NHL standings at the end of March 18, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
70 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 113 | 363 | 179 | -0.26 | 2.37 | 31-2-2 | 22-8-5 | 10-0-0 | Won 12 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
70 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 99 | 229 | 153 | -0.16 | 0.92 | 26-1-7 | 18-14-4 | 8-1-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
70 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 85 | 252 | 191 | -0.14 | 0.73 | 25-6-3 | 11-15-10 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
70 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 74 | 226 | 190 | -0.04 | 0.47 | 23-8-5 | 11-22-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
70 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 53 | 187 | 261 | 0.05 | -1.01 | 14-13-9 | 6-24-4 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
69 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 50 | 195 | 271 | 0.03 | -1.07 | 15-14-7 | 5-25-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
68 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 45 | 188 | 264 | 0.18 | -0.94 | 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 |
70 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 97 | 256 | 170 | -0.11 | 1.12 | 27-4-3 | 17-13-6 | 5-2-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
70 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 75 | 196 | 187 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 20-7-8 | 9-17-9 | 3-6-1 | Lost 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 |
69 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 65 | 187 | 202 | -0.03 | -0.25 | 18-10-6 | 8-20-7 | 4-3-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
70 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 58 | 193 | 207 | 0.07 | -0.13 | 17-11-8 | 3-21-10 | 1-5-4 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
69 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 54 | 205 | 270 | 0.13 | -0.82 | 14-13-7 | 7-23-5 | 4-5-1 | Won 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 | ||||||