NHL standings at the end of March 2, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
63 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 96 | 263 | 144 | -0.20 | 1.68 | 22-4-5 | 19-4-9 | 7-1-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
63 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 88 | 249 | 160 | -0.16 | 1.25 | 24-5-3 | 17-11-3 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
63 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 85 | 270 | 195 | -0.19 | 1.00 | 21-9-2 | 19-9-3 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
64 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 76 | 221 | 174 | -0.05 | 0.68 | 27-4-3 | 6-17-7 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
63 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 73 | 210 | 190 | -0.06 | 0.26 | 19-8-5 | 12-13-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
61 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 50 | 191 | 200 | -0.02 | -0.17 | 16-11-6 | 5-21-2 | 4-5-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
65 | 16 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 186 | 287 | 0.13 | -1.42 | 13-17-3 | 3-24-5 | 1-8-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
65 | 8 | 52 | 5 | 21 | 129 | 296 | 0.22 | -2.35 | 6-21-4 | 2-31-1 | 1-9-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
64 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 79 | 237 | 185 | -0.09 | 0.72 | 22-8-3 | 14-13-4 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
65 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 69 | 237 | 222 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 20-8-3 | 10-18-6 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
63 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 66 | 204 | 189 | 0.06 | 0.30 | 21-7-4 | 8-19-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
64 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 64 | 191 | 203 | 0.01 | -0.17 | 16-11-6 | 11-16-4 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
64 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 61 | 209 | 205 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 21-8-3 | 6-22-4 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
64 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 59 | 166 | 185 | 0.01 | -0.28 | 14-12-5 | 9-16-8 | 1-5-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
65 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 59 | 192 | 214 | 0.09 | -0.25 | 15-8-6 | 10-23-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
64 | 10 | 40 | 14 | 34 | 169 | 275 | 0.17 | -1.49 | 7-13-11 | 3-27-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||