NHL standings at the end of January 18, 1972

Eastern Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Boston Bruins	44	30	7	7	67	175	94	-0.10	1.75	16-3-3	14-4-4	6-1-3	Won 3
New York Rangers	42	28	7	7	63	191	97	-0.11	2.12	17-2-3	11-5-4	7-2-1	Lost 1
Montreal Canadiens	43	25	11	7	57	168	116	-0.21	1.00	17-0-3	8-11-4	5-5-0	Lost 1
Toronto Maple Leafs	44	20	14	10	50	128	118	-0.03	0.19	11-8-6	9-6-4	4-4-2	Lost 1
Detroit Red Wings	44	18	19	7	43	140	145	-0.12	-0.24	14-5-1	4-14-6	7-2-1	Lost 1
Buffalo Sabres	45	9	26	10	28	121	176	0.07	-1.15	7-12-4	2-14-6	2-5-3	Won 1
Vancouver Canucks	41	11	25	5	27	101	146	0.10	-0.99	8-11-3	3-14-2	3-6-1	Won 1

Western Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Chicago Black Hawks	43	29	9	5	63	144	82	-0.09	1.35	18-1-4	11-8-1	6-2-2	Won 1
Minnesota North Stars	44	22	15	7	51	111	95	-0.10	0.26	12-6-3	10-9-4	2-5-3	Tied 1
California Golden Seals	47	14	23	10	38	139	182	-0.01	-0.92	9-8-7	5-15-3	3-4-3	Tied 1
St. Louis Blues	45	15	23	7	37	131	152	0.15	-0.32	9-9-5	6-14-2	6-3-1	Lost 1
Philadelphia Flyers	42	12	22	8	32	101	135	0.10	-0.71	10-8-4	2-14-4	2-5-3	Tied 1
Pittsburgh Penguins	44	12	24	8	32	108	140	0.23	-0.49	8-8-5	4-16-3	2-5-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Kings	46	11	31	4	26	101	181	0.11	-1.63	6-13-0	5-18-4	2-5-3	Tied 1