NHL standings at the end of January 5, 1974
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 167 | 96 | -0.27 | 1.70 | 19-0-1 | 7-6-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 128 | 100 | -0.14 | 0.64 | 10-5-1 | 11-4-5 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
39 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 136 | 121 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 13-4-4 | 4-9-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
39 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 43 | 139 | 114 | -0.07 | 0.57 | 10-6-4 | 8-8-3 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 40 | 128 | 125 | -0.10 | -0.02 | 12-6-2 | 6-10-2 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 120 | 156 | 0.00 | -0.95 | 11-6-3 | 3-14-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 89 | 121 | 0.22 | -0.62 | 6-7-6 | 2-12-5 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
37 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 98 | 141 | 0.26 | -0.90 | 6-7-5 | 2-15-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 111 | 63 | -0.14 | 1.23 | 11-4-2 | 11-4-3 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 122 | 73 | -0.11 | 1.26 | 7-2-7 | 10-6-4 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 102 | 88 | -0.09 | 0.31 | 9-5-4 | 8-7-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 94 | 100 | -0.11 | -0.27 | 9-7-3 | 7-7-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
37 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 111 | 122 | -0.03 | -0.33 | 10-8-2 | 2-8-7 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
37 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 106 | 124 | 0.17 | -0.31 | 9-8-1 | 3-11-5 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
38 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 98 | 144 | 0.12 | -1.09 | 5-10-3 | 5-13-2 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
38 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 152 | 0.19 | -1.41 | 7-5-5 | 1-20-0 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||