NHL standings at the end of January 11, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
41 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 195 | 108 | -0.20 | 1.92 | 17-2-1 | 12-5-4 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
41 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 138 | 86 | -0.20 | 1.07 | 16-0-4 | 12-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 139 | 110 | -0.19 | 0.54 | 14-4-2 | 5-9-6 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 42 | 144 | 117 | -0.14 | 0.52 | 14-6-2 | 6-13-0 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
41 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 32 | 114 | 148 | 0.11 | -0.72 | 10-6-2 | 4-17-2 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 115 | 164 | 0.05 | -1.17 | 10-8-3 | 3-15-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
39 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 85 | 151 | 0.13 | -1.56 | 6-10-5 | 2-14-2 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 155 | 90 | -0.13 | 1.49 | 17-2-2 | 10-6-3 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 106 | 100 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 12-4-6 | 6-6-6 | 3-3-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
40 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 36 | 99 | 114 | 0.05 | -0.33 | 11-8-3 | 4-11-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
41 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 88 | 113 | 0.31 | -0.30 | 6-9-4 | 8-10-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
41 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 112 | 121 | 0.11 | -0.11 | 9-7-4 | 1-13-7 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 115 | 142 | 0.01 | -0.68 | 7-8-5 | 4-12-3 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
40 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 101 | 142 | 0.06 | -0.96 | 9-6-1 | 3-20-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||