NHL standings at the end of January 23, 1974
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
43 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 196 | 115 | -0.16 | 1.73 | 20-1-2 | 10-6-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
44 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 159 | 123 | -0.06 | 0.76 | 14-7-1 | 13-4-5 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
47 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 169 | 143 | -0.01 | 0.55 | 15-4-4 | 7-11-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 50 | 168 | 140 | -0.11 | 0.50 | 12-6-4 | 9-11-4 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 49 | 154 | 151 | -0.10 | -0.04 | 16-6-2 | 6-13-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
46 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 42 | 155 | 179 | -0.04 | -0.56 | 14-7-4 | 4-15-2 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
44 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 34 | 107 | 143 | 0.14 | -0.68 | 8-8-7 | 3-13-5 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
45 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 116 | 176 | 0.24 | -1.09 | 7-11-5 | 3-17-2 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
43 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 142 | 84 | -0.19 | 1.16 | 15-5-2 | 13-5-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
43 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 155 | 94 | -0.09 | 1.33 | 10-3-9 | 10-6-5 | 4-3-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
45 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 46 | 125 | 120 | -0.10 | 0.01 | 10-8-4 | 10-11-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
46 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 43 | 118 | 132 | -0.04 | -0.34 | 11-9-3 | 7-12-4 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
45 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 122 | 144 | 0.19 | -0.30 | 10-8-1 | 6-14-6 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
45 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 38 | 138 | 159 | 0.00 | -0.46 | 11-9-3 | 3-12-7 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
45 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 33 | 125 | 165 | 0.13 | -0.76 | 7-13-3 | 7-13-2 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
47 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 123 | 204 | 0.17 | -1.56 | 8-7-6 | 1-25-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||