NHL Division Standings after Dec 17 in 1969-70 season

EASTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
NY Rangers 17-6-7 41 100 70 9-2-5 8-4-2 8-6-3
Boston 15-6-8 38 101 79 11-1-4 4-5-4 5-6-5
Montreal 15-6-8 38 104 71 7-2-4 8-4-4 8-4-4
Detroit 13-10-6 32 83 77 7-4-2 6-6-4 6-5-2
Chicago 12-12-4 28 76 68 9-4-2 3-8-2 5-6-4
Toronto 10-14-4 24 79 89 7-5-2 3-9-2 4-9-2
WESTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
St Louis 14-9-5 33 95 68 10-3-1 4-6-4 11-1-2
Min N Stars 9-11-8 26 84 87 6-4-3 3-7-5 4-7-2
Pittsburgh 9-14-5 23 64 81 6-5-3 3-9-2 6-5-4
Philadelphia 5-11-11 21 66 83 3-4-7 2-7-4 3-5-5
Oakland 8-16-4 20 61 96 5-6-2 3-10-2 5-6-4
Los Angeles 6-18-2 14 57 101 5-8-1 1-10-1 4-9-1

Montreal 5, Pittsburgh 2
NY Rangers 2, Philadelphia 2 (reg tie)
Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1
Oakland 3, Min N Stars 1