NHL standings at the end of January 8, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
40 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 161 | 92 | -0.20 | 1.52 | 13-2-5 | 11-4-5 | 7-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
39 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 175 | 119 | -0.27 | 1.17 | 14-4-0 | 12-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
41 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 53 | 153 | 105 | -0.10 | 1.07 | 17-5-1 | 8-8-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 155 | 114 | -0.10 | 0.88 | 18-0-3 | 5-12-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
40 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 124 | 127 | -0.03 | -0.11 | 12-5-4 | 6-11-2 | 5-2-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
40 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 34 | 128 | 134 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 10-6-5 | 4-14-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
42 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 123 | 184 | 0.06 | -1.39 | 9-10-2 | 2-15-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
40 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 75 | 190 | 0.20 | -2.68 | 3-14-3 | 1-18-1 | 1-8-1 | Lost 7 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 50 | 149 | 113 | -0.06 | 0.84 | 15-5-1 | 9-9-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
39 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 129 | 111 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 13-4-2 | 6-11-3 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
43 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 41 | 111 | 122 | -0.00 | -0.26 | 9-7-3 | 8-12-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 122 | 124 | -0.00 | -0.05 | 14-3-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
41 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 138 | 144 | 0.02 | -0.13 | 14-4-1 | 3-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
41 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 143 | 135 | -0.08 | 0.11 | 12-5-2 | 5-13-4 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
39 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 110 | 129 | 0.27 | -0.22 | 9-9-4 | 5-9-3 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
39 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 109 | 162 | 0.06 | -1.30 | 5-8-6 | 2-16-2 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||