1969–70 NHL season

1969–70 NHL season
1969–70 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 11, 1969 – May 10, 1970
Number of games	76
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Season champions	Chicago Black Hawks
Season MVP	Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins)
Top scorer	Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Boston Bruins
Runners-up	St. Louis Blues

The 1969–70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Twelve teams each played 76 games. The Boston Bruins were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the St. Louis Blues four games to none in the final series.

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
St. Louis Blues	76	37	27	12	86	224	179	876
Pittsburgh Penguins	76	26	38	12	64	182	238	1038
Minnesota North Stars	76	19	35	22	60	224	257	1008
Oakland Seals	76	22	40	14	58	169	243	845
Philadelphia Flyers	76	17	35	24	58	197	225	1123
Los Angeles Kings	76	14	52	10	38	168	290	969

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

PLAYER	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS
Bobby Orr	Boston Bruins	76	33	87	120
Phil Esposito	Boston Bruins	76	43	56	99
Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	76	39	47	86
Phil Goyette	St. Louis Blues	72	29	49	78
Walt Tkaczuk	New York Rangers	76	27	50	77
Jean Ratelle	New York Rangers	75	32	42	74
Red Berenson	St. Louis Blues	67	33	39	72
J. P. Parise	Minnesota North Stars	74	24	48	72
Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	76	31	40	71
Frank Mahovlich	Detroit Red Wings	74	38	32	70

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Stanley Cup Finals

1	Chicago	4

3	Detroit	0
			1	Chicago	0
East Division
			2	Boston	4
2	Boston	4

4	New York	2
						E2	Boston	4

						W1	St. Louis	0
1	St. Louis	4

3	Minnesota	2
			1	St. Louis	4
West Division
			2	Pittsburgh	2
2	Pittsburgh	4

4	Oakland	0

NHL awards

Prince of Wales Trophy:	Chicago Black Hawks
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	St. Louis Blues
Art Ross Trophy:	Bobby Orr
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Pit Martin
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Tony Esposito
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Bobby Orr
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Bobby Orr
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Phil Goyette
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Bobby Orr
Vezina Trophy:	Tony Esposito
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Edward W. Shore, James C. V. Hendy

All-Star teams

First team	Position	Second team
Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks	G	Ed Giacomin, New York Rangers
Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins	D	Carl Brewer, Detroit Red Wings
Brad Park, New York Rangers	D	Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins	C	Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings	RW	John McKenzie, Boston Bruins
Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks	LW	Frank Mahovlich, Detroit Red Wings