NHL standings at the end of January 15, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 204 | 113 | -0.20 | 1.97 | 18-2-1 | 12-5-4 | 8-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
43 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 143 | 91 | -0.22 | 0.99 | 16-0-4 | 13-8-2 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
41 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 142 | 113 | -0.18 | 0.53 | 14-4-2 | 5-9-7 | 4-2-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
43 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 43 | 145 | 121 | -0.15 | 0.41 | 14-6-3 | 6-14-0 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
42 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 116 | 152 | 0.14 | -0.72 | 10-7-2 | 4-17-2 | 1-8-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
41 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 117 | 166 | 0.06 | -1.14 | 10-8-4 | 3-15-1 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
41 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 89 | 156 | 0.16 | -1.48 | 7-10-5 | 2-15-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 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 | -0.15 | 1.48 | 18-2-2 | 10-6-3 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 115 | 104 | -0.04 | 0.22 | 13-4-6 | 6-7-6 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
41 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 38 | 102 | 114 | 0.06 | -0.23 | 12-8-3 | 4-11-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 37 | 91 | 116 | 0.31 | -0.29 | 6-9-5 | 8-10-4 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
43 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 118 | 125 | 0.06 | -0.10 | 10-7-4 | 1-13-8 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
41 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 122 | 155 | 0.07 | -0.74 | 7-8-5 | 4-14-3 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
43 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 107 | 152 | 0.10 | -0.95 | 10-6-1 | 3-21-2 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||