EAST DIVISION

    GP W L T PTS GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 y - Montreal Canadiens 78 52 10 16 120 329 184 145 29-4-6 23-6-10
2 x - Boston Bruins 78 51 22 5 107 330 235 95 27-10-2 24-12-3
3 x - New York Rangers 78 47 23 8 102 297 208 89 26-8-5 21-15-3
4 x - Buffalo Sabres 78 37 27 14 88 257 219 38 30-6-3 7-21-11
5 Detroit Red Wings 78 37 29 12 86 265 243 22 22-12-5 15-17-7
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 27 41 10 64 247 279 -32 20-12-7 7-29-3
7 Vancouver Canucks 78 22 47 9 53 233 339 -106 17-18-4 5-29-5
8 New York Islanders 78 12 60 6 30 170 347 -177 10-25-4 2-35-2

WEST DIVISION

    GP W L T PTS GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 y - Chicago Blackhawks 78 42 27 9 93 284 225 59 26-9-4 16-18-5
2 x - Philadelphia Flyers 78 37 30 11 85 296 256 40 27-8-4 10-22-7
3 x - Minnesota North Stars 78 37 30 11 85 254 230 24 26-8-5 11-22-6
4 x - St. Louis Blues 78 32 34 12 76 233 251 -18 21-11-7 11-23-5
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 73 257 265 -8 24-11-4 8-26-5
6 Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 73 232 245 -13 21-11-7 10-25-4
7 Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 65 191 239 -48 16-16-7 9-22-8
8 California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 48 213 323 -110 11-15-13 5-31-3
y - Division champion
x - Clinched playoff spot

SCORING LEADERS

GOALS

ASSISTS

PP GOALS

GOALTENDING LEADERS

WINS

SAVE %

SHUTOUTS

PRE-SEASON

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Tuesday September 19, 1972 vs. California Golden Seals * W 3 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 2 3 - 2 1.000 N/A
2 Wednesday September 20, 1972 vs. Philadelphia Flyers # W 4 - 1 2 - 0 - 0 4 7 - 3 1.000 700
3 Friday September 22, 1972 vs. Philadelphia Flyers † W 5 - 3 3 - 0 - 0 6 12 - 6 1.000 N/A
4 Sunday September 24, 1972 vs. Buffalo Sabres § L 1 - 3 3 - 1 - 0 6 13 - 9 .750 N/A
5 Tuesday September 26, 1972 vs. Atlanta Flames ¶ W 1 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 8 14 - 9 .800 N/A
6 Wednesday September 27, 1972 vs. Atlanta Flames ^ L 3 - 4 4 - 2 - 0 8 17 - 13 .667 468
7 Friday September 29, 1972 vs. Buffalo Sabres † T 2 - 2 4 - 2 - 1 9 19 - 15 .643 2,130
8 Saturday September 30, 1972 vs. New York Islanders % L 2 - 9 4 - 3 - 1 9 21 - 24 .563 N/A
9 Tuesday October 3, 1972 @ New York Islanders L 2 - 3 4 - 4 - 1 9 23 - 27 .500 7,134
10 Wednesday October 4, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS W 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 1 11 27 - 29 .550 8,165
5 - 4 - 1 11 27 - 29 .550 18,597
* - Game played at Kingston, Ontario
# - Game played at Ottawa, Ontario
† - Game played at Brantford, Ontario
§ - Game played at St. Catherine's, Ontario
¶ - Game played at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
^ - Game played at Sudbury, Ontario
% - Game played at Peterborough, Ontario

REGULAR SEASON

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Saturday October 7, 1972 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 4 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 2 4 - 2 1.000 11,105
2 Wednesday October 11, 1972 @ St. Louis Blues W 5 - 2 2 - 0 - 0 4 9 - 4 1.000 17,853
3 Saturday October 14, 1972 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS W 5 - 2 3 - 0 - 0 6 14 - 6 1.000 12,201
4 Sunday October 15, 1972 @ Boston Bruins L 4 - 8 3 - 1 - 0 6 18 - 14 .750 15,003
5 Tuesday October 17, 1972 @ New York Islanders W 5 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 8 23 - 14 .800 8,175
6 Wednesday October 18, 1972 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 3 - 4 4 - 2 - 0 8 26 - 18 .667 16,248
7 Saturday October 21, 1972 BOSTON BRUINS L 2 - 4 4 - 3 - 0 8 28 - 22 .571 12,761
8 Tuesday October 24, 1972 @ Vancouver Canucks W 4 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 10 32 - 22 .625 15,570
9 Friday October 27, 1972 @ California Golden Seals L 3 - 6 5 - 4 - 0 10 35 - 28 .556 3,298
10 Saturday October 28, 1972 @ Los Angeles Kings L 2 - 5 5 - 5 - 0 10 37 - 33 .500 9,181
11 Wednesday November 1, 1972 MONTREAL CANADIENS L 1 - 7 5 - 6 - 0 10 38 - 40 .455 10,472
12 Thursday November 2, 1972 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 - 4 5 - 7 - 0 10 40 - 44 .417 13,511
13 Saturday November 4, 1972 NEW YORK RANGERS W 6 - 4 6 - 7 - 0 12 46 - 48 .462 12,255
14 Sunday November 5, 1972 @ Detroit Red Wings T 1 - 1 6 - 7 - 1 13 47 - 49 .464 14,041
15 Wednesday November 8, 1972 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 5 - 2 7 - 7 - 1 15 52 - 51 .500 7,449
16 Saturday November 11, 1972 VANCOUVER CANUCKS L 3 - 4 7 - 8 - 1 15 55 - 55 .469 11,896
17 Sunday November 12, 1972 @ Buffalo Sabres L 0 - 1 7 - 9 - 1 15 55 - 56 .441 15,668
18 Wednesday November 15, 1972 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS W 7 - 1 8 - 9 - 1 17 62 - 57 .472 8,649
19 Saturday November 18, 1972 ATLANTA FLAMES W 6 - 1 9 - 9 - 1 19 68 - 58 .500 10,959
20 Sunday November 19, 1972 @ New York Rangers W 5 - 3 10 - 9 - 1 21 73 - 61 .525 17,500
21 Wednesday November 22, 1972 ST. LOUIS BLUES W 10 - 4 11 - 9 - 1 23 83 - 65 .548 12,405
22 Saturday November 25, 1972 NEW YORK ISLANDERS T 2 - 2 11 - 9 - 2 24 85 - 67 .545 12,319
23 Sunday November 26, 1972 @ Atlanta Flames L 2 - 6 11 - 10 - 2 24 87 - 73 .522 9,041
24 Wednesday November 29, 1972 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS W 7 - 4 12 - 10 - 2 26 94 - 77 .542 9,971
25 Saturday December 2, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS W 3 - 2 13 - 10 - 2 28 97 - 79 .560 12,459
26 Sunday December 3, 1972 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 2 - 4 13 - 11 - 2 28 99 - 83 .538 18,050
27 Wednesday December 6, 1972 @ California Golden Seals T 4 - 4 13 - 11 - 3 29 103 - 87 .537 2,062
28 Saturday December 9, 1972 @ Los Angeles Kings L 1 - 3 13 - 12 - 3 29 104 - 90 .518 9,687
29 Wednesday December 13, 1972 NEW YORK ISLANDERS W 9 - 1 14 - 12 - 3 31 113 - 91 .534 7,866
30 Saturday December 16, 1972 ATLANTA FLAMES W 5 - 3 15 - 12 - 3 33 118 - 94 .550 11,095
31 Sunday December 17, 1972 @ New York Rangers L 1 - 9 15 - 13 - 3 33 119 - 103 .532 17,500
32 Tuesday December 19, 1972 BOSTON BRUINS L 2 - 3 15 - 14 - 3 33 121 - 106 .516 10,419
33 Saturday December 23, 1972 @ Montreal Canadiens L 3 - 6 15 - 15 - 3 33 124 - 112 .500 16,132
34 Tuesday December 26, 1972 @ Detroit Red Wings T 1 - 1 15 - 15 - 4 34 125 - 113 .500 14,427
35 Wednesday December 27, 1972 @ Toronto Maple Leafs T 3 - 3 15 - 15 - 5 35 128 - 116 .500 16,488
36 Friday December 29, 1972 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS L 0 - 4 15 - 16 - 5 35 128 - 120 .486 11,336
37 Saturday December 30, 1972 DETROIT RED WINGS T 2 - 2 15 - 16 - 6 36 130 - 122 .486 11,621
38 Tuesday January 2, 1973 @ St. Louis Blues L 4 - 5 15 - 17 - 6 36 134 - 127 .474 18,161
39 Wednesday January 3, 1973 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 5 - 3 16 - 17 - 6 38 139 - 130 .487 16,666
40 Saturday January 6, 1973 VANCOUVER CANUCKS W 4 - 2 17 - 17 - 6 40 143 - 132 .500 13,100
41 Sunday January 7, 1973 @ New York Rangers L 0 - 3 17 - 18 - 6 40 143 - 135 .488 17,500
42 Wednesday January 10, 1973 DETROIT RED WINGS L 1 - 2 17 - 19 - 6 40 144 - 137 .476 9,906
43 Saturday January 13, 1973 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 3 - 1 18 - 19 - 6 42 147 - 138 .488 11,506
44 Sunday January 14, 1973 @ Detroit Red Wings L 2 - 3 18 - 20 - 6 42 149 - 141 .477 12,755
45 Wednesday January 17, 1973 @ Montreal Canadiens L 4 - 6 18 - 21 - 6 42 153 - 147 .467 16,016
46 Thursday January 18, 1973 MONTREAL CANADIENS L 2 - 5 18 - 22 - 6 42 155 - 152 .457 10,388
47 Saturday January 20, 1973 BOSTON BRUINS W 3 - 0 19 - 22 - 6 44 158 - 152 .468 13,100
48 Sunday January 21, 1973 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 3 - 9 19 - 23 - 6 44 161 - 161 .458 16,666
49 Wednesday January 24, 1973 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS W 5 - 2 20 - 23 - 6 46 166 - 163 .469 10,809
50 Thursday January 25, 1973 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 - 6 20 - 24 - 6 46 169 - 169 .460 16,600
51 Saturday January 27, 1973 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS L 3 - 5 20 - 25 - 6 46 172 - 174 .451 13,100
52 Wednesday January 31, 1973 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 4 - 1 21 - 25 - 6 48 176 - 175 .462 9,048
53 Saturday February 3, 1973 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS W 2 - 1 22 - 25 - 6 50 178 - 176 .472 11,878
54 Sunday February 4, 1973 @ Minnesota North Stars L 3 - 4 22 - 26 - 6 50 181 - 180 .463 15,070
55 Wednesday February 7, 1973 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 - 5 22 - 27 - 6 50 183 - 185 .455 16,028
56 Saturday February 10, 1973 @ Boston Bruins L 3 - 6 22 - 28 - 6 50 186 - 191 .446 15,003
57 Wednesday February 14, 1973 VANCOUVER CANUCKS W 6 - 2 23 - 28 - 6 52 192 - 193 .456 8,758
58 Saturday February 17, 1973 BUFFALO SABRES T 3 - 3 23 - 28 - 7 53 195 - 196 .457 13,100
59 Sunday February 18, 1973 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 - 4 23 - 29 - 7 53 196 - 200 .449 15,660
60 Tuesday February 20, 1973 @ New York Islanders W 4 - 0 24 - 29 - 7 55 200 - 200 .458 13,327
61 Thursday February 22, 1973 NEW YORK ISLANDERS W 2 - 1 25 - 29 - 7 57 202 - 201 .467 9,200
62 Saturday February 24, 1973 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS W 2 - 0 26 - 29 - 7 59 204 - 201 .476 13,100
63 Sunday February 25, 1973 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 - 2 26 - 30 - 7 59 205 - 203 .468 15,668
64 Wednesday February 28, 1973 ST. LOUIS BLUES W 4 - 2 27 - 30 - 7 61 209 - 205 .477 13,100
65 Saturday March 3, 1973 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS L 1 - 2 27 - 31 - 7 61 210 - 207 .469 11,688
66 Sunday March 4, 1973 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS L 2 - 5 27 - 32 - 7 61 212 - 212 .462 12,624
67 Wednesday March 7, 1973 @ Minnesota North Stars L 4 - 10 27 - 33 - 7 61 216 - 222 .455 15,273
68 Saturday March 10, 1973 NEW YORK RANGERS L 4 - 5 27 - 34 - 7 61 220 - 227 .449 13,100
69 Sunday March 11, 1973 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 - 3 27 - 35 - 7 61 222 - 230 .442 16,600
70 Wednesday March 14, 1973 @ Los Angeles Kings W 3 - 2 28 - 35 - 7 63 225 - 232 .450 8,007
71 Friday March 16, 1973 @ California Golden Seals T 5 - 5 28 - 35 - 8 64 230 - 237 .451 5,180
72 Saturday March 17, 1973 @ Vancouver Canucks L 1 - 6 28 - 36 - 8 64 231 - 243 .444 15,570
73 Wednesday March 21, 1973 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS W 5 - 2 29 - 36 - 8 66 236 - 245 .452 8,169
74 Saturday March 24, 1973 BUFFALO SABRES T 4 - 4 29 - 36 - 9 67 240 - 249 .453 12,945
75 Sunday March 25, 1973 @ Atlanta Flames W 4 - 2 30 - 36 - 9 69 244 - 251 .460 13,200
76 Wednesday March 28, 1973 ATLANTA FLAMES W 6 - 3 31 - 36 - 9 71 250 - 254 .467 10,268
77 Saturday March 31, 1973 @ St. Louis Blues L 2 - 7 31 - 37 - 9 71 252 - 261 .461 20,009
78 Sunday April 1, 1973 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 5 - 4 32 - 37 - 9 73 257 - 265 .468 11,253
32 - 37 - 9 73 257 - 265 .468 985,772

REGULAR SEASON SCORING

REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING

LEAGUE RANKINGS

RECORD IN 10-GAME INCREMENTS

SEPTEMBER 1972

OCTOBER 1972

NOVEMBER 1972

DECEMBER 1972

JANUARY 1973

FEBRUARY 1973

MARCH 1973

OCTOBER 1972

NOVEMBER 1972

DECEMBER 1972

JANUARY 1973

FEBRUARY 1973

MARCH 1973

INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS