NHL standings at the end of December 26, 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 | 1.74 | 19-0-1 | 4-5-2 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 112 | 88 | -0.14 | 0.58 | 8-5-1 | 11-3-5 | 5-1-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 127 | 103 | -0.04 | 0.65 | 12-3-4 | 4-7-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 125 | 100 | -0.07 | 0.65 | 9-6-3 | 7-7-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 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 |
34 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 107 | 141 | -0.01 | -1.01 | 10-5-3 | 3-12-1 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
32 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 85 | 122 | 0.27 | -0.89 | 6-5-4 | 2-13-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
33 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 75 | 101 | 0.25 | -0.54 | 5-6-6 | 1-11-4 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 95 | 53 | -0.15 | 1.20 | 10-4-2 | 9-4-2 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 108 | 63 | -0.08 | 1.33 | 6-1-7 | 9-5-4 | 5-1-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 78 | -0.08 | 0.18 | 7-4-4 | 7-7-2 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 80 | 87 | -0.14 | -0.35 | 7-7-3 | 7-6-3 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
33 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 92 | 108 | -0.03 | -0.51 | 9-8-1 | 1-7-7 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
33 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 91 | 109 | 0.16 | -0.38 | 7-8-1 | 3-9-5 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
33 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 85 | 121 | 0.11 | -0.98 | 4-8-3 | 5-11-2 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 80 | 134 | 0.18 | -1.41 | 6-4-4 | 1-19-0 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||