NHL standings at the end of February 22, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
61 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 97 | 251 | 135 | -0.14 | 1.76 | 23-3-5 | 21-5-4 | 8-1-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
60 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 262 | 140 | -0.19 | 1.84 | 21-3-5 | 18-8-5 | 7-1-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
59 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 78 | 222 | 156 | -0.17 | 0.94 | 22-3-4 | 11-11-8 | 5-1-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
60 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 61 | 197 | 190 | -0.11 | 0.01 | 20-6-3 | 6-19-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
62 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 59 | 158 | 172 | -0.04 | -0.27 | 14-10-6 | 10-17-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
58 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 148 | 208 | 0.12 | -0.91 | 11-17-3 | 5-20-2 | 1-9-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
60 | 11 | 35 | 14 | 36 | 152 | 224 | 0.13 | -1.07 | 9-16-6 | 2-19-8 | 1-6-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
59 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 83 | 194 | 121 | -0.09 | 1.14 | 24-2-5 | 14-12-2 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
60 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 73 | 163 | 136 | -0.03 | 0.42 | 19-7-4 | 13-12-5 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
61 | 18 | 29 | 14 | 50 | 165 | 223 | 0.08 | -0.87 | 12-10-10 | 6-19-4 | 2-4-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
61 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 49 | 167 | 201 | 0.11 | -0.45 | 12-14-5 | 8-18-4 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
59 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 47 | 143 | 183 | 0.09 | -0.58 | 14-10-5 | 4-20-6 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
60 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 45 | 147 | 195 | 0.10 | -0.70 | 11-13-6 | 7-20-3 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
62 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 155 | 240 | 0.14 | -1.23 | 11-16-1 | 5-23-6 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||