NHL standings at the end of February 17, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
58 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 87 | 242 | 133 | -0.20 | 1.68 | 20-4-5 | 17-4-8 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
58 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 81 | 230 | 142 | -0.13 | 1.39 | 22-5-2 | 16-10-3 | 7-2-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
58 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 243 | 177 | -0.16 | 0.98 | 21-8-2 | 15-9-3 | 7-2-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
59 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 69 | 206 | 163 | -0.03 | 0.70 | 24-4-3 | 6-16-6 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
59 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 68 | 194 | 178 | -0.05 | 0.22 | 17-8-4 | 12-12-6 | 6-1-3 | Tied 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
57 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 45 | 177 | 192 | -0.01 | -0.28 | 14-10-5 | 5-21-2 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
61 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 40 | 174 | 263 | 0.09 | -1.37 | 13-16-3 | 3-21-5 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
60 | 7 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 119 | 280 | 0.22 | -2.47 | 5-19-4 | 2-29-1 | 1-8-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
58 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 74 | 222 | 167 | -0.13 | 0.82 | 21-6-3 | 13-12-3 | 8-1-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
60 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 63 | 215 | 210 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 19-7-3 | 8-17-6 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
58 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 62 | 185 | 168 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 19-6-4 | 8-17-4 | 5-5-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
58 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 60 | 175 | 180 | -0.00 | -0.09 | 16-10-6 | 9-13-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
61 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 57 | 158 | 175 | 0.00 | -0.28 | 14-12-4 | 9-15-7 | 3-5-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
60 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 55 | 176 | 196 | 0.05 | -0.28 | 15-6-6 | 8-22-3 | 2-6-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
58 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 53 | 195 | 196 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 18-8-3 | 5-20-4 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
59 | 9 | 36 | 14 | 32 | 157 | 248 | 0.14 | -1.40 | 6-10-11 | 3-26-3 | 0-8-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||