NHL standings at the end of January 10, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
39 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 178 | 86 | -0.13 | 2.23 | 17-2-3 | 10-4-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 157 | 87 | -0.08 | 1.72 | 14-3-2 | 13-4-3 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 150 | 102 | -0.15 | 1.09 | 15-0-3 | 8-9-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
41 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 120 | 110 | -0.03 | 0.21 | 10-7-5 | 9-6-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
41 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 126 | 132 | -0.11 | -0.26 | 12-5-1 | 4-13-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
42 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 113 | 163 | -0.04 | -1.23 | 6-11-4 | 2-13-6 | 2-4-4 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
38 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 92 | 136 | 0.18 | -0.98 | 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 |
40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 134 | 71 | -0.19 | 1.38 | 17-1-3 | 11-7-1 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 104 | 80 | -0.08 | 0.53 | 12-6-2 | 10-6-3 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
43 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 33 | 128 | 174 | 0.03 | -1.04 | 7-8-7 | 5-14-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
39 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 96 | 123 | 0.17 | -0.52 | 10-8-3 | 2-12-4 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
41 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 113 | 142 | 0.11 | -0.60 | 7-8-5 | 5-14-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
41 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 29 | 101 | 129 | 0.21 | -0.47 | 7-8-4 | 4-15-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
42 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 92 | 169 | 0.12 | -1.72 | 6-13-0 | 5-17-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||