NHL standings at the end of December 3, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 110 | 53 | -0.21 | 2.27 | 9-1-2 | 7-2-2 | 8-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 88 | 52 | -0.03 | 1.53 | 8-0-3 | 6-3-3 | 5-1-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 87 | 49 | -0.02 | 1.71 | 10-3-1 | 5-2-1 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 66 | 69 | -0.10 | -0.23 | 5-3-4 | 4-4-4 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 86 | 0.19 | -0.73 | 5-4-1 | 2-9-4 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 80 | 0.17 | -0.63 | 5-7-2 | 2-7-2 | 2-6-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 99 | -0.10 | -1.30 | 3-6-2 | 2-9-3 | 1-8-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars |
24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 72 | 38 | -0.28 | 1.14 | 8-3-1 | 9-1-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 77 | 46 | -0.17 | 1.07 | 10-0-1 | 6-7-1 | 5-3-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 84 | 114 | 0.22 | -0.89 | 5-7-3 | 4-8-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 73 | -0.08 | -0.40 | 5-5-1 | 4-9-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 0.03 | -0.79 | 5-5-3 | 2-6-2 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 68 | 82 | 0.26 | -0.32 | 5-5-3 | 2-8-1 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 101 | 0.08 | -1.88 | 2-9-0 | 3-10-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||