NHL standings at the end of January 13, 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 |
41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 180 | 121 | -0.24 | 1.20 | 14-4-1 | 13-6-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
43 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 57 | 162 | 110 | -0.09 | 1.12 | 17-5-1 | 10-8-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 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 |
43 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 36 | 133 | 141 | 0.16 | -0.02 | 11-7-5 | 4-15-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 |
43 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 205 | 0.22 | -2.69 | 3-15-3 | 1-20-1 | 0-10-0 | Lost 10 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
42 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 50 | 153 | 121 | -0.06 | 0.70 | 15-6-1 | 9-10-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 46 | 138 | 119 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 14-5-2 | 6-11-4 | 3-4-3 | Won 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 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
43 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 44 | 129 | 131 | -0.06 | -0.11 | 14-3-3 | 6-16-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
43 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 143 | 149 | 0.04 | -0.10 | 14-5-1 | 4-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
43 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 147 | 138 | -0.08 | 0.13 | 13-6-2 | 5-13-4 | 3-4-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
42 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 35 | 118 | 143 | 0.22 | -0.37 | 9-10-4 | 5-11-3 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
41 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 118 | 170 | 0.09 | -1.18 | 6-8-7 | 2-16-2 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||