NHL standings at the end of December 2, 1970
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 98 | 60 | 0.08 | 1.73 | 9-2-1 | 5-3-3 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 72 | 50 | -0.05 | 0.91 | 9-0-3 | 5-5-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 77 | 60 | -0.15 | 0.59 | 8-2-0 | 3-6-4 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 91 | -0.03 | -0.57 | 7-3-2 | 3-10-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 77 | 0.15 | -0.25 | 5-3-2 | 3-8-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 73 | 83 | 0.06 | -0.38 | 6-5-1 | 1-10-0 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 75 | -0.10 | -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 |
24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 87 | 50 | 0.07 | 1.61 | 11-0-2 | 4-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 54 | 42 | -0.00 | 0.54 | 8-1-3 | 3-3-4 | 5-2-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 5-4-2 | 6-4-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 57 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 9-4-1 | 1-6-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 69 | -0.17 | -0.38 | 4-4-4 | 1-6-5 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 73 | -0.09 | -0.85 | 5-5-1 | 3-7-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 85 | 0.06 | -1.36 | 4-4-1 | 2-12-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||