NHL standings at the end of January 2, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 174 | 95 | -0.20 | 1.93 | 15-2-1 | 11-4-4 | 9-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 127 | 79 | -0.23 | 1.03 | 15-0-4 | 10-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 124 | 98 | -0.20 | 0.52 | 12-3-2 | 5-8-6 | 5-1-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 130 | 109 | -0.11 | 0.46 | 13-6-1 | 4-13-0 | 9-1-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
38 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 105 | 133 | 0.05 | -0.69 | 10-6-2 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
36 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 103 | 150 | 0.16 | -1.15 | 8-7-3 | 3-14-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
35 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 71 | 137 | 0.19 | -1.70 | 5-9-4 | 2-13-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 142 | 77 | -0.15 | 1.66 | 16-0-2 | 9-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 92 | 85 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 12-3-5 | 5-5-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
37 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 81 | 104 | 0.26 | -0.36 | 6-7-4 | 7-10-3 | 1-6-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
39 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 107 | 112 | 0.09 | -0.04 | 9-7-4 | 1-11-7 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 81 | 96 | 0.05 | -0.38 | 9-7-2 | 3-11-3 | 0-8-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 101 | 125 | -0.00 | -0.71 | 7-7-5 | 3-11-1 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 86 | 124 | 0.05 | -1.01 | 8-6-1 | 3-17-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||