NHL standings at the end of December 29, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 147 | 89 | -0.22 | 1.59 | 19-0-1 | 4-6-2 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 119 | 89 | -0.12 | 0.76 | 9-5-1 | 11-3-5 | 5-1-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 128 | 110 | -0.00 | 0.50 | 12-3-4 | 4-8-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 128 | 103 | -0.07 | 0.63 | 9-6-4 | 7-7-3 | 3-5-2 | Tied 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 | -0.01 | -1.04 | 10-5-3 | 3-13-1 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
35 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 83 | 108 | 0.17 | -0.54 | 5-6-6 | 2-11-5 | 3-3-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 91 | 131 | 0.23 | -0.95 | 6-7-4 | 2-13-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 99 | 54 | -0.15 | 1.25 | 10-4-2 | 10-4-2 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 112 | 65 | -0.10 | 1.32 | 6-1-7 | 10-5-4 | 5-1-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
35 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 89 | 94 | -0.12 | -0.26 | 8-7-3 | 7-6-4 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 90 | 83 | -0.06 | 0.15 | 7-5-4 | 8-7-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 |
35 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 99 | 116 | 0.20 | -0.29 | 8-8-1 | 3-10-5 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
35 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 88 | 128 | 0.15 | -0.99 | 4-10-3 | 5-11-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
35 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 84 | 138 | 0.17 | -1.38 | 6-4-5 | 1-19-0 | 0-7-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||