NHL standings at the end of October 26, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 23 | -0.49 | 1.93 | 4-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 5-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 0.33 | 1.19 | 1-2-0 | 4-0-0 | 5-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 5-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 0.44 | 1.30 | 3-0-1 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 0.40 | 0.82 | 3-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 4-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 10 | -0.23 | 1.61 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0.29 | -0.85 | 0-2-2 | 0-1-2 | 0-3-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 42 | -0.13 | -1.63 | 1-2-1 | 0-4-0 | 1-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 20 | -0.16 | -0.16 | 1-1-1 | 3-2-0 | 4-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 12 | -0.23 | 0.77 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 10 | -0.50 | 0.33 | 1-0-2 | 1-2-0 | 2-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 0.25 | -1.09 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-3-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -0.61 | -2.19 | 3-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 0.48 | -0.24 | 2-1-0 | 0-2-2 | 2-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -0.23 | -0.89 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-1 | 2-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -0.16 | -0.91 | 0-3-1 | 0-0-4 | 0-3-5 | Tied 4 | ||||||