NHL standings at the end of January 8, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
39 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 185 | 100 | -0.22 | 1.95 | 16-2-1 | 12-4-4 | 9-1-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
39 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 133 | 84 | -0.20 | 1.06 | 16-0-4 | 10-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 136 | 107 | -0.18 | 0.58 | 13-3-2 | 5-9-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
39 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 136 | 113 | -0.11 | 0.48 | 13-6-2 | 5-13-0 | 8-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
40 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 31 | 112 | 146 | 0.12 | -0.73 | 10-6-2 | 4-17-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
38 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 110 | 159 | 0.09 | -1.20 | 9-7-3 | 3-15-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
37 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 81 | 146 | 0.19 | -1.57 | 6-10-4 | 2-13-2 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 149 | 84 | -0.19 | 1.52 | 16-1-2 | 10-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 102 | 94 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 12-3-5 | 6-6-6 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
39 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 85 | 110 | 0.27 | -0.37 | 6-8-4 | 7-10-4 | 1-5-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 32 | 91 | 109 | 0.08 | -0.40 | 10-8-3 | 3-11-3 | 1-7-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
40 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 110 | 116 | 0.09 | -0.06 | 9-7-4 | 1-12-7 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
37 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 113 | 139 | 0.04 | -0.67 | 7-8-5 | 4-11-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
38 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 94 | 130 | 0.02 | -0.93 | 9-6-1 | 3-18-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||