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The 1970 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues, appearing in their third straight finals. The Bruins were making their first appearance in the Final since 1958. The Bruins would win the series 4–0, their first Stanley Cup victory in 29 years. Bobby Orr scored the Cup-winning goal on Glenn Hall, with an assist from Derek Sanderson, at forty seconds of overtime, and the subsequent image of Orr flying through the air, his arms raised in victory — he had been tripped by Blues' defenceman Noel Picard at the moment of shooting — is arguably the most famous and recognized hockey image of all time.
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Boston defeated the New York Rangers 4–2 and the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 to advance to the final.
St. Louis defeated the Minnesota North Stars 4–2 and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2.
At 3:57 of the first period, a hard shot from Fred Stanfield was deflected and struck Jacques Plante in the forehead of his face mask, splitting the mask in half and injuring Plante. Plante was finished for the series. Doctors later said if he hadn't been wearing the mask, he surely would have been killed. Ernie Wakely took over in goal but only held off the Bruins for a few minutes before becoming a rather easy mark for Bruins sharpshooters.
| May 3 | Boston Bruins | 6–1 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| (Fred Stanfield) John Bucyk, 6 - 19:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Phil Esposito, John McKenzie) John Bucyk, 7 - 5:16 | Second period | 1:52 - Jimmy Roberts (Bill McCreary) | ||||||
| (Don Awrey, Derek Sanderson) Wayne Carleton, 2 - 4:59 (Rick Smith, John McKenzie) John Bucyk, 8 - 5:31 (Bobby Orr) Derek Sanderson, 3 - 17:20 Phil Esposito, 12 - 18:58 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| May 5 | Boston Bruins | 6-2 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito) Fred Stanfield, 4 - 8:10 (Rick Smith) Ed Westfall, 2 - 13:38 (Bobby Orr) Ed Westfall, 3 - 19:15 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Phil Esposito, Wayne Carleton) Derek Sanderson, 4 - 9:37 | Second period | 17:26 - Terry Gray (Noel Picard) | ||||||
| (Dallas Smith, Ed Westfall) Derek Sanderson, 5 - 0:58 (John McKenzie) John Bucyk, 9 - 15:00 |
Third period | 4:15 - Frank St. Marseille (Phil Goyette, Ab McDonald) | ||||||
| May 7 | St. Louis Blues | 1-4 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| Frank St. Marseille - 5:32 | First period | 13:23 - John Bucyk, 10 (Phil Esposito, Fred Stanfield) 18:23 - John McKenzie, 5 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield) |
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| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:20 - Wayne Cashman, 4 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito) 14:26 - Wayne Cashman, 5 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito) |
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| May 10 | St. Louis Blues | 3-4 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | |||
| (Tim Ecclestone, Bob Plager) Red Berenson - 19:17 | First period | 5:28 - Rick Smith, 1 (Derek Sanderson) | ||||||
| (Frank St. Marseille) Gary Sabourin - 3:22 | Second period | 14:22 - Phil Esposito, 13 (Ken Hodge) | ||||||
| (Phil Goyette, Jim Roberts) Larry Keenan - 0:19 | Third period | 13:28 - John Bucyk, 11 (John McKenzie, Rick Smith) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 0:40 - Bobby Orr, 9 (Derek Sanderson) | ||||||
| Boston won series 4–0 | |
Bobby Orr... behind the net to Sanderson to OOOORR! BOBBY OOOORR! ...scores and the Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup!—Dan Kelly calling Orr's Stanley Cup winning goal
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1969 |
Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Champions 1970 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1971 |