1970–71 NHL season

The 1970–71 NHL season had 14 teams. The Montréal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Final. The Boston Bruins finished with the best regular-season record. Phil Esposito led the league with 152 points and Phil Esposito led in goals with 76.

Stanley Cup Final winner: MTL Montréal Canadiens

Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
BOS Boston Bruins	78	57	14	7	121	399	207	+192
NYR New York Rangers	78	49	18	11	109	259	177	+82
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	78	49	20	9	107	277	184	+93
MTL Montréal Canadiens	78	42	23	13	97	291	216	+75
STL St. Louis Blues	78	34	25	19	87	223	208	+15
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	78	37	33	8	82	248	211	+37
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	78	28	33	17	73	207	225	-18
MNS Minnesota North Stars	78	28	34	16	72	191	223	-32
BUF Buffalo Sabres	78	24	39	15	63	217	291	-74
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	78	21	37	20	62	221	240	-19
LAK Los Angeles Kings	77	24	40	13	61	236	302	-66
VAN Vancouver Canucks	77	24	45	8	56	228	293	-65
DET Detroit Red Wings	78	22	45	11	55	209	308	-99
CGS California Golden Seals	78	20	53	5	45	199	320	-121

Leaders

Points

1	Phil Esposito	152
2	Bobby Orr	139
3	Johnny Bucyk	116
4	Ken Hodge	105
5	Bobby Hull	96

Goals

1	Phil Esposito	76
2	Johnny Bucyk	51
3	Bobby Hull	44
4	Ken Hodge	43
5	Dennis Hull	40

Assists

1	Bobby Orr	102
2	Phil Esposito	76
3	Johnny Bucyk	65
4	Ken Hodge	62
5	Wayne Cashman	58

Plus/minus

1	Bobby Orr	+124
2	Dallas Smith	+98
3	Phil Esposito	+69
4	Ken Hodge	+69
5	Wayne Cashman	+59

Power-play goals

1	Phil Esposito	24
2	Johnny Bucyk	22
3	Yvan Cournoyer	18
4	Gilbert Perreault	14
5	Peter Mahovlich	12

Shots on goal

1	Phil Esposito	550
2	Bobby Orr	392
3	Bobby Hull	378
4	Bill Goldsworthy	295
5	Danny Grant	283

Hits

1	Gilbert Perreault	0
2	Ivan Boldirev	0
3	Butch Goring	0
4	Jerry Korab	0
5	Brad Park	0

Blocked shots

1	Gilbert Perreault	0
2	Ivan Boldirev	0
3	Butch Goring	0
4	Jerry Korab	0
5	Brad Park	0

Goalie wins

1	Tony Esposito	35
2	Eddie Johnston	30
3	Gerry Cheevers	27
4	Ed Giacomin	27
5	Rogie Vachon	24

Save %

1	Jacques Plante	.944
2	Ed Giacomin	.922
3	Gump Worsley	.920
4	Tony Esposito	.919
5	Gerry Desjardins	.919

Goals-against avg

1	Jacques Plante	1.89
2	Ed Giacomin	2.16
3	Tony Esposito	2.27
4	Gilles Villemure	2.30
5	Gerry Desjardins	2.42

Shutouts

1	Ed Giacomin	8
2	Tony Esposito	6
3	Cesare Maniago	5
4	Eddie Johnston	4
5	Jacques Plante	4

Rate stats need 23+ games (skaters) or 20+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
BOS Boston Bruins	78	399	207	5.12	2.65	40.59	31.26
BUF Buffalo Sabres	78	217	291	2.78	3.73	26.65	36.13
CGS California Golden Seals	78	199	320	2.55	4.10	29.05	33.79
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	78	277	184	3.55	2.36	31.00	28.78
DET Detroit Red Wings	78	209	308	2.68	3.95	31.55	32.18
LAK Los Angeles Kings	77	236	302	3.06	3.92	31.66	34.51
MNS Minnesota North Stars	78	191	223	2.45	2.86	30.88	31.99
MTL Montréal Canadiens	78	291	216	3.73	2.77	32.83	31.97
NYR New York Rangers	78	259	177	3.32	2.27	35.83	28.01
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	78	207	225	2.65	2.88	31.08	31.79
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	78	221	240	2.83	3.08	32.85	29.33
STL St. Louis Blues	78	223	208	2.86	2.67	30.91	28.97
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	78	248	211	3.18	2.71	32.77	32.99
VAN Vancouver Canucks	77	228	293	2.96	3.81	28.64	34.70