NHL standings at the end of November 20, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 41 | 0.05 | 1.84 | 6-0-3 | 6-2-2 | 6-1-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 78 | 42 | -0.04 | 1.96 | 6-1-2 | 6-1-2 | 7-1-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 69 | 38 | 0.09 | 1.81 | 8-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 56 | -0.22 | -0.43 | 4-3-3 | 2-3-4 | 4-3-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 73 | 0.03 | -0.97 | 2-5-2 | 2-5-3 | 2-3-5 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 70 | 0.25 | -0.80 | 3-4-1 | 2-7-2 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 72 | 0.16 | -0.98 | 3-6-1 | 2-7-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 30 | -0.21 | 1.21 | 8-0-0 | 6-5-0 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 60 | 33 | -0.07 | 1.35 | 7-3-1 | 6-1-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 59 | -0.22 | -0.36 | 4-4-1 | 4-7-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 57 | -0.32 | -1.10 | 5-3-1 | 2-5-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 66 | 86 | 0.14 | -0.86 | 2-6-3 | 4-5-0 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 55 | 0.26 | -0.19 | 3-5-2 | 2-5-1 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 85 | 0.08 | -2.07 | 1-8-0 | 3-7-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||