NHL standings at the end of December 12, 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 | -0.05 | 0.65 | 6-5-1 | 10-2-2 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 112 | 88 | -0.05 | 0.78 | 10-2-4 | 3-6-4 | 5-1-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 96 | 82 | -0.09 | 0.39 | 7-5-2 | 6-6-3 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 94 | 86 | -0.09 | 0.20 | 9-4-1 | 5-7-1 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 120 | 0.02 | -1.50 | 7-5-1 | 2-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 83 | 0.30 | -0.66 | 5-5-4 | 1-9-1 | 1-6-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 85 | 0.22 | -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 |
26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 75 | 43 | -0.22 | 1.02 | 7-3-2 | 9-3-2 | 5-1-4 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 86 | 48 | -0.11 | 1.36 | 5-1-5 | 8-4-3 | 7-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 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 |
27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 103 | 0.14 | -0.97 | 4-6-3 | 4-9-1 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 110 | 0.10 | -1.51 | 6-4-2 | 1-15-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||