NHL standings at the end of January 10, 1974
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 169 | 98 | -0.24 | 1.68 | 19-0-2 | 7-6-3 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 138 | 104 | -0.13 | 0.77 | 12-5-1 | 11-4-5 | 6-2-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 47 | 151 | 120 | -0.10 | 0.66 | 11-6-4 | 9-8-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 143 | 130 | 0.05 | 0.37 | 14-4-4 | 4-10-5 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
41 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 44 | 141 | 133 | -0.10 | 0.09 | 14-6-2 | 6-11-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 131 | 164 | -0.03 | -0.85 | 12-6-3 | 3-14-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
40 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 27 | 93 | 132 | 0.23 | -0.74 | 6-8-6 | 2-13-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 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 |
37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 119 | 69 | -0.13 | 1.22 | 12-4-2 | 11-5-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 137 | 83 | -0.11 | 1.28 | 8-2-8 | 10-6-5 | 4-3-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 111 | 97 | -0.15 | 0.22 | 9-5-4 | 9-8-2 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 41 | 101 | 111 | -0.07 | -0.32 | 10-7-3 | 7-9-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
40 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 123 | 140 | -0.03 | -0.45 | 10-8-3 | 2-10-7 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
39 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 113 | 129 | 0.17 | -0.24 | 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 | ||||||