NHL standings at the end of January 5, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 170 | 86 | -0.09 | 2.12 | 16-2-3 | 10-4-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 149 | 80 | -0.05 | 1.81 | 14-3-2 | 12-3-3 | 7-0-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
37 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 138 | 95 | -0.14 | 1.02 | 14-0-3 | 8-8-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
39 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 116 | 107 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 10-7-4 | 8-6-4 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
39 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 36 | 118 | 126 | -0.08 | -0.29 | 11-5-1 | 4-13-5 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
40 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 110 | 156 | -0.09 | -1.24 | 6-9-4 | 2-13-6 | 2-4-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
37 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 87 | 135 | 0.17 | -1.13 | 7-11-2 | 2-13-2 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 125 | 69 | -0.20 | 1.27 | 16-1-3 | 10-7-1 | 8-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 103 | 75 | -0.07 | 0.66 | 12-5-2 | 10-6-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
41 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 32 | 121 | 160 | 0.05 | -0.90 | 7-8-6 | 5-13-2 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
39 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 99 | 121 | 0.18 | -0.38 | 7-7-4 | 4-14-3 | 1-6-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 82 | 115 | 0.23 | -0.69 | 9-7-3 | 2-12-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
39 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 27 | 105 | 137 | 0.09 | -0.73 | 6-8-5 | 4-14-2 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
40 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 90 | 151 | 0.02 | -1.50 | 6-13-0 | 5-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||