NHL standings at the end of November 26, 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 | -0.13 | 2.47 | 8-1-2 | 6-1-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 81 | 43 | -0.02 | 1.79 | 10-3-1 | 5-2-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 78 | 44 | 0.12 | 1.82 | 6-0-3 | 6-2-3 | 6-0-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 60 | -0.25 | -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 | 0.20 | -0.88 | 3-7-2 | 2-7-2 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 82 | -0.10 | -1.15 | 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars |
22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 65 | 36 | -0.21 | 1.11 | 7-3-1 | 8-1-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 67 | 36 | -0.14 | 1.33 | 9-0-1 | 6-5-0 | 6-3-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 64 | -0.05 | -0.86 | 5-4-2 | 2-6-2 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 68 | -0.14 | -0.49 | 4-5-1 | 4-8-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 101 | 0.24 | -0.94 | 3-7-3 | 4-6-0 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 0.29 | -0.43 | 4-5-2 | 2-7-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 91 | 0.04 | -1.92 | 2-8-0 | 3-8-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||