NHL standings at the end of March 11, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
68 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 107 | 285 | 164 | -0.19 | 1.59 | 24-4-5 | 25-6-4 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
67 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 101 | 289 | 153 | -0.21 | 1.82 | 25-3-6 | 20-8-5 | 8-0-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 95 | 263 | 169 | -0.21 | 1.18 | 26-3-5 | 15-11-8 | 8-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
68 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 71 | 180 | 178 | -0.11 | -0.08 | 19-10-6 | 11-17-5 | 7-3-0 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
69 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 67 | 226 | 227 | -0.07 | -0.08 | 23-9-3 | 6-22-6 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
69 | 13 | 41 | 15 | 41 | 177 | 260 | 0.13 | -1.07 | 10-18-7 | 3-23-8 | 2-7-1 | Lost 6 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
67 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 40 | 166 | 254 | 0.18 | -1.13 | 12-18-3 | 5-26-3 | 1-8-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
68 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 91 | 219 | 145 | -0.11 | 0.98 | 25-3-6 | 15-14-5 | 2-4-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
66 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 75 | 175 | 156 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 20-10-4 | 13-14-5 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
70 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 190 | 225 | 0.08 | -0.42 | 14-16-5 | 11-20-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
68 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 57 | 173 | 211 | 0.07 | -0.49 | 16-11-5 | 7-23-6 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
68 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 54 | 187 | 251 | 0.11 | -0.83 | 13-11-11 | 6-22-5 | 1-4-5 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
68 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 53 | 179 | 225 | 0.13 | -0.55 | 15-14-6 | 7-23-3 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
70 | 18 | 45 | 7 | 43 | 177 | 268 | 0.15 | -1.15 | 12-20-1 | 6-25-6 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||