NHL standings at the end of March 3, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
64 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 98 | 268 | 145 | -0.19 | 1.73 | 23-4-5 | 19-4-9 | 7-1-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
64 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 255 | 163 | -0.15 | 1.29 | 24-5-3 | 18-11-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
64 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 85 | 271 | 200 | -0.15 | 0.96 | 21-9-2 | 19-10-3 | 7-3-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 |
64 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 73 | 213 | 196 | -0.04 | 0.23 | 19-9-5 | 12-13-6 | 3-3-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
62 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 51 | 194 | 203 | -0.01 | -0.16 | 16-11-7 | 5-21-2 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
66 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 40 | 189 | 296 | 0.10 | -1.52 | 13-17-3 | 3-25-5 | 1-8-1 | Lost 5 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
66 | 9 | 52 | 5 | 23 | 138 | 299 | 0.19 | -2.25 | 7-21-4 | 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 |
65 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 80 | 240 | 188 | -0.09 | 0.71 | 22-8-3 | 14-13-5 | 4-4-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 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 |
64 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 68 | 207 | 189 | 0.05 | 0.33 | 22-7-4 | 8-19-4 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
65 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 64 | 191 | 205 | 0.01 | -0.20 | 16-11-6 | 11-17-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
65 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 61 | 210 | 207 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 21-9-3 | 6-22-4 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
66 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 61 | 194 | 214 | 0.09 | -0.22 | 16-8-6 | 10-23-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
65 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 59 | 166 | 188 | 0.02 | -0.32 | 14-12-5 | 9-17-8 | 1-5-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
65 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 171 | 276 | 0.17 | -1.45 | 7-13-11 | 4-27-3 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||