NHL standings at the end of March 3, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
64 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 103 | 271 | 148 | -0.18 | 1.74 | 24-3-5 | 23-5-4 | 9-0-1 | Won 8 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
64 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 96 | 276 | 147 | -0.21 | 1.80 | 24-3-5 | 19-8-5 | 9-0-1 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
63 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 86 | 243 | 163 | -0.19 | 1.08 | 25-3-4 | 12-11-8 | 7-1-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
65 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 65 | 213 | 210 | -0.12 | -0.07 | 22-7-3 | 6-21-6 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
65 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 65 | 170 | 174 | -0.08 | -0.14 | 16-10-6 | 11-17-5 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
65 | 13 | 37 | 15 | 41 | 167 | 240 | 0.18 | -0.94 | 10-17-7 | 3-20-8 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
63 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 38 | 157 | 235 | 0.16 | -1.07 | 11-17-3 | 5-24-3 | 1-8-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
65 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 89 | 214 | 139 | -0.17 | 0.99 | 25-3-6 | 15-13-3 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
63 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 73 | 167 | 146 | -0.02 | 0.31 | 19-9-4 | 13-13-5 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
65 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 53 | 173 | 208 | 0.12 | -0.42 | 12-15-5 | 10-19-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
66 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 52 | 180 | 246 | 0.14 | -0.86 | 12-11-11 | 6-21-5 | 0-5-5 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
63 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 51 | 154 | 193 | 0.11 | -0.51 | 15-10-5 | 5-22-6 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
64 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 49 | 162 | 208 | 0.09 | -0.63 | 13-13-6 | 7-22-3 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
65 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 39 | 163 | 253 | 0.17 | -1.22 | 11-19-1 | 5-23-6 | 1-9-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||