NHL standings at the end of March 21, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
72 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 373 | 189 | -0.26 | 2.29 | 32-3-2 | 22-8-5 | 9-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
72 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 99 | 232 | 162 | -0.14 | 0.84 | 26-2-7 | 18-15-4 | 6-3-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
72 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 89 | 263 | 195 | -0.14 | 0.80 | 26-6-3 | 12-15-10 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
72 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 77 | 230 | 192 | -0.03 | 0.49 | 24-8-5 | 11-22-2 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
72 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 55 | 196 | 271 | 0.09 | -0.95 | 14-13-9 | 7-25-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
71 | 20 | 41 | 10 | 50 | 196 | 275 | 0.05 | -1.06 | 15-14-7 | 5-27-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
70 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 47 | 197 | 274 | 0.17 | -0.93 | 15-17-4 | 5-26-3 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
72 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 101 | 263 | 172 | -0.14 | 1.12 | 28-4-3 | 18-13-6 | 5-2-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 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 |
72 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 69 | 180 | 207 | 0.08 | -0.29 | 15-14-8 | 12-16-7 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
71 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 66 | 191 | 208 | 0.01 | -0.23 | 18-10-7 | 8-21-7 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
72 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 58 | 201 | 221 | 0.05 | -0.22 | 17-11-8 | 3-23-10 | 1-6-3 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
71 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 56 | 215 | 279 | 0.10 | -0.80 | 15-13-7 | 7-24-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
72 | 19 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 179 | 281 | 0.13 | -1.28 | 16-18-1 | 3-30-4 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||