NHL Standings, 1972-73

Eastern

Eastern standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Montréal Canadiens★ MTL · 52-10-16 · L10 6-2-0 · W3	+145	120 .769
2	Boston Bruins BOS · 51-22-5 · L10 8-2-0 · L2	+95	-13 107 .686
3	New York Rangers NYR · 47-23-8 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	+89	-5 102 .654
4	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 37-27-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W3	+38	-14 88 .564
5	Detroit Red Wings DET · 37-29-12 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	+22	-2 86 .551
6	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 37-30-11 · L10 5-4-0 · L1	+40	-1 85 .545
7	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 32-37-9 · L10 5-3-0 · W1	-8	-12 73 .468
8	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 27-41-10 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	-32	-9 64 .410
Playoff cut64 pts in · 8 in / 1 out
9	New York Islanders NYI · 12-60-6 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	-177	-34 30 .192

Western

Western standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 42-27-9 · L10 5-4-0 · T1	+59	93 .596
2	St. Louis Blues STL · 32-34-12 · L10 3-5-0 · L1	-18	-17 76 .487
3	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 31-36-11 · L10 4-5-0 · W1	-13	-3 73 .468
4	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 22-47-9 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-106	-20 53 .340

Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 37-30-11 · L10 4-3-0 · T2	+24	85 .545
2	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 25-38-15 · L10 1-7-0 · T1	-48	-20 65 .417

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	CGS California Golden Seals CGS · 16-46-16 · L10 5-4-0 · W4	-110	48 .308

★ league best · Div division winner · WC wildcard · line = playoff cut · dimmed = missed