NHL standings at the end of January 17, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
44 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 179 | 99 | -0.22 | 1.60 | 14-2-5 | 13-4-6 | 6-1-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 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 |
45 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 171 | 116 | -0.09 | 1.13 | 17-5-1 | 11-8-3 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 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 |
44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 48 | 140 | 137 | -0.04 | 0.02 | 13-6-4 | 8-11-2 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
45 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 140 | 150 | 0.10 | -0.12 | 11-7-5 | 4-16-2 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
46 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 32 | 133 | 198 | 0.10 | -1.31 | 11-12-2 | 2-15-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
45 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 81 | 208 | 0.22 | -2.61 | 3-17-3 | 1-20-1 | 0-10-0 | Lost 12 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
44 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 53 | 165 | 131 | -0.09 | 0.69 | 15-6-2 | 10-10-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
43 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 139 | 119 | -0.01 | 0.45 | 14-5-2 | 7-11-4 | 3-4-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
47 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 48 | 124 | 128 | -0.00 | -0.09 | 12-7-3 | 8-12-5 | 5-2-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
45 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 134 | 139 | -0.03 | -0.14 | 14-3-4 | 6-17-1 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 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 |
45 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 42 | 153 | 147 | -0.03 | 0.11 | 13-6-2 | 5-15-4 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
44 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 147 | 0.15 | -0.39 | 9-10-5 | 6-11-3 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
43 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 127 | 179 | 0.10 | -1.11 | 6-8-8 | 2-16-3 | 3-3-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||