NHL standings at the end of November 24, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 98 | 46 | -0.12 | 2.48 | 8-1-2 | 6-1-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 78 | 44 | 0.13 | 1.83 | 6-0-3 | 6-2-3 | 6-0-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 77 | 41 | 0.02 | 1.82 | 9-3-1 | 5-2-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 60 | -0.24 | -0.34 | 4-3-3 | 4-3-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 78 | 0.12 | -1.07 | 3-4-1 | 2-8-3 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 76 | 0.21 | -0.88 | 3-7-2 | 2-7-2 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 82 | -0.09 | -1.14 | 2-6-2 | 2-6-3 | 1-5-4 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 67 | 36 | -0.14 | 1.34 | 9-0-1 | 6-5-0 | 6-3-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 63 | 35 | -0.17 | 1.16 | 7-3-1 | 7-1-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 60 | -0.13 | -0.88 | 5-4-2 | 2-5-2 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 68 | -0.14 | -0.48 | 4-5-1 | 4-8-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 73 | 99 | 0.20 | -0.98 | 3-6-3 | 4-6-0 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 0.29 | -0.42 | 4-5-2 | 2-7-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 91 | 0.04 | -1.91 | 2-8-0 | 3-8-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||