NHL standings at the end of December 1, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 105 | 58 | -0.19 | 1.95 | 12-0-1 | 4-4-1 | 8-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 82 | 60 | -0.23 | 0.69 | 7-4-2 | 5-3-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 76 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 5-5-1 | 8-2-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 90 | 71 | -0.09 | 0.71 | 7-2-3 | 3-5-4 | 5-1-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 73 | -0.16 | -0.21 | 6-4-1 | 5-6-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 75 | 102 | -0.02 | -1.19 | 7-4-1 | 2-9-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 67 | 0.19 | -0.62 | 4-4-3 | 0-6-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 74 | 0.35 | -0.70 | 4-3-3 | 1-9-1 | 0-7-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 62 | 36 | -0.31 | 0.87 | 6-3-1 | 8-3-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 69 | 40 | -0.05 | 1.27 | 3-1-4 | 7-4-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 63 | 61 | -0.18 | -0.09 | 6-3-3 | 5-4-2 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 53 | -0.00 | 0.27 | 5-3-3 | 4-5-2 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 89 | 0.31 | -1.14 | 3-6-3 | 4-5-1 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 80 | -0.01 | -0.71 | 4-7-1 | 1-4-6 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 80 | 0.29 | -0.58 | 3-7-1 | 2-7-3 | 0-8-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 78 | 0.14 | -1.13 | 5-4-1 | 1-11-0 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||