NHL standings at the end of January 8, 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 | -0.28 | 1.70 | 19-0-1 | 7-6-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 130 | 101 | -0.10 | 0.68 | 11-5-1 | 11-4-5 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 141 | 123 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 14-4-4 | 4-9-5 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
40 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 45 | 145 | 116 | -0.07 | 0.65 | 11-6-4 | 8-8-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 42 | 134 | 128 | -0.11 | 0.04 | 13-6-2 | 6-10-2 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
39 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 34 | 129 | 162 | -0.01 | -0.86 | 12-6-3 | 3-14-1 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
39 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 27 | 90 | 124 | 0.22 | -0.66 | 6-8-6 | 2-12-5 | 3-4-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
39 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 102 | 150 | 0.26 | -0.97 | 6-8-5 | 2-16-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 112 | 65 | -0.12 | 1.19 | 11-4-2 | 11-5-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 131 | 77 | -0.15 | 1.31 | 8-2-7 | 10-6-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 105 | 89 | -0.12 | 0.33 | 9-5-4 | 9-7-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
39 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 98 | 111 | -0.06 | -0.40 | 9-7-3 | 7-9-4 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 33 | 117 | 131 | -0.04 | -0.41 | 10-8-2 | 2-9-7 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 32 | 109 | 125 | 0.16 | -0.27 | 9-8-1 | 4-11-5 | 4-4-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 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 |
39 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 95 | 161 | 0.22 | -1.47 | 7-5-5 | 1-21-0 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||