NHL standings at the end of December 20, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 140 | 78 | -0.24 | 1.90 | 18-0-1 | 4-4-2 | 8-0-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 102 | 77 | -0.15 | 0.69 | 7-5-1 | 11-2-4 | 6-1-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 120 | 98 | -0.03 | 0.66 | 11-3-4 | 3-6-5 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 109 | 88 | -0.10 | 0.55 | 8-5-3 | 7-6-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 103 | 99 | -0.03 | 0.10 | 9-5-2 | 5-8-2 | 4-3-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 137 | -0.03 | -1.16 | 9-5-2 | 3-12-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 70 | 97 | 0.26 | -0.64 | 5-6-5 | 0-10-4 | 1-7-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
29 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 71 | 108 | 0.30 | -0.98 | 5-5-4 | 1-12-2 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 90 | 49 | -0.26 | 1.16 | 9-4-2 | 9-3-2 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 97 | 54 | -0.08 | 1.40 | 5-1-6 | 9-4-4 | 5-1-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 82 | 73 | -0.08 | 0.23 | 7-3-4 | 6-7-2 | 4-3-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 76 | 84 | -0.16 | -0.42 | 6-6-3 | 7-6-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 87 | 101 | 0.06 | -0.41 | 8-8-1 | 1-6-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
31 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 83 | 104 | 0.16 | -0.52 | 6-8-1 | 3-9-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 80 | 112 | 0.13 | -0.94 | 4-7-3 | 5-10-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 126 | 0.24 | -1.38 | 6-4-3 | 1-18-0 | 1-7-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||