NHL standings at the end of December 11, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 118 | 66 | -0.13 | 1.95 | 14-0-1 | 4-4-2 | 8-0-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 88 | 70 | -0.06 | 0.63 | 6-5-1 | 10-2-2 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 111 | 87 | -0.07 | 0.79 | 10-2-3 | 3-6-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 96 | 82 | -0.10 | 0.38 | 7-5-2 | 6-6-3 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 93 | 85 | -0.10 | 0.21 | 9-4-1 | 5-7-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 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 |
25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 83 | 0.28 | -0.68 | 5-5-4 | 1-9-1 | 1-6-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 85 | 0.23 | -0.62 | 5-6-3 | 0-8-4 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 73 | 41 | -0.26 | 1.02 | 7-3-2 | 9-3-1 | 6-1-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 84 | 46 | -0.15 | 1.37 | 5-1-4 | 8-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 69 | 70 | -0.18 | -0.22 | 6-4-3 | 6-5-3 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 71 | 63 | -0.02 | 0.28 | 6-3-4 | 5-6-2 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 77 | 92 | -0.01 | -0.57 | 6-8-1 | 1-5-6 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 89 | 0.19 | -0.40 | 5-7-1 | 3-8-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 64 | 102 | 0.22 | -1.24 | 3-6-3 | 4-9-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 101 | 0.12 | -1.25 | 6-4-2 | 1-14-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||