NHL standings at the end of October 22, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 0.11 | 1.95 | 2-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 1.43 | 2.43 | 2-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 0.44 | 2.11 | 1-0-1 | 2-1-1 | 3-1-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 31 | -0.42 | -1.67 | 1-4-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 1.04 | 0.04 | 2-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 0.00 | -1.50 | 0-2-0 | 1-1-2 | 1-3-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 1.12 | -0.45 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-5-0 | 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 | 0.54 | 1.97 | 3-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 9 | -1.91 | 0.26 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 5-1-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0.40 | 2.20 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -1.05 | -2.05 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -1.55 | -2.95 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0.32 | 0.82 | 2-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 34 | -0.55 | -2.26 | 0-5-2 | 0-0-0 | 0-5-2 | Lost 5 | ||||||