NHL standings at the end of December 21, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 147 | 80 | -0.10 | 1.99 | 14-2-1 | 8-3-4 | 8-1-1 | Won 8 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 100 | 62 | -0.21 | 0.98 | 13-0-3 | 8-6-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 106 | 84 | -0.15 | 0.56 | 11-3-0 | 4-8-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 96 | 118 | 0.01 | -0.64 | 10-4-2 | 3-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
32 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 95 | 99 | 0.02 | -0.11 | 9-6-1 | 4-12-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
31 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 90 | 118 | 0.07 | -0.83 | 7-5-3 | 3-12-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
31 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 56 | 115 | 0.12 | -1.79 | 4-7-4 | 2-13-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 119 | 62 | -0.05 | 1.79 | 16-0-2 | 5-5-3 | 9-1-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 77 | 75 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 11-3-3 | 4-5-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 75 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 9-5-2 | 3-9-3 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 68 | 87 | 0.27 | -0.33 | 5-6-4 | 7-9-1 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 90 | 89 | -0.08 | -0.05 | 7-6-4 | 1-9-6 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 84 | 109 | 0.03 | -0.80 | 6-5-4 | 3-11-1 | 1-5-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 72 | 102 | -0.01 | -0.98 | 7-6-1 | 3-13-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||