NHL standings at the end of November 21, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 90 | 43 | -0.12 | 2.35 | 7-1-2 | 6-1-2 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 41 | 0.06 | 1.85 | 6-0-3 | 6-2-2 | 6-1-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 75 | 40 | 0.06 | 1.90 | 9-3-1 | 4-2-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 59 | -0.26 | -0.41 | 4-3-3 | 3-3-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 72 | 0.18 | -0.82 | 3-4-1 | 2-7-3 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 74 | 0.14 | -0.95 | 3-6-2 | 2-7-2 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 77 | -0.01 | -1.01 | 2-6-2 | 2-5-3 | 1-4-5 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 64 | 33 | -0.23 | 1.32 | 9-0-0 | 6-5-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 34 | -0.11 | 1.24 | 7-3-1 | 6-1-2 | 6-3-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 58 | -0.25 | -0.99 | 5-3-2 | 2-5-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 59 | 66 | -0.17 | -0.48 | 4-4-1 | 4-8-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 67 | 98 | 0.27 | -1.21 | 2-6-3 | 4-6-0 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 61 | 0.34 | -0.30 | 3-5-2 | 2-6-1 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 85 | 0.10 | -2.05 | 1-8-0 | 3-7-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||