NHL standings at the end of November 9, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 59 | 34 | 0.11 | 1.90 | 3-1-2 | 6-0-2 | 7-0-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 30 | 0.18 | 1.87 | 5-0-1 | 4-2-1 | 8-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 30 | 0.25 | 1.41 | 4-3-1 | 4-1-0 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 0.01 | -0.63 | 2-2-2 | 2-3-3 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 55 | -0.09 | -0.89 | 2-3-1 | 2-4-3 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 49 | -0.01 | -0.54 | 3-6-1 | 2-2-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 61 | 0.32 | -1.14 | 3-4-1 | 0-6-1 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars |
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 45 | 21 | -0.36 | 1.35 | 5-1-1 | 5-1-1 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 26 | -0.42 | 0.92 | 5-0-0 | 6-4-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 41 | -0.14 | -0.14 | 2-2-1 | 4-6-1 | 1-7-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 55 | -0.04 | -0.26 | 2-6-3 | 3-0-0 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 43 | -0.16 | -1.24 | 3-2-0 | 2-5-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 48 | 0.27 | -0.73 | 2-5-1 | 1-5-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 51 | 0.14 | -1.70 | 0-8-0 | 2-2-1 | 1-9-0 | Lost 6 | ||||||