NHL standings at the end of February 5, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
52 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 210 | 111 | -0.10 | 1.80 | 20-3-4 | 17-4-4 | 9-0-1 | Won 6 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
51 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 220 | 119 | -0.15 | 1.83 | 18-3-4 | 14-8-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
51 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 192 | 137 | -0.19 | 0.89 | 19-2-3 | 9-11-7 | 4-3-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
53 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 52 | 166 | 169 | -0.11 | -0.17 | 17-6-2 | 5-17-6 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
53 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 52 | 138 | 149 | -0.02 | -0.22 | 12-9-6 | 9-13-4 | 1-9-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
49 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 35 | 124 | 165 | 0.08 | -0.75 | 10-13-3 | 5-16-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
53 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 136 | 199 | 0.10 | -1.09 | 8-14-5 | 2-16-8 | 2-5-3 | Tied 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 |
53 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 141 | 120 | -0.02 | 0.38 | 15-6-4 | 12-11-5 | 5-2-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 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 |
53 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 43 | 147 | 177 | 0.17 | -0.39 | 11-11-5 | 7-17-2 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
50 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 40 | 123 | 157 | 0.10 | -0.58 | 13-9-4 | 3-17-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
55 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 37 | 136 | 208 | 0.10 | -1.21 | 10-14-1 | 5-19-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
52 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 35 | 120 | 171 | 0.17 | -0.81 | 8-11-6 | 5-19-3 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||