NHL standings at the end of January 8, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 157 | 87 | -0.08 | 1.71 | 14-3-2 | 13-4-3 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 |
38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 148 | 97 | -0.19 | 1.15 | 15-0-3 | 8-8-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 118 | 109 | -0.01 | 0.21 | 10-7-5 | 8-6-4 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 37 | 122 | 130 | -0.09 | -0.29 | 11-5-1 | 4-13-6 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
41 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 112 | 161 | -0.04 | -1.23 | 6-10-4 | 2-13-6 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
38 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 92 | 136 | 0.17 | -0.99 | 7-11-2 | 3-13-2 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
39 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 129 | 69 | -0.22 | 1.32 | 16-1-3 | 11-7-1 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 104 | 80 | -0.09 | 0.53 | 12-6-2 | 10-6-3 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
41 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 113 | 142 | 0.10 | -0.61 | 7-8-5 | 5-14-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 86 | 120 | 0.21 | -0.69 | 9-8-3 | 2-12-4 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
40 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 99 | 125 | 0.22 | -0.43 | 7-8-4 | 4-14-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
41 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 92 | 161 | 0.06 | -1.62 | 6-13-0 | 5-16-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||