NHL standings at the end of March 8, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
67 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 107 | 281 | 158 | -0.18 | 1.65 | 24-4-5 | 25-5-4 | 9-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
66 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 99 | 285 | 151 | -0.21 | 1.82 | 25-3-6 | 19-8-5 | 8-0-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
66 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 92 | 257 | 167 | -0.22 | 1.14 | 26-3-4 | 14-11-8 | 9-1-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
67 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 69 | 178 | 177 | -0.10 | -0.08 | 18-10-6 | 11-17-5 | 6-4-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
68 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 67 | 224 | 223 | -0.10 | -0.08 | 23-8-3 | 6-22-6 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
67 | 13 | 39 | 15 | 41 | 172 | 252 | 0.16 | -1.03 | 10-18-7 | 3-21-8 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
66 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 38 | 163 | 252 | 0.20 | -1.15 | 11-18-3 | 5-26-3 | 0-9-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
67 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 90 | 218 | 144 | -0.13 | 0.97 | 25-3-6 | 15-14-4 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
66 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 75 | 175 | 156 | 0.02 | 0.30 | 20-10-4 | 13-14-5 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
68 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 57 | 185 | 218 | 0.07 | -0.41 | 13-15-5 | 11-20-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
66 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 55 | 166 | 204 | 0.09 | -0.48 | 16-11-5 | 6-22-6 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
67 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 54 | 186 | 249 | 0.12 | -0.82 | 13-11-11 | 6-21-5 | 1-4-5 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
67 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 51 | 173 | 221 | 0.11 | -0.61 | 14-14-6 | 7-23-3 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
68 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 41 | 169 | 260 | 0.17 | -1.16 | 11-19-1 | 6-25-6 | 2-8-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||