NHL standings at the end of October 8, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 New York Rangers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||