NHL standings at the end of March 28, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
75 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 117 | 321 | 190 | -0.14 | 1.61 | 27-4-7 | 26-7-4 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
75 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 108 | 309 | 182 | -0.14 | 1.56 | 26-5-6 | 22-10-6 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
75 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 103 | 290 | 193 | -0.15 | 1.15 | 28-3-7 | 16-13-8 | 5-2-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
75 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 76 | 199 | 200 | -0.06 | -0.07 | 19-11-7 | 12-19-7 | 4-3-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
76 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 75 | 258 | 254 | -0.03 | 0.02 | 25-11-3 | 8-23-6 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
76 | 15 | 42 | 19 | 49 | 199 | 284 | 0.09 | -1.03 | 10-19-9 | 5-23-10 | 2-4-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
75 | 19 | 49 | 7 | 45 | 193 | 288 | 0.12 | -1.14 | 13-20-4 | 6-29-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
75 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 102 | 243 | 160 | -0.09 | 1.02 | 27-3-7 | 17-14-7 | 4-1-5 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
76 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 84 | 209 | 186 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 22-11-6 | 14-17-6 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
76 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 67 | 206 | 239 | 0.03 | -0.41 | 17-16-5 | 11-21-6 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
75 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 63 | 191 | 228 | 0.07 | -0.42 | 18-13-6 | 7-24-7 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
75 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 61 | 205 | 248 | 0.06 | -0.51 | 16-15-6 | 8-23-7 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
75 | 21 | 36 | 18 | 60 | 207 | 272 | 0.08 | -0.78 | 14-11-13 | 7-25-5 | 3-4-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
75 | 18 | 49 | 8 | 44 | 189 | 295 | 0.14 | -1.27 | 12-23-2 | 6-26-6 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||