NHL standings at the end of December 7, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 112 | 69 | -0.00 | 1.65 | 10-2-1 | 6-3-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 77 | 51 | -0.09 | 0.95 | 10-0-3 | 6-5-1 | 7-1-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 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 |
28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 79 | 98 | -0.01 | -0.69 | 7-3-2 | 3-12-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 74 | 88 | 0.14 | -0.42 | 5-4-3 | 3-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
23 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 79 | -0.03 | -1.55 | 3-5-4 | 2-8-1 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 75 | 90 | 0.14 | -0.46 | 6-6-1 | 1-11-0 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 97 | 53 | 0.02 | 1.71 | 12-0-2 | 5-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 64 | 50 | -0.03 | 0.53 | 9-1-3 | 4-4-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 59 | 0.09 | -0.08 | 5-5-2 | 6-5-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 |
26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 76 | -0.11 | -0.34 | 5-4-4 | 1-7-5 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 81 | -0.13 | -0.83 | 5-5-2 | 3-7-1 | 1-6-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 89 | 0.08 | -1.44 | 4-5-1 | 2-12-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||