NHL standings at the end of October 31, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 0.03 | 2.28 | 3-0-1 | 3-1-0 | 6-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 17 | -0.00 | 0.78 | 4-0-1 | 2-2-0 | 6-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 0.03 | 0.73 | 4-1-0 | 2-2-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 0.02 | -0.80 | 3-2-2 | 0-4-0 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 0.56 | -0.04 | 2-2-1 | 1-4-0 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 36 | -0.08 | -2.38 | 1-2-1 | 1-5-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 0.49 | -0.01 | 2-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 19 | -0.18 | 1.22 | 2-0-1 | 4-2-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 20 | -0.47 | 0.13 | 5-0-0 | 0-2-3 | 5-2-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 5-1-0 | 0-2-1 | 5-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 2-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 5-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 24 | -0.13 | -0.01 | 3-1-0 | 1-3-0 | 4-4-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -0.51 | -0.96 | 1-2-1 | 1-2-2 | 2-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 0.03 | -1.37 | 1-2-1 | 0-5-1 | 1-7-2 | Won 1 | ||||||