NHL standings at the end of March 18, 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	71	47	13	11	105	300	167	-0.19	1.68	25-4-6	22-9-5	7-2-1	Won 2
Montreal Canadiens	71	44	14	13	101	274	175	-0.20	1.19	28-3-5	16-11-8	9-0-1	Won 3
Toronto Maple Leafs	71	30	28	13	73	186	187	-0.06	-0.08	19-11-7	11-17-6	6-2-2	Tied 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	72	14	42	16	44	186	272	0.11	-1.09	10-19-7	4-23-9	1-7-2	Lost 1
Vancouver Canucks	70	18	46	6	42	178	269	0.15	-1.15	12-19-3	6-27-3	2-7-1	Won 1

Western Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Chicago Black Hawks	71	42	17	12	96	227	150	-0.08	1.00	26-3-6	16-14-6	4-1-5	Tied 1
Minnesota North Stars	70	34	26	10	78	189	168	-0.00	0.30	21-11-5	13-15-5	2-7-1	Lost 1
St. Louis Blues	71	25	36	10	60	192	227	0.06	-0.43	14-16-5	11-20-5	5-4-1	Tied 1
California Golden Seals	71	21	33	17	59	201	258	0.10	-0.70	14-11-12	7-22-5	3-4-3	Tied 1
Philadelphia Flyers	71	23	36	12	58	180	221	0.09	-0.49	16-12-6	7-24-6	5-4-1	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Penguins	71	23	37	11	57	194	237	0.11	-0.50	15-14-6	8-23-5	5-3-2	Tied 1
Los Angeles Kings	73	18	47	8	44	186	285	0.15	-1.21	12-21-2	6-26-6	2-7-1	Tied 1