NHL standings at the end of February 12, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
56 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 85 | 230 | 123 | -0.25 | 1.67 | 19-3-5 | 17-4-8 | 7-1-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
56 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 81 | 226 | 132 | -0.18 | 1.50 | 22-5-2 | 16-8-3 | 9-0-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
55 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 73 | 231 | 168 | -0.16 | 0.99 | 20-8-2 | 14-8-3 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
56 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 65 | 188 | 172 | -0.01 | 0.27 | 17-8-4 | 12-12-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
56 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 64 | 196 | 157 | -0.05 | 0.65 | 23-4-3 | 5-16-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
55 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 169 | 187 | 0.01 | -0.31 | 13-9-5 | 5-21-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
57 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 37 | 162 | 248 | 0.08 | -1.43 | 12-16-2 | 3-19-5 | 2-7-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
57 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 113 | 262 | 0.21 | -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 |
56 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 215 | 161 | -0.10 | 0.86 | 20-6-3 | 13-11-3 | 8-0-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
57 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 59 | 199 | 199 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 18-6-3 | 7-17-6 | 5-2-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 58 | 175 | 164 | 0.05 | 0.24 | 17-6-4 | 8-17-4 | 3-6-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 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 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
58 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 55 | 152 | 164 | 0.04 | -0.16 | 14-12-4 | 9-14-5 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
57 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 53 | 169 | 187 | 0.05 | -0.26 | 15-6-4 | 8-21-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 |
57 | 9 | 36 | 12 | 30 | 152 | 243 | 0.14 | -1.46 | 6-10-9 | 3-26-3 | 0-9-1 | Lost 9 | ||||||