NHL standings at the end of January 9, 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 |
37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 130 | 101 | -0.10 | 0.68 | 11-5-1 | 11-4-5 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 47 | 151 | 120 | -0.09 | 0.66 | 11-6-4 | 9-8-3 | 6-3-1 | 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 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
40 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 42 | 134 | 131 | -0.11 | -0.03 | 13-6-2 | 6-11-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 131 | 164 | -0.02 | -0.85 | 12-6-3 | 3-14-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 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 | 0.25 | -0.98 | 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 | -0.11 | 1.20 | 11-4-2 | 11-5-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 135 | 81 | -0.14 | 1.28 | 8-2-8 | 10-6-4 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 111 | 97 | -0.14 | 0.24 | 9-5-4 | 9-8-2 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 41 | 101 | 111 | -0.06 | -0.31 | 10-7-3 | 7-9-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
39 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 119 | 133 | -0.06 | -0.42 | 10-8-3 | 2-9-7 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
39 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 113 | 129 | 0.18 | -0.23 | 9-8-1 | 4-11-6 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
39 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 25 | 102 | 150 | 0.14 | -1.09 | 5-11-3 | 5-13-2 | 1-8-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
40 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 103 | 167 | 0.22 | -1.38 | 8-5-5 | 1-21-0 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||