NHL standings at the end of February 18, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
58 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 91 | 238 | 127 | -0.15 | 1.76 | 23-3-5 | 18-5-4 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
58 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 251 | 134 | -0.20 | 1.82 | 20-3-5 | 17-8-5 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
56 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 74 | 212 | 148 | -0.18 | 0.96 | 21-2-4 | 10-11-8 | 5-1-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
57 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 57 | 183 | 180 | -0.12 | -0.06 | 19-6-3 | 5-18-6 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
59 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 57 | 149 | 163 | -0.01 | -0.25 | 13-10-6 | 10-15-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
56 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 37 | 142 | 199 | 0.12 | -0.89 | 11-16-3 | 5-19-2 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
58 | 11 | 33 | 14 | 36 | 151 | 216 | 0.12 | -1.00 | 9-15-6 | 2-18-8 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
58 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 83 | 193 | 118 | -0.12 | 1.17 | 24-1-5 | 14-12-2 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
58 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 71 | 157 | 130 | -0.05 | 0.42 | 18-6-4 | 13-12-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
60 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 49 | 161 | 219 | 0.09 | -0.88 | 12-10-9 | 6-19-4 | 3-4-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
60 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 48 | 163 | 197 | 0.13 | -0.44 | 12-14-5 | 8-18-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
57 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 45 | 139 | 179 | 0.09 | -0.61 | 13-10-5 | 4-19-6 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
58 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 45 | 145 | 187 | 0.10 | -0.63 | 11-12-6 | 7-19-3 | 6-4-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
61 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 37 | 150 | 237 | 0.16 | -1.26 | 10-16-1 | 5-23-6 | 2-6-2 | Lost 6 | ||||||