NHL standings at the end of February 4, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
51 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 207 | 109 | -0.10 | 1.82 | 19-3-4 | 17-4-4 | 9-0-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
50 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 215 | 113 | -0.15 | 1.89 | 18-3-4 | 14-7-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
51 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 192 | 137 | -0.20 | 0.88 | 19-2-3 | 9-11-7 | 4-3-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
52 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 164 | 166 | -0.16 | -0.19 | 17-6-2 | 5-16-6 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
52 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 52 | 137 | 146 | -0.01 | -0.19 | 12-8-6 | 9-13-4 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
49 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 35 | 124 | 165 | 0.09 | -0.75 | 10-13-3 | 5-16-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
52 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 133 | 196 | 0.10 | -1.12 | 8-14-5 | 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 |
51 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 75 | 174 | 98 | -0.18 | 1.31 | 22-1-4 | 13-10-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
52 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 138 | 117 | -0.01 | 0.40 | 15-6-3 | 12-11-5 | 5-3-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
54 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 45 | 150 | 197 | 0.03 | -0.84 | 11-10-8 | 6-16-3 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
52 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 41 | 141 | 172 | 0.15 | -0.44 | 10-11-5 | 7-17-2 | 4-6-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
49 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 38 | 120 | 156 | 0.11 | -0.62 | 13-9-4 | 2-17-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
51 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 35 | 119 | 163 | 0.19 | -0.67 | 8-11-6 | 5-18-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
54 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 35 | 128 | 207 | 0.12 | -1.34 | 9-14-1 | 5-19-6 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||