NHL standings at the end of December 9, 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 | 0.01 | 1.67 | 10-2-1 | 6-3-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 80 | 57 | -0.12 | 0.73 | 10-0-3 | 6-6-2 | 5-2-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 85 | 71 | -0.06 | 0.48 | 9-3-0 | 3-7-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 84 | 105 | -0.00 | -0.70 | 8-3-2 | 3-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 79 | 94 | 0.12 | -0.43 | 7-6-1 | 1-12-0 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 85 | 0.06 | -1.60 | 3-5-4 | 2-9-1 | 3-3-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 103 | 54 | -0.04 | 1.77 | 13-0-2 | 5-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 6 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 66 | 55 | -0.02 | 0.41 | 9-2-3 | 4-4-4 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 68 | 63 | 0.01 | 0.21 | 9-4-1 | 3-6-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 57 | 61 | 0.07 | -0.09 | 5-5-3 | 6-5-1 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 76 | 78 | -0.12 | -0.20 | 6-4-4 | 1-7-6 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 83 | -0.07 | -0.74 | 5-5-3 | 3-7-1 | 1-6-3 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
26 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 90 | 0.04 | -1.23 | 5-5-1 | 2-12-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||