NHL standings at the end of January 14, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
43 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 173 | 95 | -0.23 | 1.58 | 13-2-5 | 13-4-6 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 186 | 121 | -0.22 | 1.33 | 15-4-1 | 13-6-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
44 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 59 | 167 | 112 | -0.10 | 1.15 | 17-5-1 | 11-8-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
44 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 157 | 124 | -0.02 | 0.73 | 18-1-3 | 5-13-4 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
43 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 136 | 131 | -0.06 | 0.05 | 13-5-4 | 8-11-2 | 6-1-3 | Won 6 | ||||||
 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 |
45 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 127 | 194 | 0.11 | -1.38 | 10-12-2 | 2-15-4 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 81 | 207 | 0.21 | -2.66 | 3-16-3 | 1-20-1 | 0-10-0 | Lost 11 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
43 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 51 | 159 | 127 | -0.09 | 0.66 | 15-6-2 | 9-10-1 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 47 | 121 | 125 | 0.00 | -0.08 | 12-7-3 | 8-12-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 44 | 130 | 135 | -0.06 | -0.17 | 14-3-3 | 6-17-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
44 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 42 | 145 | 154 | 0.07 | -0.14 | 14-6-1 | 4-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
44 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 42 | 149 | 141 | -0.07 | 0.12 | 13-6-2 | 5-14-4 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
43 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 120 | 144 | 0.16 | -0.40 | 9-10-4 | 6-11-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
42 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 124 | 176 | 0.10 | -1.14 | 6-8-7 | 2-16-3 | 3-4-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||