NHL standings at the end of March 17, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
71 | 47 | 9 | 15 | 109 | 292 | 161 | -0.16 | 1.68 | 25-4-6 | 22-5-9 | 8-1-1 | Tied 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 |
70 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 95 | 276 | 186 | -0.15 | 1.14 | 25-6-4 | 19-13-3 | 4-4-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 |
71 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 79 | 233 | 196 | -0.02 | 0.50 | 27-6-3 | 6-19-10 | 1-5-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
70 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 219 | 236 | 0.04 | -0.21 | 19-11-7 | 6-25-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
72 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 50 | 215 | 310 | 0.08 | -1.24 | 16-18-3 | 5-25-5 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
73 | 10 | 58 | 5 | 25 | 153 | 325 | 0.20 | -2.16 | 8-24-4 | 2-34-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 86 | 256 | 204 | -0.09 | 0.64 | 23-8-3 | 16-16-5 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
71 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 79 | 238 | 207 | -0.01 | 0.43 | 25-7-5 | 10-20-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
70 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 76 | 255 | 232 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 23-8-3 | 10-19-7 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
71 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 71 | 209 | 221 | -0.03 | -0.20 | 19-11-6 | 11-19-5 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
73 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 67 | 213 | 232 | 0.06 | -0.20 | 18-10-7 | 10-24-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
71 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 64 | 178 | 203 | 0.03 | -0.32 | 16-14-6 | 9-18-8 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
72 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 64 | 231 | 243 | 0.02 | -0.15 | 21-11-3 | 7-25-5 | 2-7-1 | Lost 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 | ||||||