NHL standings at the end of January 7, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 154 | 82 | -0.08 | 1.82 | 14-3-2 | 13-3-3 | 7-0-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 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 | 0.24 | 10-7-4 | 8-6-4 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 37 | 122 | 130 | -0.10 | -0.30 | 11-5-1 | 4-13-6 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
41 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 112 | 161 | -0.03 | -1.23 | 6-10-4 | 2-13-6 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | 0.67 | 12-5-2 | 10-6-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
42 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 125 | 164 | 0.04 | -0.89 | 7-8-7 | 5-13-2 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
39 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 99 | 121 | 0.19 | -0.38 | 7-7-4 | 4-14-3 | 1-6-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
40 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 108 | 139 | 0.07 | -0.70 | 6-8-5 | 5-14-2 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 84 | 118 | 0.21 | -0.71 | 9-8-3 | 2-12-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
40 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 90 | 151 | 0.03 | -1.50 | 6-13-0 | 5-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||