NHL standings at the end of March 5, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
66 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 105 | 276 | 154 | -0.19 | 1.66 | 24-4-5 | 24-5-4 | 9-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
65 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 282 | 148 | -0.23 | 1.83 | 25-3-5 | 19-8-5 | 9-0-1 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
65 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 90 | 252 | 163 | -0.22 | 1.15 | 26-3-4 | 13-11-8 | 8-1-1 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
66 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 67 | 173 | 176 | -0.09 | -0.14 | 17-10-6 | 11-17-5 | 6-4-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
67 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 67 | 223 | 218 | -0.10 | -0.03 | 23-8-3 | 6-21-6 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
66 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 41 | 169 | 246 | 0.18 | -0.99 | 10-18-7 | 3-20-8 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
65 | 16 | 43 | 6 | 38 | 158 | 246 | 0.21 | -1.15 | 11-17-3 | 5-26-3 | 1-8-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
66 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 89 | 215 | 141 | -0.16 | 0.96 | 25-3-6 | 15-14-3 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
65 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 75 | 171 | 151 | -0.01 | 0.30 | 20-9-4 | 13-14-5 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
67 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 55 | 181 | 216 | 0.09 | -0.43 | 12-15-5 | 11-20-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
65 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 53 | 160 | 199 | 0.11 | -0.49 | 16-11-5 | 5-22-6 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
66 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 51 | 169 | 216 | 0.09 | -0.62 | 14-13-6 | 7-23-3 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
67 | 17 | 43 | 7 | 41 | 167 | 256 | 0.18 | -1.15 | 11-19-1 | 6-24-6 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||