NHL standings at the end of October 17, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 4 | -1.01 | 2.24 | 2-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | -1.10 | 0.65 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0.43 | 1.93 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -0.60 | 0.07 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -0.60 | -1.93 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0.93 | -0.82 | 0-1-1 | 0-1-1 | 0-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 0.01 | -1.49 | 0-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1.43 | -1.57 | 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 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 3 | -0.04 | 3.71 | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -0.53 | -0.28 | 1-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | -0.90 | 0.85 | 1-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.24 | 0.57 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -0.05 | -1.05 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1.03 | -0.47 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-2 | 0-2-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.19 | -1.06 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | -0.42 | -1.92 | 0-3-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||