NHL standings at the end of January 12, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 170 | 95 | -0.21 | 1.58 | 13-2-5 | 12-4-6 | 6-1-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 176 | 120 | -0.24 | 1.16 | 14-4-1 | 12-6-3 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 55 | 157 | 107 | -0.08 | 1.11 | 17-5-1 | 9-8-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
43 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 53 | 157 | 118 | -0.06 | 0.85 | 18-1-3 | 5-12-4 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 46 | 133 | 129 | -0.07 | 0.03 | 12-5-4 | 8-11-2 | 6-1-3 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
42 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 132 | 137 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 11-6-5 | 4-15-1 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
44 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 127 | 191 | 0.07 | -1.39 | 10-11-2 | 2-15-4 | 3-6-1 | Lost 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 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
45 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 45 | 117 | 124 | 0.01 | -0.15 | 11-7-3 | 8-12-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
41 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 130 | 118 | 0.12 | 0.41 | 13-5-2 | 6-11-4 | 2-5-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
42 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 44 | 128 | 128 | -0.06 | -0.06 | 14-3-3 | 6-15-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
42 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 140 | 147 | 0.03 | -0.14 | 14-5-1 | 3-14-5 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 | 0.20 | -0.36 | 9-9-4 | 5-11-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
41 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 118 | 170 | 0.08 | -1.18 | 6-8-7 | 2-16-2 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||