NHL standings at the end of January 9, 1971
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 188 | 104 | -0.18 | 1.92 | 16-2-1 | 12-5-4 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
40 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 134 | 84 | -0.20 | 1.05 | 16-0-4 | 11-7-2 | 8-1-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 137 | 107 | -0.19 | 0.58 | 14-3-2 | 5-9-6 | 5-2-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 141 | 115 | -0.12 | 0.53 | 14-6-2 | 5-13-0 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
41 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 32 | 114 | 148 | 0.12 | -0.71 | 10-6-2 | 4-17-2 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 30 | 113 | 161 | 0.04 | -1.19 | 10-7-3 | 3-15-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
38 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 83 | 149 | 0.16 | -1.58 | 6-10-4 | 2-14-2 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 153 | 87 | -0.14 | 1.56 | 17-1-2 | 10-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 104 | 96 | -0.01 | 0.20 | 12-3-6 | 6-6-6 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
39 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 34 | 96 | 112 | 0.05 | -0.36 | 11-8-3 | 3-11-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
40 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 34 | 85 | 111 | 0.29 | -0.36 | 6-9-4 | 7-10-4 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
41 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 112 | 121 | 0.11 | -0.11 | 9-7-4 | 1-13-7 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
38 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 113 | 140 | 0.05 | -0.66 | 7-8-5 | 4-12-2 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
39 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 97 | 135 | 0.02 | -0.96 | 9-6-1 | 3-19-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||