NHL standings at the end of March 26, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
73 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 115 | 374 | 191 | -0.24 | 2.27 | 32-3-2 | 22-9-5 | 8-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
73 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 101 | 239 | 164 | -0.14 | 0.88 | 27-2-7 | 18-15-4 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
73 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 91 | 268 | 198 | -0.14 | 0.82 | 27-6-3 | 12-15-10 | 6-3-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
74 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 79 | 239 | 197 | -0.06 | 0.51 | 24-8-5 | 12-23-2 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
74 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 57 | 201 | 279 | 0.09 | -0.96 | 15-13-9 | 7-26-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
73 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 52 | 202 | 286 | 0.04 | -1.11 | 16-14-7 | 5-28-3 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
73 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 49 | 205 | 282 | 0.14 | -0.92 | 16-17-4 | 5-28-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
73 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 103 | 265 | 173 | -0.10 | 1.16 | 29-4-3 | 18-13-6 | 5-2-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
73 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 79 | 207 | 197 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 21-7-8 | 10-18-9 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
74 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 72 | 185 | 210 | 0.07 | -0.27 | 16-14-8 | 12-16-8 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
73 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 67 | 196 | 215 | 0.02 | -0.24 | 18-10-8 | 8-22-7 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
73 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 60 | 209 | 223 | 0.04 | -0.15 | 18-11-8 | 3-23-10 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
73 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 58 | 221 | 285 | 0.11 | -0.77 | 16-13-7 | 7-25-5 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
74 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 43 | 184 | 295 | 0.15 | -1.35 | 16-20-1 | 3-30-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||