Standings, 1972-73 season

League Division

A win is worth 2 points. A tie (T) is worth 1.

East Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Montréal Canadiens y	78	52	10	16	120	329	184	+145
2	Boston Bruins x	78	51	22	5	107	330	235	+95
3	New York Rangers x	78	47	23	8	102	297	208	+89
4	Buffalo Sabres x	78	37	27	14	88	257	219	+38
5	Detroit Red Wings e	78	37	29	12	86	265	243	+22
6	Toronto Maple Leafs e	78	27	41	10	64	247	279	-32
7	Vancouver Canucks e	78	22	47	9	53	233	339	-106
8	New York Islanders e	78	12	60	6	30	170	347	-177

West Division

#	Team	GP	W	L	T	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Diff
1	Chicago Blackhawks y	78	42	27	9	93	284	225	+59
2	Minnesota North Stars x	78	37	30	11	85	254	230	+24
3	Philadelphia Flyers x	78	37	30	11	85	296	256	+40
4	St. Louis Blues x	78	32	34	12	76	233	251	-18
5	Pittsburgh Penguins e	78	32	37	9	73	257	265	-8
6	Los Angeles Kings e	78	31	36	11	73	232	245	-13
7	Atlanta Flames e	78	25	38	15	65	191	239	-48
8	California Golden Seals e	78	16	46	16	48	213	323	-110

x Clinched Playoff spot y Clinched Division p Presidents' Trophy z Clinched Conference e Eliminated from Playoff contention Stanley Cup champions