Standings, 1970-71 season

League Division

A win is worth 2 points. A tie (T) is worth 1.

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Boston Bruins y	78	57	14	7	121	399	207	+192
2	New York Rangers x	78	49	18	11	109	259	177	+82
3	Chicago Blackhawks y	78	49	20	9	107	277	184	+93
4	Montréal Canadiens x	78	42	23	13	97	291	216	+75
5	St. Louis Blues x	78	34	25	19	87	223	208	+15
6	Toronto Maple Leafs x	78	37	33	8	82	248	211	+37
7	Philadelphia Flyers x	78	28	33	17	73	207	225	-18
8	Minnesota North Stars x	78	28	34	16	72	191	223	-32
9	Los Angeles Kings e	78	25	40	13	63	239	303	-64
10	Buffalo Sabres e	78	24	39	15	63	217	291	-74
11	Pittsburgh Penguins e	78	21	37	20	62	221	240	-19
12	Vancouver Canucks e	78	24	46	8	56	229	296	-67
13	Detroit Red Wings e	78	22	45	11	55	209	308	-99
14	California Golden Seals e	78	20	53	5	45	199	320	-121

x Clinched Playoff spot y Clinched Division p Presidents' Trophy z Clinched Conference e Eliminated from Playoff contention Stanley Cup champions