NHL standings at the end of November 16, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 82 | 50 | -0.25 | 1.63 | 8-0-1 | 4-4-0 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 47 | -0.10 | 0.10 | 5-1-1 | 4-4-0 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 42 | -0.16 | 0.84 | 5-2-2 | 2-3-3 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 36 | 0.08 | 0.61 | 3-4-1 | 5-1-1 | 5-3-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 4-2-2 | 1-5-2 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 0.45 | -0.35 | 4-2-2 | 1-6-0 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 66 | 0.03 | -1.24 | 3-3-1 | 2-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 0.23 | -0.57 | 2-2-3 | 0-4-4 | 2-3-5 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 53 | 27 | -0.51 | 1.02 | 6-3-0 | 6-2-0 | 8-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 41 | -0.16 | -0.10 | 3-3-3 | 4-2-1 | 4-3-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 28 | -0.24 | 0.89 | 2-0-3 | 4-4-3 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 36 | -0.15 | 0.45 | 3-2-1 | 4-3-2 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 61 | 0.20 | -1.20 | 2-3-2 | 3-4-1 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 54 | 0.27 | -0.54 | 3-6-0 | 2-3-2 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 55 | 0.08 | -0.61 | 3-5-1 | 0-2-5 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 62 | 0.29 | -1.33 | 4-4-1 | 0-7-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||