NHL standings at the end of January 5, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins |
38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 171 | 114 | -0.30 | 1.20 | 14-4-0 | 12-5-3 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Montreal Canadiens |
38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 153 | 89 | -0.19 | 1.49 | 12-2-4 | 11-4-5 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
39 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 51 | 149 | 101 | -0.13 | 1.10 | 16-4-1 | 8-8-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 149 | 113 | -0.12 | 0.78 | 17-0-3 | 4-12-4 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 116 | 127 | 0.11 | -0.18 | 11-5-4 | 5-11-2 | 5-2-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
38 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 120 | 132 | 0.24 | -0.08 | 8-6-5 | 4-14-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
40 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 119 | 175 | 0.07 | -1.33 | 9-10-2 | 2-13-4 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
38 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 75 | 182 | 0.23 | -2.59 | 3-13-3 | 1-17-1 | 1-8-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 46 | 142 | 109 | -0.10 | 0.77 | 14-5-1 | 8-9-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 126 | 106 | -0.04 | 0.50 | 13-3-2 | 6-11-2 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
39 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 120 | 120 | -0.01 | -0.01 | 14-3-3 | 4-14-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
40 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 138 | 142 | -0.00 | -0.10 | 14-4-1 | 3-13-5 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 139 | 130 | -0.08 | 0.15 | 11-5-2 | 5-12-4 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
41 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 38 | 104 | 118 | 0.04 | -0.30 | 8-7-3 | 8-12-3 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 108 | 127 | 0.27 | -0.23 | 9-9-3 | 5-9-3 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
37 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 109 | 153 | 0.02 | -1.16 | 5-8-6 | 2-14-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||