NHL standings at the end of October 18, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 1.51 | 2.31 | 1-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 3-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 0.78 | 2.28 | 1-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 0.91 | 1.41 | 1-0-1 | 0-1-1 | 1-1-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-2 | 1-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -1.11 | -0.91 | 1-3-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1.11 | -0.89 | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 1.00 | -1.60 | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 5 | -0.04 | 1.76 | 3-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 5-0-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 8 | -1.57 | -0.37 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-1-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0.16 | 0.66 | 0-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -1.32 | -1.32 | 0-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -0.57 | -1.97 | 0-2-0 | 1-1-1 | 1-3-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 25 | -0.87 | -2.07 | 0-3-2 | 0-0-0 | 0-3-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||