NHL standings at the end of October 21, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 1.26 | 2.26 | 2-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 0.49 | 1.89 | 2-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 0.77 | 1.57 | 1-0-1 | 1-1-1 | 2-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -0.70 | -1.27 | 1-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 0.03 | -1.17 | 0-2-0 | 1-0-2 | 1-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 1.04 | -0.53 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 1.43 | -0.37 | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 0.41 | 1.84 | 3-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 9 | -1.76 | 0.41 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 5-1-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0.25 | 2.05 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -0.90 | -1.90 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -1.37 | -2.77 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0.19 | 0.69 | 2-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 29 | -0.85 | -2.18 | 0-4-2 | 0-0-0 | 0-4-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||