NHL standings at the end of December 8, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 115 | 63 | -0.20 | 1.97 | 14-0-1 | 4-4-1 | 9-0-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 68 | -0.04 | 0.68 | 6-5-1 | 10-2-1 | 8-2-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 105 | 84 | -0.02 | 0.75 | 9-2-3 | 3-6-4 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 91 | 70 | -0.13 | 0.64 | 7-5-2 | 6-4-3 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 88 | 83 | -0.08 | 0.12 | 8-4-1 | 5-7-0 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 120 | 0.05 | -1.47 | 7-5-1 | 2-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 81 | 0.25 | -0.75 | 5-5-3 | 1-9-1 | 1-6-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
25 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 82 | 0.30 | -0.70 | 4-6-3 | 0-8-4 | 2-8-0 | Lost 5 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 70 | 38 | -0.31 | 1.02 | 7-3-1 | 9-3-1 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 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 |
27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 69 | 70 | -0.19 | -0.23 | 6-4-3 | 6-5-3 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 64 | 60 | -0.04 | 0.12 | 5-3-4 | 5-6-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 83 | 0.20 | -0.30 | 5-7-1 | 3-7-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 84 | -0.03 | -0.67 | 5-8-1 | 1-4-6 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 64 | 102 | 0.24 | -1.22 | 3-6-3 | 4-9-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 89 | 0.13 | -1.11 | 6-4-2 | 1-12-0 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||