NHL standings at the end of January 31, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
50 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 205 | 113 | -0.26 | 1.58 | 17-3-5 | 15-4-6 | 8-1-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
51 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 199 | 127 | -0.13 | 1.28 | 20-5-1 | 14-8-3 | 9-0-1 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
49 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 64 | 210 | 152 | -0.20 | 0.98 | 17-7-1 | 13-8-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
49 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 57 | 177 | 143 | 0.01 | 0.70 | 20-3-3 | 5-14-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
50 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 55 | 162 | 158 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 14-8-4 | 10-11-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
50 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 41 | 157 | 169 | 0.09 | -0.15 | 12-7-5 | 5-19-2 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
51 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 145 | 213 | 0.07 | -1.27 | 12-15-2 | 2-15-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
51 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 104 | 237 | 0.15 | -2.46 | 4-17-3 | 2-24-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
50 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 61 | 190 | 148 | -0.07 | 0.77 | 17-6-3 | 11-11-2 | 4-3-3 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
51 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 53 | 177 | 177 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 17-6-2 | 6-15-5 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
49 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 52 | 156 | 146 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 14-5-4 | 8-14-4 | 3-4-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
52 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 51 | 140 | 146 | 0.01 | -0.11 | 12-10-4 | 9-12-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
52 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 49 | 159 | 170 | -0.01 | -0.22 | 14-5-4 | 7-19-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
52 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 48 | 176 | 175 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 16-8-2 | 5-17-4 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
49 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 141 | 156 | 0.02 | -0.28 | 10-10-5 | 9-11-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
50 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 140 | 208 | 0.11 | -1.25 | 6-9-9 | 3-20-3 | 1-5-4 | Lost 2 | ||||||