NHL standings at the end of December 28, 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 | -0.22 | 1.75 | 19-0-1 | 4-5-2 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 112 | 88 | -0.13 | 0.60 | 8-5-1 | 11-3-5 | 5-1-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 127 | 103 | -0.03 | 0.66 | 12-3-4 | 4-7-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 125 | 100 | -0.06 | 0.66 | 9-6-3 | 7-7-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 110 | 109 | -0.04 | -0.01 | 11-5-2 | 5-9-2 | 3-4-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
35 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 108 | 144 | 0.00 | -1.03 | 10-5-3 | 3-13-1 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 79 | 105 | 0.21 | -0.55 | 5-6-6 | 1-11-5 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
33 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 88 | 127 | 0.26 | -0.92 | 6-6-4 | 2-13-2 | 3-5-2 | 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 | 1.21 | 10-4-2 | 9-4-2 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 108 | 63 | -0.07 | 1.33 | 6-1-7 | 9-5-4 | 5-1-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 89 | 79 | -0.10 | 0.21 | 7-4-4 | 8-7-2 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 86 | 91 | -0.14 | -0.29 | 8-7-3 | 7-6-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 97 | 111 | -0.05 | -0.46 | 9-8-1 | 2-7-7 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 95 | 115 | 0.17 | -0.42 | 7-8-1 | 3-10-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 86 | 124 | 0.13 | -0.99 | 4-9-3 | 5-11-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
35 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 84 | 138 | 0.17 | -1.37 | 6-4-5 | 1-19-0 | 0-7-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||