NHL standings at the end of December 29, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
37 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 124 | 78 | -0.25 | 1.00 | 15-0-4 | 9-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 159 | 89 | -0.13 | 1.87 | 15-2-1 | 9-4-4 | 9-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 116 | 92 | -0.17 | 0.53 | 11-3-1 | 5-8-6 | 4-3-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
35 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 114 | 108 | -0.04 | 0.13 | 11-6-1 | 4-13-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 100 | 129 | 0.05 | -0.75 | 10-5-2 | 3-15-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 100 | 129 | 0.08 | -0.77 | 8-6-3 | 3-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
34 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 67 | 128 | 0.13 | -1.67 | 5-8-4 | 2-13-2 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 131 | 73 | -0.11 | 1.59 | 16-0-2 | 7-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 84 | 82 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 11-3-5 | 4-5-6 | 3-3-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 75 | 91 | 0.23 | -0.24 | 6-6-4 | 7-9-2 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
33 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 78 | 88 | -0.00 | -0.31 | 9-6-2 | 3-10-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
36 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 99 | 105 | 0.07 | -0.10 | 8-6-4 | 1-11-6 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
32 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 97 | 118 | 0.03 | -0.63 | 7-6-4 | 3-11-1 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 82 | 116 | 0.03 | -0.97 | 8-6-1 | 3-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||