NHL standings at the end of January 13, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 142 | 88 | -0.21 | 1.08 | 16-0-4 | 13-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
41 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 195 | 108 | -0.19 | 1.93 | 17-2-1 | 12-5-4 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 139 | 110 | -0.18 | 0.54 | 14-4-2 | 5-9-6 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
42 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 43 | 145 | 118 | -0.16 | 0.49 | 14-6-3 | 6-13-0 | 7-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
42 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 116 | 152 | 0.14 | -0.71 | 10-7-2 | 4-17-2 | 1-8-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 115 | 164 | 0.06 | -1.17 | 10-8-3 | 3-15-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
40 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 87 | 155 | 0.16 | -1.54 | 6-10-5 | 2-15-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 159 | 92 | -0.16 | 1.47 | 18-2-2 | 10-6-3 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
41 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 114 | 102 | -0.01 | 0.28 | 13-4-6 | 6-6-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
40 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 36 | 99 | 114 | 0.05 | -0.32 | 11-8-3 | 4-11-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
41 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 88 | 113 | 0.32 | -0.29 | 6-9-4 | 8-10-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 33 | 116 | 123 | 0.09 | -0.08 | 10-7-4 | 1-13-7 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
40 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 117 | 146 | 0.02 | -0.71 | 7-8-5 | 4-13-3 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
42 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 104 | 151 | 0.09 | -1.03 | 9-6-1 | 3-21-2 | 1-8-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||