NHL standings at the end of March 12, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
69 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 289 | 168 | -0.19 | 1.56 | 24-4-6 | 25-6-4 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
68 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 101 | 292 | 160 | -0.21 | 1.73 | 25-4-6 | 20-8-5 | 8-1-1 | Lost 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 |
69 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 72 | 182 | 180 | -0.10 | -0.07 | 19-10-6 | 11-17-6 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
70 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 67 | 228 | 230 | -0.05 | -0.08 | 23-10-3 | 6-22-6 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
69 | 13 | 41 | 15 | 41 | 177 | 260 | 0.13 | -1.08 | 10-18-7 | 3-23-8 | 2-7-1 | Lost 6 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
67 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 40 | 166 | 254 | 0.18 | -1.14 | 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 |
69 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 93 | 222 | 147 | -0.11 | 0.98 | 25-3-6 | 16-14-5 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
67 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 76 | 177 | 158 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 20-10-5 | 13-14-5 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
70 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 190 | 225 | 0.07 | -0.43 | 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 |
69 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 56 | 194 | 254 | 0.13 | -0.74 | 13-11-11 | 7-22-5 | 2-4-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
69 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 54 | 183 | 229 | 0.14 | -0.52 | 15-14-6 | 7-23-4 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
70 | 18 | 45 | 7 | 43 | 177 | 268 | 0.14 | -1.16 | 12-20-1 | 6-25-6 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||