NHL standings at the end of December 24, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 146 | 85 | -0.23 | 1.73 | 19-0-1 | 4-5-2 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 110 | 79 | -0.18 | 0.79 | 8-5-1 | 11-2-5 | 6-0-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 125 | 102 | -0.08 | 0.59 | 11-3-4 | 4-7-5 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 116 | 98 | -0.07 | 0.45 | 8-6-3 | 7-7-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
33 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 107 | 108 | -0.02 | -0.05 | 10-5-2 | 5-9-2 | 3-4-3 | Won 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 |
32 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 75 | 100 | 0.27 | -0.51 | 5-6-6 | 1-10-4 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
31 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 79 | 118 | 0.32 | -0.93 | 5-5-4 | 2-13-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 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 | 1.25 | 10-4-2 | 9-3-2 | 6-1-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 105 | 60 | -0.08 | 1.37 | 6-1-6 | 9-5-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 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 |
33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 80 | 87 | -0.13 | -0.35 | 7-7-3 | 7-6-3 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 91 | 108 | -0.01 | -0.54 | 8-8-1 | 1-7-7 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
32 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 88 | 106 | 0.12 | -0.44 | 7-8-1 | 3-9-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
32 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 83 | 119 | 0.14 | -0.98 | 4-8-3 | 5-11-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 76 | 128 | 0.21 | -1.36 | 6-4-4 | 1-18-0 | 1-6-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||