NHL standings at the end of March 16, 1972

Eastern Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Boston Bruins	70	50	10	10	110	297	171	-0.21	1.59	24-4-6	26-6-4	7-2-1	Won 1
New York Rangers	70	46	13	11	103	295	164	-0.19	1.68	25-4-6	21-9-5	7-2-1	Won 1
Montreal Canadiens	70	43	14	13	99	270	172	-0.21	1.19	27-3-5	16-11-8	9-0-1	Won 2
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	30	28	12	72	184	185	-0.08	-0.09	19-11-6	11-17-6	6-3-1	Lost 1
Detroit Red Wings	71	29	33	9	67	229	232	-0.03	-0.07	23-11-3	6-22-6	2-8-0	Lost 4
Buffalo Sabres	71	14	41	16	44	184	266	0.12	-1.04	10-18-7	4-23-9	2-6-2	Tied 1
Vancouver Canucks	69	17	46	6	40	172	267	0.18	-1.20	12-19-3	5-27-3	1-8-1	Lost 2

Western Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Chicago Black Hawks	70	42	17	11	95	225	148	-0.09	1.01	26-3-6	16-14-5	4-2-4	Won 2
Minnesota North Stars	69	34	25	10	78	186	164	-0.02	0.30	21-11-5	13-14-5	3-6-1	Won 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
California Golden Seals	70	21	33	16	58	199	256	0.11	-0.71	14-11-11	7-22-5	3-4-3	Won 2
Philadelphia Flyers	70	23	35	12	58	177	216	0.07	-0.49	16-11-6	7-24-6	5-4-1	Tied 1
Pittsburgh Penguins	70	23	37	10	56	190	233	0.12	-0.49	15-14-6	8-23-4	5-4-1	Won 1
Los Angeles Kings	72	18	47	7	43	182	281	0.16	-1.22	12-21-1	6-26-6	2-8-0	Lost 2