NHL standings at the end of October 23, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 1.26 | 2.26 | 2-1-0 | 3-0-1 | 5-1-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 0.05 | 1.76 | 1-0-1 | 3-1-1 | 4-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 0.03 | 1.86 | 2-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -0.49 | -1.49 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-2 | 2-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 31 | -0.45 | -1.70 | 1-4-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 1.12 | 0.12 | 2-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 1.25 | -0.62 | 1-2-0 | 1-4-0 | 2-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 0.52 | 2.15 | 3-0-0 | 4-1-0 | 7-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 14 | -1.33 | 0.10 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 5-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 0.18 | 2.35 | 2-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 | -0.75 | -1.87 | 0-3-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -1.53 | -3.03 | 0-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0.64 | 0.92 | 2-3-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 34 | -0.62 | -2.34 | 0-5-2 | 0-0-0 | 0-5-2 | Lost 5 | ||||||