NHL standings at the end of November 17, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 90 | 50 | -0.33 | 1.89 | 9-0-1 | 4-4-0 | 7-2-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 63 | 45 | -0.22 | 0.78 | 5-2-2 | 3-3-3 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 41 | 0.09 | 0.77 | 4-4-1 | 5-1-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 55 | -0.04 | -0.04 | 5-1-1 | 4-5-0 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 4-2-2 | 2-5-2 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 53 | 0.50 | -0.25 | 4-2-3 | 1-6-0 | 2-5-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 74 | 0.14 | -1.55 | 3-3-1 | 2-7-0 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 0.25 | -0.75 | 2-2-3 | 0-5-4 | 2-4-4 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 29 | -0.53 | 0.91 | 6-3-0 | 6-2-1 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 29 | -0.31 | 0.93 | 2-0-3 | 5-4-3 | 5-2-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 36 | -0.17 | 0.64 | 4-2-1 | 4-3-2 | 6-2-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 41 | -0.15 | -0.09 | 3-3-3 | 4-2-1 | 4-3-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 65 | 0.27 | -1.23 | 2-4-2 | 3-4-1 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 58 | 0.27 | -0.55 | 3-7-0 | 2-3-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 0.10 | -0.73 | 3-6-1 | 0-2-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 62 | 0.26 | -1.37 | 4-4-1 | 0-7-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||