NHL standings at the end of October 19, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 4 | -1.38 | 1.87 | 2-0-1 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | -0.92 | 0.83 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0.51 | 2.01 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0.19 | 0.86 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -0.18 | -0.18 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.07 | 0.07 | 1-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0.42 | -1.33 | 0-1-1 | 0-1-1 | 0-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 0.51 | -1.89 | 0-2-1 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 5 | -0.23 | 2.57 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -0.70 | -0.45 | 1-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | -0.66 | 1.09 | 1-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.13 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -0.02 | -1.02 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -0.10 | -1.35 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 0.69 | -1.31 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-2 | 0-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -0.20 | -1.40 | 0-3-0 | 0-0-2 | 0-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||