NHL standings at the end of January 24, 1973
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
48 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 199 | 107 | -0.27 | 1.65 | 16-2-5 | 15-4-6 | 8-0-2 | Won 6 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
48 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 66 | 185 | 121 | -0.11 | 1.22 | 18-5-1 | 13-8-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
46 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 62 | 200 | 139 | -0.23 | 1.09 | 16-5-1 | 13-8-3 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
47 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 55 | 167 | 133 | -0.00 | 0.72 | 19-2-3 | 5-14-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
47 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 151 | 148 | -0.02 | 0.04 | 14-7-4 | 8-11-3 | 7-2-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
47 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 39 | 148 | 157 | 0.09 | -0.11 | 11-7-5 | 5-17-2 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
49 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 33 | 139 | 209 | 0.12 | -1.31 | 11-14-2 | 2-15-5 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
49 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 100 | 227 | 0.19 | -2.40 | 4-17-3 | 2-22-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 57 | 181 | 145 | -0.08 | 0.67 | 16-6-3 | 10-11-2 | 4-3-3 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
47 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 153 | 136 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 14-5-4 | 8-12-4 | 3-3-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
49 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 48 | 150 | 157 | -0.04 | -0.18 | 14-5-4 | 7-17-2 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
50 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 48 | 129 | 138 | 0.01 | -0.17 | 12-10-3 | 8-12-5 | 4-4-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
48 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 47 | 162 | 168 | 0.10 | -0.02 | 15-6-2 | 5-15-5 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
49 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 46 | 166 | 163 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 15-7-2 | 5-16-4 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
47 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 44 | 137 | 154 | 0.08 | -0.29 | 10-10-5 | 8-11-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
47 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 135 | 200 | 0.10 | -1.29 | 6-9-8 | 3-18-3 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||