NHL standings at the end of January 29, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
48 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 74 | 194 | 106 | -0.14 | 1.70 | 17-3-4 | 16-4-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
47 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 210 | 108 | -0.18 | 1.99 | 18-2-3 | 13-7-4 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 186 | 133 | -0.15 | 0.95 | 19-2-3 | 8-11-5 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
49 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 50 | 154 | 157 | -0.17 | -0.24 | 16-6-2 | 5-14-6 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
50 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 134 | 140 | -0.02 | -0.14 | 11-8-6 | 9-12-4 | 2-7-1 | Lost 7 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
46 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 156 | 0.12 | -0.73 | 10-11-3 | 4-16-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
50 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 31 | 129 | 190 | 0.10 | -1.12 | 8-13-4 | 2-16-7 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
48 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 160 | 87 | -0.14 | 1.38 | 21-1-4 | 12-9-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
49 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 134 | 107 | -0.08 | 0.48 | 15-6-3 | 12-9-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 5 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
51 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 42 | 145 | 190 | 0.05 | -0.84 | 11-9-7 | 5-16-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
49 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 41 | 135 | 160 | 0.12 | -0.39 | 10-9-5 | 7-16-2 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
47 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 111 | 152 | 0.14 | -0.73 | 11-9-4 | 2-17-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
49 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 33 | 115 | 156 | 0.23 | -0.61 | 8-11-6 | 4-17-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
51 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 31 | 118 | 200 | 0.12 | -1.48 | 8-14-0 | 5-19-5 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||