NHL standings at the end of January 31, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
49 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 199 | 108 | -0.14 | 1.72 | 18-3-4 | 16-4-4 | 7-0-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
48 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 211 | 109 | -0.17 | 1.96 | 18-2-4 | 13-7-4 | 5-3-2 | Tied 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 |
50 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 50 | 156 | 161 | -0.14 | -0.24 | 16-6-2 | 5-15-6 | 6-3-1 | Lost 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 |
47 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 158 | 0.10 | -0.77 | 10-12-3 | 4-16-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
51 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 131 | 192 | 0.06 | -1.13 | 8-13-5 | 2-16-7 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
49 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 73 | 164 | 89 | -0.15 | 1.38 | 22-1-4 | 12-9-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
50 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 135 | 108 | -0.04 | 0.50 | 15-6-3 | 12-9-5 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
52 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 147 | 190 | 0.03 | -0.80 | 11-9-7 | 6-16-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
50 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 41 | 137 | 165 | 0.15 | -0.41 | 10-9-5 | 7-17-2 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
48 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 115 | 152 | 0.12 | -0.65 | 12-9-4 | 2-17-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
50 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 33 | 115 | 160 | 0.22 | -0.68 | 8-11-6 | 4-18-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
52 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 120 | 202 | 0.10 | -1.47 | 8-14-0 | 5-19-6 | 2-3-5 | Tied 2 | ||||||