NHL standings at the end of February 23, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
59 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 289 | 156 | -0.16 | 2.09 | 26-2-2 | 16-8-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
60 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 82 | 190 | 138 | -0.12 | 0.75 | 20-1-7 | 16-13-3 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
58 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 70 | 211 | 160 | -0.12 | 0.75 | 22-5-2 | 7-12-10 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
60 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 66 | 209 | 170 | -0.10 | 0.55 | 20-7-3 | 11-18-1 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
58 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 44 | 163 | 219 | -0.02 | -0.98 | 14-11-6 | 4-21-2 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
61 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 43 | 159 | 234 | 0.08 | -1.14 | 11-13-8 | 5-21-3 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
58 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 42 | 160 | 213 | 0.12 | -0.80 | 13-14-4 | 5-20-2 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
60 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 221 | 147 | -0.09 | 1.14 | 27-3-2 | 12-12-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
58 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 65 | 159 | 149 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 17-5-8 | 8-13-7 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
59 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 54 | 158 | 174 | 0.01 | -0.27 | 15-10-4 | 7-17-6 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
60 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 53 | 145 | 180 | 0.18 | -0.41 | 10-12-8 | 10-15-5 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
60 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 52 | 171 | 173 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 16-8-4 | 3-19-10 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
57 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 45 | 169 | 220 | 0.09 | -0.80 | 12-9-6 | 5-20-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
60 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 37 | 147 | 218 | 0.06 | -1.12 | 14-12-1 | 3-28-2 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||