NHL standings at the end of December 25, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 150 | 79 | -0.13 | 1.96 | 13-1-3 | 10-4-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 133 | 75 | -0.18 | 1.63 | 13-3-2 | 9-3-2 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 122 | 73 | -0.20 | 1.33 | 12-0-3 | 8-5-4 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 103 | 92 | -0.11 | 0.22 | 9-5-4 | 7-5-4 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 28 | 92 | 111 | -0.07 | -0.63 | 8-5-1 | 3-12-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
36 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 94 | 139 | -0.03 | -1.28 | 5-8-3 | 2-13-5 | 2-5-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
33 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 118 | 0.26 | -1.10 | 6-10-2 | 2-11-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 5 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 109 | 56 | -0.20 | 1.35 | 14-0-2 | 10-7-1 | 8-1-1 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 93 | 64 | -0.07 | 0.78 | 11-5-1 | 9-5-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
35 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 103 | 135 | 0.18 | -0.74 | 6-8-6 | 5-9-1 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
35 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 90 | 105 | 0.20 | -0.23 | 7-6-3 | 4-13-2 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
32 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 99 | 0.17 | -0.77 | 8-7-3 | 2-10-2 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
35 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 91 | 115 | 0.06 | -0.63 | 6-8-4 | 3-12-2 | 1-7-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
34 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 131 | 0.11 | -1.69 | 4-12-0 | 4-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||