NHL standings at the end of January 17, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 143 | 98 | -0.01 | 1.06 | 12-3-6 | 12-5-4 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
41 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 152 | 115 | -0.15 | 0.75 | 14-3-4 | 8-7-5 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
41 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 138 | 101 | -0.04 | 0.86 | 12-5-5 | 9-5-5 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 119 | 103 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 11-5-3 | 9-7-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
40 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 116 | 87 | -0.02 | 0.71 | 13-4-2 | 7-11-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
41 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 120 | 121 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 12-7-4 | 4-11-3 | 4-3-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues |
41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 132 | 97 | -0.10 | 0.75 | 16-4-3 | 5-9-4 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
41 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 104 | 120 | -0.06 | -0.45 | 7-6-9 | 3-10-6 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 115 | 125 | -0.03 | -0.28 | 7-7-5 | 3-9-9 | 1-4-5 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
40 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 86 | 130 | 0.08 | -1.02 | 7-9-4 | 4-14-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 Oakland Seals |
42 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 86 | 143 | 0.09 | -1.26 | 5-9-3 | 5-16-4 | 1-6-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
40 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 88 | 159 | 0.12 | -1.65 | 6-9-3 | 2-18-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||