NHL standings at the end of February 9, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
54 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 226 | 120 | -0.29 | 1.68 | 18-3-5 | 17-4-7 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
54 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 78 | 218 | 130 | -0.17 | 1.46 | 22-5-1 | 15-8-3 | 9-0-1 | Won 9 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
53 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 69 | 223 | 165 | -0.15 | 0.95 | 18-8-2 | 14-8-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
54 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 64 | 193 | 150 | -0.09 | 0.71 | 23-3-3 | 5-15-5 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
54 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 63 | 182 | 167 | -0.02 | 0.25 | 17-8-4 | 11-11-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
54 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 43 | 167 | 183 | 0.02 | -0.27 | 13-8-5 | 5-21-2 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
56 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 37 | 159 | 242 | 0.08 | -1.40 | 12-16-2 | 3-18-5 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
56 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 19 | 113 | 256 | 0.19 | -2.36 | 5-18-4 | 2-26-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 70 | 208 | 159 | -0.10 | 0.79 | 19-6-3 | 13-11-3 | 7-0-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
56 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 59 | 197 | 192 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 18-6-3 | 7-16-6 | 6-1-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
54 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 54 | 166 | 160 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 15-6-4 | 8-17-4 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
54 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 54 | 160 | 168 | 0.01 | -0.14 | 13-10-6 | 9-12-4 | 7-1-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
57 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 53 | 149 | 163 | 0.07 | -0.17 | 13-12-4 | 9-14-5 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
55 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 51 | 165 | 183 | 0.05 | -0.28 | 15-6-4 | 7-20-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
55 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 50 | 183 | 185 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 17-8-2 | 5-19-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
55 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 30 | 149 | 235 | 0.16 | -1.41 | 6-10-9 | 3-24-3 | 1-8-1 | Lost 7 | ||||||