NHL standings at the end of December 16, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 134 | 73 | -0.22 | 1.95 | 17-0-1 | 4-4-2 | 8-0-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 96 | 74 | -0.11 | 0.67 | 6-5-1 | 11-2-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 115 | 96 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 10-3-4 | 3-6-5 | 4-2-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 104 | 85 | -0.08 | 0.53 | 7-5-3 | 7-6-3 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 99 | 95 | -0.09 | 0.05 | 9-5-1 | 5-8-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 95 | 128 | -0.05 | -1.15 | 9-5-1 | 3-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
29 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 95 | 0.29 | -0.64 | 5-6-4 | 0-10-4 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
27 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 97 | 0.29 | -0.86 | 5-5-4 | 1-11-1 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 81 | 46 | -0.22 | 1.03 | 8-4-2 | 9-3-2 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 95 | 52 | -0.10 | 1.43 | 5-1-5 | 9-4-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 74 | 80 | -0.16 | -0.36 | 6-6-3 | 7-5-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 79 | 72 | -0.06 | 0.19 | 6-3-4 | 6-7-2 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 83 | 99 | 0.08 | -0.47 | 7-8-1 | 1-6-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
29 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 78 | 97 | 0.18 | -0.48 | 6-8-1 | 3-8-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
29 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 75 | 106 | 0.07 | -1.00 | 4-7-3 | 5-9-1 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
30 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 117 | 0.19 | -1.37 | 6-4-3 | 1-16-0 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||