NHL standings at the end of March 16, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
70 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 108 | 289 | 158 | -0.17 | 1.70 | 25-4-5 | 22-5-9 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
71 | 46 | 20 | 5 | 97 | 297 | 215 | -0.13 | 1.02 | 23-9-2 | 23-11-3 | 7-3-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
69 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 95 | 271 | 179 | -0.15 | 1.19 | 25-6-4 | 19-12-3 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 79 | 233 | 212 | -0.01 | 0.29 | 21-11-5 | 13-14-6 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
70 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 78 | 230 | 193 | -0.04 | 0.49 | 27-6-3 | 6-19-9 | 2-5-3 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
69 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 57 | 212 | 231 | 0.02 | -0.25 | 18-11-7 | 6-25-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
71 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 48 | 209 | 309 | 0.09 | -1.32 | 15-18-3 | 5-25-5 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
72 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 23 | 147 | 321 | 0.21 | -2.21 | 7-24-4 | 2-34-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 6 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
70 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 86 | 254 | 201 | -0.09 | 0.67 | 23-8-3 | 16-15-5 | 5-3-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
70 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 77 | 234 | 204 | -0.00 | 0.42 | 25-7-5 | 9-20-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
70 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 76 | 255 | 232 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 23-8-3 | 10-19-7 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
70 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 71 | 205 | 215 | -0.00 | -0.14 | 19-11-6 | 11-18-5 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
72 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 67 | 210 | 228 | 0.06 | -0.19 | 18-9-7 | 10-24-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
71 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 64 | 230 | 237 | 0.03 | -0.07 | 21-11-3 | 7-24-5 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
70 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 62 | 175 | 201 | 0.02 | -0.35 | 15-14-6 | 9-18-8 | 1-5-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
71 | 11 | 44 | 16 | 38 | 185 | 300 | 0.14 | -1.48 | 7-15-13 | 4-29-3 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||