NHL standings at the end of October 16, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 10 | -0.76 | 1.91 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -1.79 | 1.21 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | -0.22 | 1.78 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0.67 | 2.00 | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0.46 | -0.87 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.20 | 0.87 | 0-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0.77 | -0.98 | 0-1-1 | 0-1-1 | 0-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1.42 | -1.58 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | -0.34 | 3.33 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -0.47 | 0.53 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -1.69 | -1.69 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -0.49 | 0.17 | 0-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -0.18 | -2.68 | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -0.98 | -1.32 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0.58 | -0.92 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-2 | 0-2-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0.59 | -0.74 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||