NHL standings at the end of November 28, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 103 | 51 | -0.18 | 2.18 | 8-1-2 | 7-2-2 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 87 | 49 | -0.03 | 1.70 | 10-3-1 | 5-2-1 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 83 | 49 | 0.04 | 1.59 | 7-0-3 | 6-3-3 | 5-1-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 62 | 67 | -0.11 | -0.33 | 4-3-4 | 4-4-4 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 81 | 0.24 | -0.67 | 5-4-1 | 2-8-3 | 4-3-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 78 | 0.12 | -0.80 | 4-7-2 | 2-7-2 | 1-7-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
23 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 65 | 92 | -0.15 | -1.33 | 2-6-2 | 2-8-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 5 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars |
23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 68 | 37 | -0.28 | 1.07 | 7-3-1 | 9-1-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 74 | 40 | -0.16 | 1.32 | 10-0-1 | 6-5-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 79 | 104 | 0.14 | -0.90 | 4-7-3 | 4-6-0 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 68 | 0.05 | -0.82 | 5-5-2 | 2-6-2 | 2-5-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 61 | 71 | -0.06 | -0.48 | 4-5-1 | 4-9-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 6 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 76 | 0.33 | -0.35 | 4-5-3 | 2-7-1 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 94 | 0.05 | -1.91 | 2-9-0 | 3-8-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||