NHL standings at the end of March 10, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
68 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 106 | 281 | 150 | -0.20 | 1.73 | 25-4-5 | 21-4-9 | 9-0-1 | Won 7 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
67 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 93 | 265 | 173 | -0.16 | 1.22 | 24-6-4 | 19-11-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
67 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 89 | 280 | 207 | -0.14 | 0.95 | 22-9-2 | 20-11-3 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
68 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 78 | 229 | 187 | -0.06 | 0.56 | 27-5-3 | 6-18-9 | 3-3-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
67 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 77 | 223 | 201 | -0.05 | 0.28 | 20-9-5 | 13-14-6 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
66 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 55 | 203 | 221 | -0.01 | -0.28 | 17-11-7 | 6-23-2 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
69 | 18 | 43 | 8 | 44 | 200 | 305 | 0.12 | -1.40 | 14-18-3 | 4-25-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
70 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 23 | 146 | 316 | 0.20 | -2.23 | 7-23-4 | 2-33-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
68 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 82 | 245 | 198 | -0.09 | 0.60 | 22-8-3 | 15-15-5 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
68 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 74 | 251 | 225 | 0.02 | 0.40 | 22-8-3 | 10-18-7 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
67 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 72 | 225 | 199 | 0.04 | 0.42 | 23-7-4 | 9-20-4 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
67 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 68 | 201 | 211 | -0.01 | -0.16 | 18-11-6 | 11-17-4 | 5-5-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 66 | 204 | 219 | 0.07 | -0.14 | 18-8-7 | 10-23-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
68 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 61 | 220 | 227 | 0.05 | -0.05 | 21-11-3 | 6-23-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
69 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 61 | 174 | 200 | 0.03 | -0.35 | 15-14-5 | 9-18-8 | 1-6-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
68 | 11 | 42 | 15 | 37 | 177 | 285 | 0.16 | -1.43 | 7-13-12 | 4-29-3 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||