NHL standings at the end of October 16, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 0.43 | 4.09 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | -0.76 | 0.91 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1.68 | -1.18 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -0.82 | 0.18 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1.28 | -2.95 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1.96 | 0.96 | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 0.77 | -1.23 | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 4 | -0.28 | 3.38 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -0.58 | -0.24 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -0.72 | -0.39 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.43 | 0.93 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1.94 | -1.44 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -2.20 | -3.70 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2.80 | -0.54 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||