NHL standings at the end of October 27, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 27 | 0.69 | 1.80 | 3-1-1 | 3-0-1 | 6-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 0.27 | 2.14 | 2-0-1 | 3-1-1 | 5-1-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 0.02 | 1.14 | 2-1-1 | 3-1-0 | 5-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -0.54 | -1.41 | 1-2-1 | 1-1-2 | 2-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 35 | -0.13 | -1.23 | 1-5-0 | 2-1-1 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 0.68 | -0.82 | 1-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 0.66 | -1.01 | 2-3-0 | 0-4-0 | 2-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 16 | -0.13 | 1.37 | 3-0-0 | 5-2-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 13 | -0.17 | 1.96 | 2-1-1 | 4-0-0 | 6-1-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 21 | -0.64 | 0.25 | 2-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 5-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -0.70 | -1.85 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 41 | -0.34 | -1.12 | 0-5-2 | 2-0-0 | 2-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 0.18 | 0.40 | 2-4-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 36 | -0.09 | -1.39 | 0-5-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||