NHL standings at the end of November 17, 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 | 2.19 | 6-1-2 | 6-0-2 | 7-0-3 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 71 | 37 | 0.12 | 2.12 | 6-0-1 | 6-2-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 62 | 37 | 0.15 | 1.72 | 6-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 55 | -0.16 | -0.61 | 3-3-3 | 2-3-4 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 66 | 0.08 | -0.87 | 2-4-2 | 2-5-3 | 2-3-5 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 67 | 0.34 | -0.66 | 3-4-1 | 2-6-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 67 | 0.05 | -0.90 | 3-6-1 | 2-6-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 28 | -0.33 | 1.22 | 8-0-0 | 6-4-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 29 | -0.17 | 1.18 | 5-3-1 | 6-1-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 51 | -0.30 | -0.30 | 4-3-1 | 4-6-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 55 | -0.34 | -1.34 | 4-3-1 | 2-5-1 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 76 | 0.24 | -0.76 | 2-6-3 | 3-4-0 | 4-5-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 0.24 | -0.39 | 3-5-2 | 1-5-0 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 82 | 0.20 | -2.19 | 0-8-0 | 3-6-1 | 1-9-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||