NHL standings at the end of January 21, 1974
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 195 | 115 | -0.17 | 1.73 | 20-1-2 | 9-6-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
43 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 155 | 120 | -0.08 | 0.74 | 13-7-1 | 13-4-5 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 52 | 165 | 142 | -0.00 | 0.50 | 14-4-4 | 7-11-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
45 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 165 | 136 | -0.14 | 0.51 | 12-6-4 | 9-10-4 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 49 | 154 | 151 | -0.11 | -0.05 | 16-6-2 | 6-13-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
45 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 40 | 149 | 177 | -0.00 | -0.62 | 13-7-4 | 4-15-2 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
43 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 32 | 103 | 140 | 0.18 | -0.68 | 7-8-7 | 3-13-5 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
44 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 114 | 173 | 0.22 | -1.12 | 7-10-5 | 3-17-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 139 | 82 | -0.17 | 1.19 | 15-5-2 | 12-5-3 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
43 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 155 | 94 | -0.10 | 1.32 | 10-3-9 | 10-6-5 | 4-3-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
43 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 46 | 124 | 115 | -0.14 | 0.07 | 10-7-4 | 10-10-2 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
45 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 43 | 117 | 128 | -0.06 | -0.30 | 11-9-3 | 7-11-4 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
44 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 38 | 137 | 156 | -0.00 | -0.43 | 11-9-3 | 3-11-7 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
44 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 119 | 143 | 0.21 | -0.34 | 9-8-1 | 6-14-6 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
44 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 121 | 164 | 0.14 | -0.84 | 6-13-3 | 7-13-2 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
45 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 118 | 194 | 0.20 | -1.49 | 8-7-6 | 1-23-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||