NHL standings at the end of January 2, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 115 | 80 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 11-3-6 | 9-4-2 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 125 | 101 | -0.04 | 0.65 | 12-2-4 | 6-6-5 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 118 | 90 | 0.08 | 0.88 | 7-4-5 | 9-5-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 99 | 89 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 9-5-3 | 7-6-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 92 | 74 | -0.01 | 0.54 | 10-4-2 | 5-9-3 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 98 | 100 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 9-6-3 | 4-10-2 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues |
35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 115 | 83 | -0.07 | 0.84 | 13-3-2 | 5-8-4 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 97 | 104 | -0.04 | -0.26 | 6-5-4 | 3-8-7 | 1-4-5 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
33 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 98 | -0.07 | -0.77 | 7-7-3 | 4-10-2 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 82 | 98 | -0.02 | -0.50 | 5-5-7 | 2-9-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Oakland Seals |
34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 72 | 115 | 0.01 | -1.26 | 5-7-2 | 4-13-3 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
32 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 69 | 125 | 0.02 | -1.73 | 6-8-3 | 1-12-2 | 2-4-4 | Won 1 | ||||||