NHL standings at the end of February 1, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
49 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 199 | 108 | -0.15 | 1.71 | 18-3-4 | 16-4-4 | 7-0-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
48 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 211 | 109 | -0.17 | 1.96 | 18-2-4 | 13-7-4 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
49 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 189 | 134 | -0.16 | 0.96 | 19-2-3 | 9-11-5 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
51 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 52 | 160 | 161 | -0.14 | -0.16 | 17-6-2 | 5-15-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
51 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 50 | 134 | 144 | -0.01 | -0.21 | 11-8-6 | 9-13-4 | 1-8-1 | Lost 8 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
47 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 158 | 0.09 | -0.78 | 10-12-3 | 4-16-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
51 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 131 | 192 | 0.07 | -1.13 | 8-13-5 | 2-16-7 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
50 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 73 | 168 | 96 | -0.16 | 1.28 | 22-1-4 | 12-10-1 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
50 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 135 | 108 | -0.03 | 0.51 | 15-6-3 | 12-9-5 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
52 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 147 | 190 | 0.03 | -0.80 | 11-9-7 | 6-16-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
51 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 41 | 138 | 168 | 0.17 | -0.42 | 10-10-5 | 7-17-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
48 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 115 | 152 | 0.12 | -0.65 | 12-9-4 | 2-17-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
53 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 34 | 127 | 206 | 0.12 | -1.37 | 9-14-0 | 5-19-6 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
50 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 33 | 115 | 160 | 0.21 | -0.69 | 8-11-6 | 4-18-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||