NHL standings at the end of February 1, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
51 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 208 | 116 | -0.26 | 1.55 | 17-3-5 | 15-4-7 | 7-1-2 | Tied 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 |
50 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 66 | 215 | 154 | -0.20 | 1.02 | 18-7-1 | 13-8-3 | 5-5-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
50 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 59 | 182 | 146 | 0.00 | 0.72 | 21-3-3 | 5-14-4 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
51 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 57 | 168 | 162 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 15-8-4 | 10-11-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
51 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 41 | 159 | 174 | 0.11 | -0.18 | 12-7-5 | 5-20-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
52 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 35 | 149 | 218 | 0.07 | -1.26 | 12-15-2 | 2-16-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
52 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 16 | 107 | 242 | 0.16 | -2.43 | 4-18-3 | 2-24-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
51 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 63 | 195 | 151 | -0.11 | 0.75 | 17-6-3 | 12-11-2 | 5-2-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
52 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 55 | 182 | 181 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 18-6-2 | 6-15-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
53 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 143 | 147 | 0.01 | -0.06 | 13-10-4 | 9-12-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
50 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 52 | 157 | 149 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 14-5-4 | 8-15-4 | 3-4-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
53 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 49 | 162 | 175 | 0.01 | -0.24 | 14-5-4 | 7-20-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
50 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 48 | 144 | 159 | 0.05 | -0.25 | 10-10-6 | 9-11-4 | 5-2-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
52 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 48 | 176 | 175 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 16-8-2 | 5-17-4 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
51 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 144 | 214 | 0.11 | -1.27 | 6-9-9 | 3-21-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||