-16-7 | 5-3-2 | Won 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 |
70 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 58 | 193 | 207 | 0.08 | -0.12 | 17-11-8 | 3-21-10 | 1-5-4 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
68 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 52 | 202 | 268 | 0.12 | -0.86 | 13-13-7 | 7-23-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
70 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 41 | 172 | 274 | 0.14 | -1.32 | 15-17-1 | 3-30-4 | 1-7-2 | Won 1 | ||||||