NHL standings at the end of October 13, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -1.76 | -1.26 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-1-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -0.67 | 0.33 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.89 | -0.11 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1.52 | -1.86 | 1-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0.67 | -0.67 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.72 | 2.22 | 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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1.80 | 3.13 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -1.09 | -0.09 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1.21 | -1.88 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 1-1-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1.63 | 3.63 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1.52 | -1.86 | 0-1-2 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1.21 | -1.55 | 0-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||