NHL standings at the end of January 23, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
43 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 146 | 102 | 0.01 | 1.04 | 12-3-6 | 12-6-4 | 5-2-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
43 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 161 | 121 | -0.13 | 0.80 | 15-3-5 | 8-7-5 | 6-3-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
43 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 145 | 109 | -0.02 | 0.82 | 12-5-5 | 10-6-5 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 125 | 108 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 12-6-3 | 9-7-4 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 49 | 123 | 91 | -0.03 | 0.74 | 14-4-2 | 8-11-3 | 7-3-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
43 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 41 | 126 | 129 | 0.03 | -0.04 | 12-7-4 | 5-12-3 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues |
42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 51 | 136 | 100 | -0.08 | 0.78 | 17-4-3 | 5-9-4 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
43 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 111 | 129 | -0.05 | -0.47 | 7-7-9 | 3-10-7 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
41 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 117 | 129 | -0.01 | -0.30 | 7-8-5 | 3-9-9 | 1-5-4 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
42 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 95 | 137 | 0.04 | -0.96 | 7-9-5 | 5-14-2 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Oakland Seals |
45 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 96 | 152 | 0.08 | -1.16 | 6-9-3 | 5-17-5 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
42 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 165 | 0.13 | -1.63 | 6-10-3 | 2-19-2 | 1-9-0 | Lost 6 | ||||||