NHL standings at the end of December 7, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 110 | 61 | -0.21 | 1.92 | 13-0-1 | 4-4-1 | 9-0-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 83 | 67 | -0.02 | 0.65 | 5-5-1 | 10-2-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 90 | 67 | -0.19 | 0.70 | 7-4-2 | 6-4-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 105 | 84 | -0.03 | 0.74 | 9-2-3 | 3-6-4 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 86 | 78 | -0.16 | 0.17 | 8-4-1 | 5-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 117 | 0.07 | -1.39 | 7-5-1 | 2-10-1 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 79 | 0.29 | -0.67 | 4-6-3 | 0-7-4 | 2-8-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 79 | 0.31 | -0.78 | 4-5-3 | 1-9-1 | 0-7-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers |
23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 37 | -0.36 | 0.95 | 7-3-1 | 8-3-1 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 79 | 43 | -0.14 | 1.36 | 4-1-4 | 8-4-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 69 | 67 | -0.19 | -0.11 | 6-4-3 | 6-4-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 64 | 60 | -0.05 | 0.11 | 5-3-4 | 5-6-2 | 3-4-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 67 | 83 | 0.22 | -0.42 | 4-7-1 | 3-7-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 99 | 0.28 | -1.20 | 3-6-3 | 4-8-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 84 | 0.03 | -0.77 | 4-8-1 | 1-4-6 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 89 | 0.14 | -1.10 | 6-4-2 | 1-12-0 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||