NHL standings at the end of March 10, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
66 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 105 | 332 | 167 | -0.21 | 2.29 | 30-2-2 | 19-8-5 | 9-1-0 | Won 8 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
67 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 95 | 220 | 149 | -0.17 | 0.89 | 24-1-7 | 18-13-4 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
66 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 81 | 240 | 179 | -0.17 | 0.75 | 24-5-3 | 10-14-10 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
67 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 74 | 223 | 182 | -0.07 | 0.54 | 23-7-5 | 11-20-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
67 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 49 | 177 | 249 | 0.06 | -1.02 | 13-13-9 | 5-23-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
64 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 48 | 175 | 236 | 0.00 | -0.95 | 15-13-7 | 4-22-3 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
65 | 18 | 40 | 7 | 43 | 174 | 248 | 0.16 | -0.98 | 13-14-4 | 5-26-3 | 1-7-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
66 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 92 | 239 | 158 | -0.10 | 1.12 | 27-4-2 | 15-12-6 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
66 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 70 | 174 | 176 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 18-7-8 | 9-16-8 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
68 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 64 | 167 | 197 | 0.14 | -0.31 | 15-13-8 | 10-16-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
66 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 61 | 180 | 192 | -0.06 | -0.24 | 17-10-6 | 7-19-7 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
67 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 57 | 190 | 197 | 0.09 | -0.02 | 17-10-7 | 3-20-10 | 1-5-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
65 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 50 | 193 | 252 | 0.11 | -0.80 | 12-11-7 | 7-23-5 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
68 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 39 | 162 | 264 | 0.16 | -1.34 | 14-16-1 | 3-30-4 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||