NHL standings at the end of January 3, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
37 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 161 | 85 | -0.07 | 1.98 | 15-2-3 | 10-4-3 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 147 | 80 | -0.06 | 1.80 | 14-3-2 | 11-3-3 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 132 | 91 | -0.12 | 1.02 | 13-0-3 | 8-8-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 116 | 105 | -0.04 | 0.24 | 10-6-4 | 8-6-4 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 36 | 116 | 122 | -0.10 | -0.25 | 11-5-1 | 4-12-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
40 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 110 | 156 | -0.08 | -1.23 | 6-9-4 | 2-13-6 | 2-4-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
36 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 83 | 129 | 0.14 | -1.14 | 7-11-2 | 2-12-2 | 2-8-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
37 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 122 | 66 | -0.20 | 1.31 | 16-1-2 | 10-7-1 | 9-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 99 | 73 | -0.07 | 0.64 | 11-5-2 | 10-6-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 114 | 154 | 0.13 | -0.90 | 6-8-6 | 5-12-2 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 82 | 115 | 0.22 | -0.70 | 9-7-3 | 2-12-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
38 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 96 | 118 | 0.15 | -0.43 | 7-7-4 | 4-14-2 | 1-6-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
38 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 104 | 128 | 0.03 | -0.60 | 6-8-5 | 4-13-2 | 1-7-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 84 | 144 | 0.07 | -1.50 | 5-13-0 | 5-14-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||