NHL Standings, 1972-73

Atlantic

Atlantic 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	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 37-27-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W3	+38	-19 88 .564
4	Detroit Red Wings DET · 37-29-12 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	+22	-2 86 .551
5	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 27-41-10 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	-32	-22 64 .410

Metropolitan

Metropolitan standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 37-30-11 · L10 5-4-0 · L1	+40	85 .545
2	New York Rangers NYR · 47-23-8 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	+89	102 .654
3	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 32-37-9 · L10 5-3-0 · W1	-8	-29 73 .468
4	New York Islanders NYI · 12-60-6 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	-177	-43 30 .192

Central

Central 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

Pacific

Pacific standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 31-36-11 · L10 4-5-0 · W1	-13	73 .468
2	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 22-47-9 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-106	-20 53 .340

Adams

Adams standings

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

Norris

Norris standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 37-30-11 · L10 4-3-0 · T2	+24	85 .545

Patrick

Patrick standings

Rank	Team	Goal differential	Points
1	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 25-38-15 · L10 1-7-0 · T1	-48	65 .417

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