NHL standings at the end of January 4, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 179 | 96 | -0.21 | 1.98 | 15-2-1 | 12-4-4 | 9-1-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
39 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 133 | 84 | -0.22 | 1.04 | 16-0-4 | 10-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
37 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 129 | 104 | -0.17 | 0.51 | 12-3-2 | 5-9-6 | 4-2-4 | Lost 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 |
37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 28 | 106 | 152 | 0.12 | -1.12 | 9-7-3 | 3-14-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
36 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 74 | 142 | 0.22 | -1.67 | 5-10-4 | 2-13-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 147 | 80 | -0.19 | 1.62 | 16-0-2 | 10-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 99 | 88 | 0.03 | 0.32 | 12-3-5 | 6-5-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 3 | ||||||
 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 | -0.03 | 9-7-4 | 1-11-7 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 82 | 101 | 0.11 | -0.42 | 9-8-2 | 3-11-3 | 0-8-2 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
35 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 104 | 132 | 0.01 | -0.79 | 7-8-5 | 3-11-1 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
37 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 88 | 127 | 0.02 | -1.04 | 8-6-1 | 3-18-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 5 | ||||||