NHL standings at the end of October 22, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 16 | -0.46 | 2.14 | 3-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 0.17 | 0.51 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 0.70 | 1.70 | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 10 | -0.29 | 1.55 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 0.46 | 0.66 | 1-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 27 | -0.16 | -0.66 | 1-2-1 | 0-2-0 | 1-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0.73 | -0.60 | 0-2-1 | 0-1-2 | 0-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 8 | -0.49 | 1.34 | 2-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | -0.17 | 0.43 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | -1.07 | 0.33 | 1-0-2 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -0.06 | -1.46 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | -0.41 | -3.01 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 0.81 | -0.36 | 1-1-0 | 0-2-2 | 1-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -0.62 | -1.62 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-1 | 1-3-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | -0.37 | -1.37 | 0-3-1 | 0-0-2 | 0-3-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||