NHL standings at the end of January 10, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
41 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 167 | 92 | -0.19 | 1.64 | 13-2-5 | 12-4-5 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
39 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 175 | 119 | -0.25 | 1.18 | 14-4-0 | 12-6-3 | 8-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
41 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 53 | 153 | 105 | -0.09 | 1.08 | 17-5-1 | 8-8-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 155 | 114 | -0.09 | 0.89 | 18-0-3 | 5-12-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
41 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 126 | 128 | -0.02 | -0.07 | 12-5-4 | 7-11-2 | 5-2-3 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
41 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 36 | 132 | 136 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 11-6-5 | 4-14-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
43 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 126 | 184 | 0.06 | -1.29 | 10-10-2 | 2-15-4 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
42 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 79 | 197 | 0.21 | -2.60 | 3-15-3 | 1-19-1 | 1-9-0 | Lost 9 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
41 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 151 | 118 | -0.06 | 0.74 | 15-5-1 | 9-10-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 43 | 129 | 117 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 13-5-2 | 6-11-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
44 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 | 116 | 124 | 0.02 | -0.16 | 10-7-3 | 8-12-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 125 | 126 | -0.06 | -0.08 | 14-3-3 | 5-15-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
41 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 138 | 144 | 0.02 | -0.12 | 14-4-1 | 3-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
42 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 144 | 137 | -0.07 | 0.10 | 12-6-2 | 5-13-4 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
41 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 115 | 138 | 0.21 | -0.35 | 9-9-4 | 5-11-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
40 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 115 | 167 | 0.06 | -1.24 | 6-8-6 | 2-16-2 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||