NHL standings at the end of December 17, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 133 | 77 | -0.09 | 1.78 | 13-2-1 | 7-3-4 | 7-1-2 | Won 6 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 90 | 58 | -0.23 | 0.84 | 12-0-3 | 7-6-2 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 100 | 74 | -0.10 | 0.79 | 11-3-0 | 3-7-5 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 109 | -0.06 | -0.59 | 10-3-2 | 3-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 86 | 102 | 0.10 | -0.45 | 7-4-3 | 3-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 89 | 97 | 0.12 | -0.15 | 8-6-1 | 3-12-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
29 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 109 | 0.11 | -1.79 | 4-6-4 | 2-12-1 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 117 | 61 | -0.03 | 1.84 | 15-0-2 | 5-5-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 76 | 68 | 0.05 | 0.32 | 11-2-3 | 4-5-5 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 63 | 75 | 0.19 | -0.21 | 5-5-4 | 7-8-1 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
29 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 73 | 72 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 9-5-2 | 3-8-2 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 80 | 86 | -0.11 | -0.31 | 6-6-4 | 1-8-6 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 75 | 105 | 0.00 | -1.07 | 5-5-3 | 3-11-1 | 0-7-3 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
29 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 99 | 0.02 | -1.19 | 6-6-1 | 2-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||