NHL standings at the end of October 31, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 31 | 0.39 | 1.30 | 3-1-2 | 3-0-2 | 6-1-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 26 | -0.05 | 1.55 | 3-0-1 | 3-2-1 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 25 | 0.10 | 1.10 | 3-2-1 | 3-1-0 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 44 | -0.07 | -0.69 | 2-5-1 | 2-2-1 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 0.03 | -0.67 | 1-2-2 | 1-1-3 | 2-3-5 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 0.25 | -1.00 | 1-3-0 | 2-4-2 | 2-6-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 46 | 0.55 | -0.90 | 3-3-0 | 0-5-0 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 23 | -0.36 | 0.89 | 3-0-0 | 6-3-0 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 19 | -0.18 | 1.28 | 3-1-1 | 4-1-1 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 27 | -0.23 | 0.11 | 2-2-1 | 3-3-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -0.29 | -0.79 | 3-1-0 | 2-3-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 43 | -0.14 | -0.59 | 0-5-3 | 3-0-0 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 28 | -0.09 | 0.11 | 2-4-1 | 1-2-0 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 0.09 | -1.46 | 0-6-0 | 2-2-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||