NHL standings at the end of March 5, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
65 | 43 | 8 | 14 | 100 | 272 | 147 | -0.18 | 1.75 | 23-4-5 | 20-4-9 | 7-1-2 | Won 4 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
65 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 90 | 258 | 167 | -0.17 | 1.23 | 24-6-3 | 18-11-3 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
65 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 87 | 275 | 200 | -0.14 | 1.01 | 22-9-2 | 19-10-3 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
65 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 76 | 223 | 178 | -0.02 | 0.67 | 27-5-3 | 6-17-7 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
65 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 75 | 218 | 197 | -0.07 | 0.25 | 20-9-5 | 12-13-6 | 4-2-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
63 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 51 | 194 | 213 | -0.00 | -0.30 | 16-11-7 | 5-22-2 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
67 | 17 | 42 | 8 | 42 | 193 | 299 | 0.11 | -1.47 | 13-17-3 | 4-25-5 | 2-7-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
67 | 9 | 53 | 5 | 23 | 139 | 304 | 0.19 | -2.27 | 7-21-4 | 2-32-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
66 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 80 | 240 | 192 | -0.07 | 0.66 | 22-8-3 | 14-14-5 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
66 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 71 | 247 | 222 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 21-8-3 | 10-18-6 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
65 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 70 | 212 | 191 | 0.05 | 0.37 | 22-7-4 | 9-19-4 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
65 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 64 | 191 | 205 | 0.01 | -0.21 | 16-11-6 | 11-17-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
66 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 61 | 169 | 190 | -0.00 | -0.32 | 15-12-5 | 9-17-8 | 2-4-4 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
66 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 61 | 194 | 214 | 0.09 | -0.21 | 16-8-6 | 10-23-3 | 3-5-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
66 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 61 | 212 | 212 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 21-10-3 | 6-22-4 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
66 | 11 | 41 | 14 | 36 | 173 | 279 | 0.16 | -1.44 | 7-13-11 | 4-28-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||