NHL standings at the end of January 18, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
45 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 184 | 101 | -0.22 | 1.62 | 14-2-5 | 14-4-6 | 6-1-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
43 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 193 | 130 | -0.26 | 1.21 | 15-5-1 | 13-6-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 |
45 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 162 | 125 | -0.01 | 0.81 | 19-1-3 | 5-13-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 48 | 140 | 137 | -0.05 | 0.02 | 13-6-4 | 8-11-2 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
45 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 140 | 150 | 0.09 | -0.13 | 11-7-5 | 4-16-2 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
46 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 32 | 133 | 198 | 0.10 | -1.32 | 11-12-2 | 2-15-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
46 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 90 | 215 | 0.22 | -2.49 | 3-17-3 | 2-20-1 | 1-9-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
45 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 53 | 166 | 136 | -0.07 | 0.60 | 15-6-2 | 10-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 48 | 140 | 125 | -0.00 | 0.34 | 14-5-2 | 7-12-4 | 3-4-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | -0.02 | -0.14 | 14-3-4 | 6-17-1 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
45 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 44 | 151 | 155 | 0.06 | -0.03 | 15-6-1 | 4-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
46 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 42 | 155 | 152 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 13-7-2 | 5-15-4 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
44 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 147 | 0.14 | -0.40 | 9-10-5 | 6-11-3 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
43 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 127 | 179 | 0.09 | -1.12 | 6-8-8 | 2-16-3 | 3-3-4 | Tied 3 | ||||||