NHL standings at the end of December 5, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 106 | 66 | 0.02 | 1.62 | 9-2-1 | 6-3-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 73 | 50 | -0.06 | 0.90 | 9-0-3 | 6-5-1 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 85 | 67 | -0.06 | 0.66 | 9-3-0 | 3-6-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 78 | 94 | -0.04 | -0.63 | 7-3-2 | 3-11-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 72 | 84 | 0.13 | -0.37 | 5-3-3 | 3-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 73 | 84 | 0.07 | -0.38 | 6-6-1 | 1-10-0 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 79 | -0.02 | -1.65 | 2-5-4 | 2-8-1 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 91 | 51 | 0.05 | 1.65 | 11-0-2 | 5-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 60 | 48 | -0.00 | 0.50 | 9-1-3 | 3-4-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 58 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 5-5-2 | 6-4-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 63 | 61 | -0.02 | 0.06 | 9-4-1 | 2-6-2 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 67 | 70 | -0.19 | -0.31 | 5-4-4 | 1-6-5 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 81 | -0.11 | -0.81 | 5-5-2 | 3-7-1 | 1-6-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 89 | 0.07 | -1.45 | 4-5-1 | 2-12-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||