NHL Standings, 1970-71

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Boston Bruins★ BOS · 57-14-7 · L10 6-4-0 · W3	+192	121 .776
2	New York Rangers NYR · 49-18-11 · L10 6-4-0 · W1	+82	-12 109 .699
3	Montréal Canadiens MTL · 42-23-13 · L10 7-3-0 · L1	+75	-12 97 .622
4	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 37-33-8 · L10 3-5-0 · W1	+37	-15 82 .526
5	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 28-33-17 · L10 3-3-0 · T1	-18	-9 73 .468
6	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 24-39-15 · L10 6-2-0 · T2	-74	-10 63 .404
7	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 21-37-20 · L10 1-7-0 · T1	-19	-1 62 .397
8	Detroit Red Wings DET · 22-45-11 · L10 2-7-0 · L2	-99	-7 55 .353

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 49-20-9 · L10 6-4-0 · L1	+93	107 .686
2	St. Louis Blues STL · 34-25-19 · L10 6-2-0 · T1	+15	-20 87 .558
3	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 25-40-13 · L10 5-4-0 · W2	-64	-24 63 .404
4	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 24-46-8 · L10 5-4-0 · L1	-67	-7 56 .359

Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 28-34-16 · L10 3-5-0 · L4	-32	72 .462

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	CGS California Golden Seals CGS · 20-53-5 · L10 3-7-0 · L2	-121	45 .288

★ league best · Div division winner · WC wildcard · line = playoff cut · dimmed = missed