NHL standings at the end of November 13, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 71 | 37 | -0.03 | 2.10 | 5-1-2 | 6-0-2 | 7-0-3 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 62 | 33 | 0.18 | 2.11 | 5-0-1 | 6-2-1 | 9-1-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 51 | 35 | 0.29 | 1.36 | 5-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 51 | 0.04 | -0.71 | 2-3-3 | 2-3-3 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 58 | -0.13 | -0.74 | 3-6-1 | 2-4-2 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 64 | -0.03 | -1.03 | 2-4-1 | 2-5-3 | 2-4-4 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 65 | 0.29 | -0.77 | 3-4-1 | 2-6-1 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
| 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 | -0.24 | 1.14 | 6-0-0 | 6-4-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 47 | 28 | -0.19 | 1.00 | 5-3-1 | 5-1-1 | 6-3-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 46 | -0.29 | -0.07 | 4-2-1 | 4-6-1 | 3-6-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 52 | -0.26 | -1.32 | 4-3-0 | 2-5-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 65 | 0.04 | -0.59 | 2-6-3 | 3-2-0 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 49 | 0.23 | -0.43 | 3-5-1 | 1-5-0 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 66 | 0.16 | -1.71 | 0-8-0 | 3-4-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||