NHL standings at the end of December 19, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 140 | 78 | -0.09 | 1.91 | 13-2-1 | 8-3-4 | 8-1-1 | Won 7 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 95 | 61 | -0.21 | 0.88 | 12-0-3 | 8-6-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 104 | 77 | -0.12 | 0.78 | 11-3-0 | 4-7-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
33 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 95 | 113 | -0.03 | -0.58 | 10-4-2 | 3-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
31 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 91 | 97 | 0.07 | -0.12 | 9-6-1 | 3-12-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 87 | 111 | 0.11 | -0.69 | 7-4-3 | 3-12-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
30 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 111 | 0.12 | -1.78 | 4-6-4 | 2-13-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 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 | -0.04 | 1.83 | 15-0-2 | 5-5-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 77 | 75 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 11-3-3 | 4-5-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 66 | 80 | 0.22 | -0.24 | 5-6-4 | 7-8-1 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 75 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 9-5-2 | 3-9-3 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 89 | 87 | -0.13 | -0.07 | 7-6-4 | 1-8-6 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
29 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 107 | 0.01 | -1.02 | 5-5-4 | 3-11-1 | 0-6-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 99 | 0.02 | -1.11 | 7-6-1 | 2-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||