NHL standings at the end of December 1, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 95 | 56 | 0.00 | 1.77 | 9-2-1 | 5-2-3 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 68 | 48 | -0.07 | 0.84 | 8-0-3 | 5-5-1 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 57 | -0.17 | 0.61 | 8-2-0 | 3-6-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 91 | -0.01 | -0.55 | 7-3-2 | 3-10-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 77 | 0.15 | -0.26 | 5-3-2 | 3-8-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 83 | 0.12 | -0.65 | 5-5-1 | 1-10-0 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 75 | -0.09 | -1.81 | 2-5-3 | 2-8-1 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 83 | 47 | 0.01 | 1.58 | 10-0-2 | 4-4-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 52 | 38 | -0.04 | 0.63 | 8-1-3 | 3-2-4 | 5-1-4 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 51 | 52 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 4-4-2 | 6-4-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 57 | 0.09 | -0.00 | 9-4-1 | 1-6-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 66 | -0.17 | -0.38 | 4-4-3 | 1-6-5 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 66 | -0.08 | -0.53 | 5-5-1 | 3-6-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
23 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 82 | 0.07 | -1.36 | 4-4-1 | 2-11-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||