NHL standings at the end of February 20, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
59 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 89 | 244 | 134 | -0.20 | 1.66 | 20-4-5 | 18-4-8 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
59 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 83 | 233 | 144 | -0.16 | 1.35 | 23-5-2 | 16-10-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 254 | 184 | -0.16 | 1.01 | 21-8-2 | 17-9-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
60 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 71 | 210 | 164 | -0.03 | 0.73 | 25-4-3 | 6-16-6 | 5-3-2 | Won 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 |
58 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 45 | 178 | 194 | 0.02 | -0.26 | 14-11-5 | 5-21-2 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
62 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 40 | 180 | 270 | 0.10 | -1.35 | 13-17-3 | 3-21-5 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
62 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 19 | 121 | 287 | 0.23 | -2.45 | 5-20-4 | 2-30-1 | 1-8-1 | Lost 7 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
59 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 74 | 223 | 171 | -0.10 | 0.78 | 21-7-3 | 13-12-3 | 7-2-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
62 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 67 | 225 | 214 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 20-7-3 | 9-17-6 | 5-3-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
59 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 62 | 186 | 173 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 19-6-4 | 8-18-4 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
59 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 60 | 178 | 185 | -0.00 | -0.12 | 16-11-6 | 9-13-4 | 6-3-1 | Lost 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 |
61 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 57 | 180 | 198 | 0.03 | -0.26 | 15-6-6 | 9-22-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
60 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 55 | 200 | 200 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 18-8-3 | 6-21-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
60 | 9 | 37 | 14 | 32 | 159 | 252 | 0.14 | -1.41 | 6-11-11 | 3-26-3 | 0-8-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||