NHL standings at the end of December 23, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 149 | 81 | -0.13 | 1.93 | 14-2-1 | 9-3-4 | 9-0-1 | Won 9 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 113 | 65 | -0.27 | 1.15 | 14-0-3 | 9-6-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 108 | 86 | -0.14 | 0.55 | 11-3-0 | 4-8-6 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
33 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 102 | 101 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 10-6-1 | 4-12-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
35 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 125 | 0.02 | -0.75 | 10-4-2 | 3-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
32 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 91 | 120 | 0.12 | -0.79 | 7-6-3 | 3-12-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
32 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 122 | 0.16 | -1.84 | 4-8-4 | 2-13-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 127 | 71 | -0.09 | 1.61 | 16-0-2 | 6-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 79 | 77 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 11-3-4 | 4-5-5 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
31 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 75 | -0.04 | -0.04 | 9-5-2 | 3-9-3 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 68 | 87 | 0.25 | -0.35 | 5-6-4 | 7-9-1 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 91 | 95 | -0.04 | -0.16 | 7-6-4 | 1-10-6 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 77 | 104 | 0.02 | -0.82 | 8-6-1 | 3-13-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
31 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 88 | 115 | 0.09 | -0.79 | 6-6-4 | 3-11-1 | 1-5-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||