NHL standings at the end of March 20, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
71 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 115 | 368 | 182 | -0.26 | 2.36 | 32-2-2 | 22-8-5 | 10-0-0 | Won 13 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
71 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 99 | 230 | 156 | -0.15 | 0.89 | 26-1-7 | 18-15-4 | 7-2-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
71 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 87 | 257 | 193 | -0.16 | 0.75 | 26-6-3 | 11-15-10 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
71 | 35 | 30 | 6 | 76 | 229 | 191 | -0.03 | 0.50 | 24-8-5 | 11-22-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
71 | 20 | 38 | 13 | 53 | 189 | 266 | 0.06 | -1.02 | 14-13-9 | 6-25-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
70 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 50 | 196 | 273 | 0.03 | -1.07 | 15-14-7 | 5-26-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
69 | 20 | 42 | 7 | 47 | 194 | 268 | 0.17 | -0.90 | 15-16-4 | 5-26-3 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
71 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 99 | 261 | 172 | -0.13 | 1.12 | 27-4-3 | 18-13-6 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
71 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 77 | 198 | 188 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 21-7-8 | 9-17-9 | 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 |
70 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 65 | 190 | 207 | 0.01 | -0.24 | 18-10-6 | 8-21-7 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
72 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 58 | 201 | 221 | 0.06 | -0.22 | 17-11-8 | 3-23-10 | 1-6-3 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
70 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 56 | 213 | 274 | 0.12 | -0.76 | 15-13-7 | 7-23-5 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
71 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 174 | 279 | 0.15 | -1.33 | 15-18-1 | 3-30-4 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||