East Division (NHL)

The East Division of the National Hockey League existed from 1967, when the NHL was made up of a single division, until 1974 when the league changed its format into two conferences of two divisions each.

Teams
Montreal Canadiens (1967–74)
New York Rangers (1967–74)
Boston Bruins (1967–74)
Chicago Black Hawks (1967–70)
Toronto Maple Leafs (1967–74)
Detroit Red Wings (1967–74)
Buffalo Sabres (1970–74)
Vancouver Canucks (1970–74)
New York Islanders (1972–1974)

Final standings, 1968–74
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

1967–68
 1967–68 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Montreal Canadiens 74 42 22 10  94 236 167 700 New York Rangers 74 39 23 12  90 226 183 673 Boston Bruins 74 37 27 10  84 259 216 1043 Chicago Black Hawks  74 32 26 16  80 212 222 606 Toronto Maple Leafs 74 33 31 10  76 209 176 634 Detroit Red Wings  74 27 35 12  66 245 257 759

1968–69
 1968–69 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Montreal Canadiens 76 46 19 11  103 271 202 780 Boston Bruins 76 42 18 16  100 303 221 1297 New York Rangers 76 41 26 9  91 231 196 806 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 35 26 15  85 234 217 961 Detroit Red Wings 76 33 31 12  78 239 221 885 Chicago Black Hawks 76 34 33 9  77 280 246 842

1969–70
 1969–70 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Chicago Black Hawks 76 45 22 9  99 250 170 901 Boston Bruins 76 40 17 19  99 277 216 1196 Detroit Red Wings 76 40 21 15  95 246 199 907 New York Rangers 76 38 22 16  92 246 189 853 Montreal Canadiens 76 38 22 16  92 244 201 892 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 29 34 13  71 222 242 898

1970–71
 1970–71 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins 78 57 14 7  121 399 207 1154 New York Rangers 78 49 18 11  109 259 177 952 Montreal Canadiens 78 42 23 13  97 291 216 1271 Toronto Maple Leafs  78 37 33 8  82 248 211 1133 Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15  63 217 291 1188 Vancouver Canucks  78 24 46 8  56 229 296 1371 Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11  55 209 308 988

1971–72
 1971–72 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins 78 54 13 11  119 330 204 1112 New York Rangers 78 48 17 13  109 317 192 1010 Montreal Canadiens 7846 16 16  108 307 205 783 Toronto Maple Leafs  78 33 31 14  80 209 208 887 Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10  76 261 262 850 Buffalo Sabres 7816 43 19  51 203 289 831 Vancouver Canucks  7820 50 8  48 203 297 1092

1972–73
 1972–73 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Montreal Canadiens 7852 10 16  120 329 184 783 Boston Bruins 78 51 22 5  107 330 235 1097 New York Rangers 78 47 23 8  102 297 208 765 Buffalo Sabres 7837 27 14 88 257 219 940 Detroit Red Wings 78 37 29 12  86 265 243 893 Toronto Maple Leafs  7827 41 10  64 247 279 716 Vancouver Canucks  7822 47 9  53 233 339 943 New York Islanders 78 12 60 6  30 170 347 881
1973–74
 1973–74 GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins 78 52 17 9  113 349 221 968 Montreal Canadiens 7845 24 9  99 293 240 761 New York Rangers 78 40 24 14  94 300 251 782 Toronto Maple Leafs  78 35 27 16  86 274 230 903 Buffalo Sabres 7832 34 12  76 242 250 787 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10  68 255 319 917 Vancouver Canucks  7824 43 11  59 224 296 952 New York Islanders 78 19 41 18  56 182 247 1075

Champions

Stanley Cup champions produced

As the East Division was composed of the Original Six franchises, these teams had a competitive advantage over the West Division teams for several years.
1967–68 - Montreal Canadiens
1968–69 - Montreal Canadiens
1969–70 - Boston Bruins
1970–71 - Montreal Canadiens
1971–72 - Boston Bruins
1972–73 - Montreal Canadiens

Related pages
West Division (NHL)

Category:National Hockey League divisions