NHL standings at the end of December 22, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 142 | 82 | -0.25 | 1.75 | 18-0-1 | 4-5-2 | 7-1-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 109 | 78 | -0.17 | 0.83 | 8-5-1 | 11-2-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 124 | 99 | -0.08 | 0.68 | 11-3-4 | 4-6-5 | 5-2-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 113 | 94 | -0.13 | 0.45 | 8-6-3 | 7-6-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 104 | 106 | 0.01 | -0.05 | 9-5-2 | 5-9-2 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
33 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 105 | 139 | 0.01 | -1.02 | 10-5-2 | 3-12-1 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
31 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 74 | 99 | 0.25 | -0.55 | 5-6-5 | 1-10-4 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 112 | 0.29 | -0.88 | 5-5-4 | 2-12-2 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 94 | 51 | -0.19 | 1.24 | 10-4-2 | 9-3-2 | 6-1-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 99 | 58 | -0.04 | 1.33 | 5-1-6 | 9-5-4 | 5-1-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 78 | -0.09 | 0.17 | 7-4-4 | 7-7-2 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 77 | 86 | -0.15 | -0.43 | 6-7-3 | 7-6-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 89 | 106 | 0.04 | -0.51 | 8-8-1 | 1-7-6 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
32 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 88 | 106 | 0.13 | -0.43 | 7-8-1 | 3-9-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
31 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 116 | 0.15 | -0.98 | 4-8-3 | 5-10-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 126 | 0.23 | -1.39 | 6-4-3 | 1-18-0 | 1-7-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||