1970–71 NHL season

The 1970–71 NHL season was the 54th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the Chicago Black Hawks in seven games in the final series. The Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks made their NHL debuts this season.

Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
 National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins 78 57 14 7  121 399 207 1154 New York Rangers 78 49 18 11  109 259 177 952 Montreal Canadiens 78 42 23 13  97 291 216 1271 Toronto Maple Leafs  78 37 33 8  82 248 211 1133 Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15  63 217 291 1188 Vancouver Canucks  78 24 46 8  56 229 296 1371 Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11  55 209 308 988

 West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Chicago Black Hawks 78 49 20 9  107 277 184 1280 St. Louis Blues 78 34 25 19  87 223 208 1092 Philadelphia Flyers 78 28 33 17  73 207 225 1060 Minnesota North Stars 78 28 34 16  72 191 223 898 Los Angeles Kings 78 25 40 13  63 239 303 775 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 21 37 20  62 221 240 1079 California Golden Seals  78 20 53 5  45 199 320 937

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM Phil Esposito  Boston Bruins  78  76  76  152  71 Bobby Orr  Boston Bruins  78  37  102  139  91 John Bucyk  Boston Bruins  78  51  65  116  8 Ken Hodge  Boston Bruins  78  43  62  105  113 Bobby Hull  Chicago Black Hawks  78  44  52  96  32 Norm Ullman  Toronto Maple Leafs  73  34  51  85  24 Wayne Cashman  Boston Bruins  77  21  58  79  100 John McKenzie  Boston Bruins  65  31  46  77  120 Dave Keon  Toronto Maple Leafs  76  38  38  76  4 Jean Beliveau  Montreal Canadiens  70  25  51  76  40 Fred Stanfield  Boston Bruins  75  24  52  76  12

Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket

NHL awards
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:  Chicago Black HawksArt Ross Trophy:  Phil Esposito, Boston BruinsBill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Jean Ratelle, New York RangersCalder Memorial Trophy:  Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo SabresConn Smythe Trophy:  Ken Dryden, Montreal CanadiensHart Memorial Trophy:  Bobby Orr, Boston BruinsJames Norris Memorial Trophy:  Bobby Orr, Boston BruinsLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Johnny Bucyk, Boston BruinsLester B. Pearson Award:  Phil Esposito, Boston BruinsNHL Plus/Minus Award:  Bobby Orr, Boston BruinsVezina Trophy:  Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure, New York RangersLester Patrick Trophy:  William M. Jennings, John B. Sollenberger, Terry Sawchuk

All-Star teams
 First team    Position    Second teamEd Giacomin, New York Rangers GJacques Plante, Toronto Maple LeafsBobby Orr, Boston Bruins DBrad Park, New York RangersJ.C. Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens DPat Stapleton, Chicago Black HawksPhil Esposito, Boston Bruins CDave Keon, Toronto Maple LeafsKen Hodge, Boston Bruins RWYvan Cournoyer, Montreal CanadiensJohnny Bucyk, Boston Bruins LWBobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1970 in North America
Category:1971
Category:National Hockey League seasons