NHL standings at the end of December 31, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
33 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 155 | 90 | -0.26 | 1.71 | 19-0-1 | 5-6-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 119 | 89 | -0.13 | 0.76 | 9-5-1 | 11-3-5 | 5-1-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 132 | 113 | -0.02 | 0.49 | 13-3-4 | 4-8-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 132 | 106 | -0.04 | 0.67 | 9-6-4 | 8-7-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 120 | 119 | -0.03 | -0.01 | 11-6-2 | 6-9-2 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 117 | 152 | -0.02 | -0.97 | 11-6-3 | 3-13-1 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
35 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 83 | 108 | 0.18 | -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 |
33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 104 | 58 | -0.16 | 1.24 | 10-4-2 | 11-4-2 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 115 | 69 | -0.08 | 1.27 | 6-2-7 | 10-5-4 | 4-2-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 91 | 98 | -0.14 | -0.34 | 8-7-3 | 7-7-4 | 3-6-1 | Lost 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 |
35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 100 | 115 | -0.03 | -0.46 | 9-8-1 | 2-8-7 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | 0.14 | -1.00 | 4-10-3 | 5-11-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
36 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 85 | 146 | 0.21 | -1.48 | 6-5-5 | 1-19-0 | 0-7-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||