NHL standings at the end of November 15, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 77 | 38 | -0.10 | 2.20 | 6-1-2 | 6-0-2 | 7-0-3 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 64 | 35 | 0.15 | 1.97 | 5-0-1 | 6-2-2 | 8-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 37 | 0.14 | 1.70 | 6-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 54 | -0.05 | -0.75 | 2-3-3 | 2-3-4 | 2-3-5 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 66 | 0.06 | -0.89 | 2-4-2 | 2-5-3 | 2-3-5 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 64 | -0.02 | -0.86 | 3-6-1 | 2-5-2 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 65 | 0.34 | -0.72 | 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 |
17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 53 | 28 | -0.28 | 1.19 | 7-0-0 | 6-4-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 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 | -0.34 | -0.12 | 4-2-1 | 4-6-1 | 3-6-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 55 | -0.35 | -1.35 | 4-3-1 | 2-5-1 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 0.14 | -0.63 | 2-6-3 | 3-3-0 | 5-4-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 49 | 0.27 | -0.39 | 3-5-1 | 1-5-0 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 77 | 0.26 | -2.04 | 0-8-0 | 3-5-1 | 1-9-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||