NHL standings at the end of January 26, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 186 | 102 | -0.10 | 1.73 | 16-3-4 | 15-4-4 | 6-1-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 208 | 104 | -0.20 | 2.06 | 18-2-3 | 13-6-4 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 177 | 127 | -0.15 | 0.93 | 18-1-3 | 8-11-5 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
48 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 50 | 132 | 132 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 11-8-6 | 9-10-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
47 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 47 | 147 | 152 | -0.13 | -0.23 | 16-6-1 | 4-14-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
44 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 112 | 150 | 0.10 | -0.77 | 9-11-3 | 4-15-2 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
49 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 31 | 128 | 187 | 0.11 | -1.09 | 8-12-4 | 2-16-7 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 152 | 85 | -0.11 | 1.34 | 20-1-4 | 11-9-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
47 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 124 | 100 | -0.13 | 0.38 | 14-6-3 | 11-9-4 | 4-4-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
48 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 135 | 156 | 0.11 | -0.33 | 10-9-5 | 7-15-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
50 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 142 | 190 | 0.05 | -0.91 | 10-9-7 | 5-16-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
45 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 107 | 144 | 0.08 | -0.75 | 11-8-4 | 2-16-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
48 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 113 | 152 | 0.21 | -0.60 | 8-10-6 | 4-17-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
50 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 114 | 196 | 0.13 | -1.51 | 8-14-0 | 5-19-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||