NHL standings at the end of January 22, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
45 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 183 | 99 | -0.08 | 1.78 | 16-3-3 | 15-4-4 | 7-1-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
45 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 203 | 103 | -0.18 | 2.04 | 17-2-3 | 13-6-4 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
45 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 174 | 124 | -0.15 | 0.96 | 18-1-3 | 8-11-4 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 129 | 123 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 11-8-6 | 9-8-4 | 3-5-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
46 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 45 | 144 | 151 | -0.13 | -0.28 | 15-6-1 | 4-14-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
44 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 112 | 150 | 0.09 | -0.77 | 9-11-3 | 4-15-2 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
47 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 124 | 179 | 0.04 | -1.13 | 8-12-4 | 2-15-6 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 65 | 148 | 85 | -0.12 | 1.28 | 19-1-4 | 11-9-1 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 119 | 97 | -0.11 | 0.37 | 13-6-3 | 11-9-4 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
46 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 39 | 132 | 152 | 0.13 | -0.31 | 10-9-5 | 6-14-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
49 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 38 | 139 | 189 | 0.07 | -0.95 | 9-9-7 | 5-16-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
44 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 34 | 106 | 141 | 0.09 | -0.71 | 11-8-4 | 2-15-4 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
46 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 109 | 147 | 0.20 | -0.62 | 8-9-5 | 4-17-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
48 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 106 | 188 | 0.13 | -1.58 | 7-14-0 | 5-18-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||