NHL standings at the end of October 12, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | -1.50 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -0.57 | -0.07 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -0.55 | -1.55 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -0.74 | -1.08 | 1-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.50 | -1.50 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 1.93 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1.14 | 2.64 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -0.57 | -0.07 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.32 | 3.32 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0-0-2 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1.82 | -1.82 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0.92 | 1.42 | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -1.61 | -2.61 | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||