NHL standings at the end of December 31, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 165 | 91 | -0.14 | 1.91 | 15-2-1 | 10-4-4 | 9-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
37 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 124 | 78 | -0.25 | 0.99 | 15-0-4 | 9-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 119 | 95 | -0.18 | 0.51 | 11-3-2 | 5-8-6 | 4-2-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 33 | 117 | 109 | -0.06 | 0.16 | 12-6-1 | 4-13-0 | 9-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
37 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 104 | 130 | 0.03 | -0.67 | 10-5-2 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
35 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 26 | 103 | 137 | 0.13 | -0.84 | 8-7-3 | 3-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 |
35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 139 | 76 | -0.14 | 1.66 | 16-0-2 | 8-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 89 | 84 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 12-3-5 | 4-5-6 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
36 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 78 | 101 | 0.29 | -0.35 | 6-7-4 | 7-10-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 31 | 106 | 109 | 0.07 | -0.01 | 9-6-4 | 1-11-7 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 80 | 93 | 0.01 | -0.37 | 9-6-2 | 3-11-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
33 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 25 | 98 | 122 | 0.01 | -0.72 | 7-7-4 | 3-11-1 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 119 | 0.03 | -0.99 | 8-6-1 | 3-16-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||