NHL standings at the end of December 5, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 110 | 61 | -0.21 | 1.92 | 13-0-1 | 4-4-1 | 9-0-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 101 | 76 | -0.04 | 0.92 | 9-2-3 | 3-5-4 | 7-0-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 79 | 65 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 5-5-1 | 9-2-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 86 | 66 | -0.17 | 0.63 | 7-4-2 | 5-4-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 78 | 74 | -0.22 | -0.05 | 7-4-1 | 5-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
25 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 78 | 116 | 0.04 | -1.48 | 7-5-1 | 2-10-0 | 4-6-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 75 | 0.26 | -0.66 | 4-5-3 | 0-7-4 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 77 | 0.33 | -0.72 | 4-4-3 | 1-9-1 | 0-7-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 37 | -0.36 | 0.94 | 7-3-1 | 8-3-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 79 | 43 | -0.13 | 1.37 | 4-1-4 | 8-4-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 67 | 67 | -0.19 | -0.19 | 6-4-3 | 5-4-3 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 63 | 59 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 5-3-3 | 5-6-2 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 59 | 95 | 0.34 | -1.16 | 3-6-3 | 4-7-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 67 | 83 | 0.21 | -0.43 | 4-7-1 | 3-7-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 86 | 0.15 | -1.18 | 5-4-2 | 1-12-0 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||