NHL standings at the end of October 23, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 0.46 | 1.31 | 3-0-1 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 19 | -0.61 | 1.39 | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 0.14 | 0.47 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 10 | -0.26 | 1.58 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 1-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0.69 | 0.36 | 2-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 3-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 27 | -0.06 | -0.56 | 1-2-1 | 0-2-0 | 1-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 0.51 | -0.82 | 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 | -0.50 | 1.33 | 2-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 13 | -0.15 | -0.15 | 1-1-1 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | -0.93 | 0.47 | 1-0-2 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -0.18 | -1.58 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -0.24 | -0.91 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-1 | 2-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | -0.25 | -2.85 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 0.73 | -0.44 | 1-1-0 | 0-2-2 | 1-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -0.02 | -0.88 | 0-3-1 | 0-0-3 | 0-3-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||