NHL standings at the end of February 6, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
53 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 221 | 118 | -0.29 | 1.66 | 17-3-5 | 17-4-7 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
53 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 212 | 130 | -0.12 | 1.43 | 21-5-1 | 15-8-3 | 9-0-1 | Won 8 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
52 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 67 | 220 | 163 | -0.15 | 0.94 | 18-8-2 | 13-8-3 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
52 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 188 | 148 | -0.08 | 0.69 | 22-3-3 | 5-14-5 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
53 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 61 | 177 | 164 | -0.02 | 0.23 | 17-8-4 | 10-11-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
53 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 41 | 162 | 180 | 0.05 | -0.29 | 12-8-5 | 5-21-2 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
55 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 37 | 154 | 232 | 0.08 | -1.34 | 12-15-2 | 3-18-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
55 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 19 | 113 | 250 | 0.17 | -2.33 | 5-18-4 | 2-25-1 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
53 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 66 | 202 | 155 | -0.11 | 0.78 | 18-6-3 | 12-11-3 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
54 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 57 | 186 | 185 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 18-6-3 | 6-15-6 | 6-1-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
52 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 54 | 162 | 154 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 15-5-4 | 8-16-4 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
55 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 53 | 143 | 154 | 0.05 | -0.15 | 13-10-4 | 9-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
53 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 52 | 157 | 166 | 0.01 | -0.16 | 12-10-6 | 9-12-4 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
54 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 50 | 181 | 180 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 17-8-2 | 5-18-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
54 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 49 | 163 | 182 | 0.05 | -0.30 | 14-6-4 | 7-20-3 | 1-6-3 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
53 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 146 | 226 | 0.15 | -1.36 | 6-10-9 | 3-22-3 | 1-8-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||