NHL Division Standings after Dec 5 in 1970-71 season

EASTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Boston 15-5-5 35 106 66 9-2-1 6-3-4 7-2-2
NY Rangers 15-5-4 34 73 50 9-0-3 6-5-1 8-1-2
Montreal 12-9-4 28 85 67 9-3-0 3-6-4 5-6-2
Vancouver 10-14-3 23 78 94 7-3-2 3-11-1 5-5-0
Detroit 8-12-4 20 72 84 5-3-3 3-9-1 4-6-1
Toronto 7-16-1 15 73 84 6-6-1 1-10-0 4-10-0
Buffalo 4-13-5 13 43 79 2-5-4 2-8-1 2-5-3
WESTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Chicago 16-4-5 37 91 51 11-0-2 5-4-3 7-1-4
St Louis 12-5-7 31 60 48 9-1-3 3-4-4 4-2-4
Min N Stars 11-9-3 25 55 58 5-5-2 6-4-1 7-2-2
Philadelphia 11-10-3 25 63 61 9-4-1 2-6-2 5-3-3
Pittsburgh 6-10-9 21 67 70 5-4-4 1-6-5 3-6-1
Los Angeles 8-12-3 19 65 81 5-5-2 3-7-1 5-6-1
California 6-17-2 14 51 89 4-5-1 2-12-1 0-11-1

Boston 4, Montreal 2
NY Rangers 1, Toronto 0
St Louis 3, Detroit 0
Pittsburgh 3, Vancouver 1
Chicago 4, Min N Stars 1
Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 4 (reg tie)