NHL standings at the end of January 5, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
37 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 123 | 85 | -0.03 | 1.00 | 12-3-6 | 9-4-3 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 131 | 103 | -0.08 | 0.70 | 12-2-4 | 7-6-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 123 | 91 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 8-4-5 | 9-5-5 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 109 | 90 | 0.04 | 0.57 | 10-5-3 | 8-6-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
35 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 94 | 84 | 0.03 | 0.31 | 10-4-2 | 5-11-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 34 | 108 | 106 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 10-6-3 | 4-10-3 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues |
36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 121 | 83 | -0.10 | 0.96 | 14-3-2 | 5-8-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 101 | 110 | -0.03 | -0.28 | 6-5-5 | 3-9-7 | 0-5-5 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 86 | 105 | 0.01 | -0.54 | 6-6-7 | 2-9-5 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
35 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 79 | 108 | -0.03 | -0.86 | 7-7-4 | 4-11-2 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Oakland Seals |
36 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 75 | 125 | 0.05 | -1.34 | 5-7-2 | 4-15-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
33 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 71 | 131 | 0.04 | -1.78 | 6-9-3 | 1-12-2 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||