NHL standings at the end of January 16, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
43 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 206 | 117 | -0.18 | 1.89 | 18-2-1 | 12-6-4 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 |
42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 146 | 115 | -0.14 | 0.60 | 15-4-2 | 5-9-7 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
44 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 153 | 122 | -0.17 | 0.53 | 15-6-3 | 6-14-0 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
43 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 32 | 119 | 156 | 0.14 | -0.73 | 10-8-2 | 4-17-2 | 1-8-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
42 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 31 | 119 | 170 | 0.06 | -1.15 | 10-9-4 | 3-15-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
42 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 93 | 159 | 0.14 | -1.43 | 7-10-5 | 3-15-2 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 161 | 95 | -0.14 | 1.43 | 18-2-2 | 10-7-3 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
43 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 118 | 106 | -0.01 | 0.27 | 14-4-6 | 6-7-6 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
42 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 106 | 116 | 0.03 | -0.21 | 12-8-3 | 5-11-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
43 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 37 | 94 | 120 | 0.27 | -0.33 | 6-10-5 | 8-10-4 | 1-5-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
44 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 36 | 122 | 128 | 0.04 | -0.10 | 10-7-4 | 2-13-8 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
42 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 123 | 163 | 0.08 | -0.87 | 7-8-5 | 4-15-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
43 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 107 | 152 | 0.11 | -0.94 | 10-6-1 | 3-21-2 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||