NHL Standings, 1972-73

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	Chicago BlackhawksDiv CHI · 42-27-9 · L10 5-4-0 · T1	+59	-9 93 .596
5	Buffalo Sabres BUF · 37-27-14 · L10 4-4-0 · W3	+38	-5 88 .564
6	Detroit Red Wings DET · 37-29-12 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	+22	-2 86 .551
7	Philadelphia Flyers PHI · 37-30-11 · L10 5-4-0 · L1	+40	-1 85 .545
8	MNS Minnesota North Stars MNS · 37-30-11 · L10 4-3-0 · T2	+24	85 .545
9	St. Louis Blues STL · 32-34-12 · L10 3-5-0 · L1	-18	-9 76 .487
10	Pittsburgh Penguins PIT · 32-37-9 · L10 5-3-0 · W1	-8	-3 73 .468
11	Los Angeles Kings LAK · 31-36-11 · L10 4-5-0 · W1	-13	73 .468
12	AFM Atlanta Flames AFM · 25-38-15 · L10 1-7-0 · T1	-48	-8 65 .417
13	Toronto Maple Leafs TOR · 27-41-10 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	-32	-1 64 .410
14	Vancouver Canucks VAN · 22-47-9 · L10 4-5-0 · L1	-106	-11 53 .340
15	CGS California Golden Seals CGS · 16-46-16 · L10 5-4-0 · W4	-110	-5 48 .308
16	New York Islanders NYI · 12-60-6 · L10 3-6-0 · T1	-177	-18 30 .192

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