NHL standings at the end of January 12, 1974
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 172 | 105 | -0.20 | 1.56 | 19-1-2 | 7-6-3 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
39 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 145 | 107 | -0.09 | 0.88 | 12-5-1 | 12-4-5 | 6-2-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 155 | 122 | -0.08 | 0.70 | 12-6-4 | 9-8-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 149 | 131 | 0.02 | 0.45 | 14-4-4 | 5-10-5 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
42 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 44 | 143 | 138 | -0.10 | 0.02 | 14-6-2 | 6-12-2 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
41 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 37 | 137 | 164 | -0.06 | -0.72 | 13-6-3 | 3-14-2 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
41 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 97 | 135 | 0.21 | -0.72 | 6-8-6 | 3-13-5 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
41 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 106 | 158 | 0.22 | -1.05 | 6-9-5 | 3-16-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 126 | 75 | -0.14 | 1.20 | 12-4-2 | 12-5-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 137 | 83 | -0.11 | 1.27 | 8-2-8 | 10-6-5 | 4-3-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 113 | 101 | -0.12 | 0.19 | 9-5-4 | 9-9-2 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
41 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 41 | 107 | 118 | -0.03 | -0.30 | 10-8-3 | 7-9-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
41 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 126 | 144 | -0.04 | -0.48 | 10-9-3 | 2-10-7 | 3-4-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
40 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 113 | 135 | 0.16 | -0.39 | 9-8-1 | 4-12-6 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
40 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 107 | 152 | 0.14 | -0.98 | 6-11-3 | 5-13-2 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
41 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 105 | 170 | 0.20 | -1.38 | 8-6-5 | 1-21-0 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||