NHL standings at the end of February 10, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
55 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 84 | 228 | 121 | -0.27 | 1.67 | 19-3-5 | 17-4-7 | 8-1-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
55 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 80 | 224 | 130 | -0.21 | 1.50 | 22-5-1 | 16-8-3 | 10-0-0 | Won 10 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
54 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 71 | 229 | 168 | -0.15 | 0.98 | 19-8-2 | 14-8-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
55 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 64 | 194 | 152 | -0.05 | 0.71 | 23-3-3 | 5-16-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
55 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 63 | 183 | 170 | -0.02 | 0.22 | 17-8-4 | 11-12-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
55 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 169 | 187 | 0.02 | -0.31 | 13-9-5 | 5-21-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 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 |
57 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 113 | 262 | 0.22 | -2.40 | 5-19-4 | 2-26-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| 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 |
55 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 56 | 169 | 161 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 16-6-4 | 8-17-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
55 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 56 | 165 | 170 | -0.02 | -0.11 | 14-10-6 | 9-12-4 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
56 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 53 | 169 | 185 | 0.04 | -0.24 | 15-6-4 | 8-20-3 | 2-6-2 | 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 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
56 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 50 | 186 | 191 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 17-8-2 | 5-20-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
56 | 9 | 35 | 12 | 30 | 151 | 240 | 0.15 | -1.44 | 6-10-9 | 3-25-3 | 1-8-1 | Lost 8 | ||||||