NHL standings at the end of November 12, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 66 | 35 | 0.00 | 2.07 | 4-1-2 | 6-0-2 | 7-0-3 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 32 | 0.12 | 1.91 | 5-0-1 | 5-2-1 | 9-1-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 51 | 35 | 0.27 | 1.34 | 5-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 0.11 | -0.69 | 2-3-2 | 2-3-3 | 3-4-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 59 | -0.19 | -1.07 | 2-4-1 | 2-4-3 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 56 | -0.07 | -0.72 | 3-6-1 | 2-4-1 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 62 | 0.36 | -0.95 | 3-4-1 | 1-6-1 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 27 | -0.28 | 1.10 | 6-0-0 | 6-4-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 23 | -0.41 | 1.13 | 5-2-1 | 5-1-1 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 42 | -0.17 | -0.06 | 3-2-1 | 4-6-1 | 2-6-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 46 | -0.22 | -1.15 | 4-2-0 | 2-5-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 60 | 0.06 | -0.34 | 2-6-3 | 3-1-0 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 |
15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 60 | 0.20 | -1.66 | 0-8-0 | 3-3-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||