1973–74 NHL season

Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
 East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins 78 52 17 9  113 349 221 968 Montreal Canadiens 7845 24 9  99 293 240 761 New York Rangers 78 40 24 14  94 300 251 782 Toronto Maple Leafs  78 35 27 16  86 274 230 903 Buffalo Sabres 7832 34 12  76 242 250 787 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10  68 255 319 917 Vancouver Canucks  7824 43 11  59 224 296 952 New York Islanders 78 19 41 18  56 182 247 1075

 West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Philadelphia Flyers 78 50 16 12  112 273 164 1750 Chicago Black Hawks 78 41 14 23  105 272 164 877 Los Angeles Kings 7833 33 12  78 233 231 1055 Atlanta Flames 78 30 34 14  74 214 238 841 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9  65 242 273 950 St. Louis Blues 7826 40 12  64 206 248 1147 Minnesota North Stars 7823 38 17  63 235 275 821 California Golden Seals  78 13 55 10  36 195 342 651

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 Player Team GP G A PTS PIM Phil Esposito  Boston Bruins  78 68 77 145 58 Bobby Orr  Boston Bruins  74 32 90 122 82 Ken Hodge  Boston Bruins  76 50 55 105 43 Wayne Cashman  Boston Bruins  78 30 59 89 111 Bobby Clarke  Philadelphia Flyers  77 35 52 87 113

Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket

Finals
Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2, winning the cup with a Game 6 1–0 victory. In doing so, the Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Cup in the post-Original Six era.

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1970s in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons