NHL standings at the end of January 3, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 118 | 83 | 0.02 | 0.99 | 11-3-6 | 9-4-3 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 131 | 103 | -0.09 | 0.69 | 12-2-4 | 7-6-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 123 | 91 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 8-4-5 | 9-5-5 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 105 | 90 | 0.04 | 0.47 | 9-5-3 | 8-6-4 | 6-2-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 94 | 80 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 10-4-2 | 5-10-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
35 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 33 | 104 | 102 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 10-6-3 | 4-10-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues |
36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 121 | 83 | -0.10 | 0.95 | 14-3-2 | 5-8-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 100 | 107 | -0.02 | -0.23 | 6-5-5 | 3-8-7 | 0-4-6 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 104 | -0.04 | -0.89 | 7-7-3 | 4-11-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 83 | 104 | 0.01 | -0.60 | 5-6-7 | 2-9-5 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Oakland Seals |
35 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 73 | 120 | 0.02 | -1.32 | 5-7-2 | 4-14-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
33 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 71 | 131 | 0.04 | -1.78 | 6-9-3 | 1-12-2 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||