NHL standings at the end of February 26, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
62 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 258 | 142 | -0.20 | 1.67 | 21-4-5 | 19-4-9 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
62 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 87 | 246 | 157 | -0.17 | 1.26 | 24-5-2 | 17-11-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
62 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 85 | 267 | 191 | -0.19 | 1.04 | 21-8-2 | 19-9-3 | 9-1-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
63 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 75 | 217 | 170 | -0.05 | 0.70 | 27-4-3 | 6-17-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
62 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 71 | 204 | 185 | -0.06 | 0.24 | 18-8-5 | 12-13-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
60 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 48 | 184 | 198 | 0.00 | -0.23 | 15-11-6 | 5-21-2 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
64 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 40 | 184 | 280 | 0.14 | -1.36 | 13-17-3 | 3-23-5 | 1-8-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
64 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 21 | 126 | 291 | 0.22 | -2.36 | 6-20-4 | 2-31-1 | 2-8-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
62 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 76 | 229 | 179 | -0.08 | 0.73 | 22-8-3 | 13-13-3 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
63 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 69 | 232 | 214 | 0.02 | 0.30 | 20-7-3 | 10-17-6 | 6-3-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
62 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 64 | 197 | 186 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 20-7-4 | 8-19-4 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
62 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 62 | 185 | 196 | -0.00 | -0.18 | 16-11-6 | 10-15-4 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
63 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 59 | 205 | 203 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 20-8-3 | 6-22-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
63 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 58 | 162 | 181 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 14-12-4 | 9-16-8 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
63 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 57 | 188 | 209 | 0.07 | -0.27 | 15-8-6 | 9-22-3 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
63 | 10 | 39 | 14 | 34 | 166 | 268 | 0.17 | -1.45 | 7-13-11 | 3-26-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||