NHL standings at the end of December 11, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 125 | 62 | -0.20 | 2.14 | 10-1-2 | 8-3-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 108 | 60 | -0.15 | 1.70 | 11-3-1 | 8-2-1 | 9-0-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 103 | 57 | -0.06 | 1.71 | 11-0-3 | 6-3-3 | 6-1-3 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 73 | 78 | 0.03 | -0.16 | 6-5-4 | 4-4-4 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
29 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 77 | 96 | 0.10 | -0.55 | 7-5-1 | 2-10-4 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
29 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 100 | 0.33 | -0.80 | 6-8-2 | 2-9-2 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
29 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 77 | 111 | -0.06 | -1.23 | 4-7-2 | 2-10-4 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 92 | 50 | -0.19 | 1.26 | 11-0-2 | 8-7-1 | 5-2-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 80 | 49 | -0.24 | 0.87 | 9-3-1 | 9-4-2 | 6-3-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 76 | 84 | -0.04 | -0.31 | 6-5-3 | 4-10-1 | 2-6-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
29 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 81 | 94 | 0.04 | -0.41 | 6-5-3 | 3-10-2 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 89 | 122 | 0.16 | -0.94 | 5-7-4 | 4-9-1 | 3-5-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 83 | 0.09 | -0.88 | 6-6-3 | 2-8-2 | 1-6-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
29 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 119 | 0.14 | -1.89 | 3-10-0 | 3-12-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||