NHL Division Standings after Feb 17 in 1972-73 season

EASTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Montreal 37-8-13 87 242 133 20-4-5 17-4-8 16-3-5
NY Rangers 38-15-5 81 230 142 22-5-2 16-10-3 17-10-2
Boston 36-17-5 77 243 177 21-8-2 15-9-3 16-9-2
Buffalo 30-20-9 69 206 163 24-4-3 6-16-6 17-10-3
Detroit 29-20-10 68 194 178 17-8-4 12-12-6 18-7-3
Toronto 19-31-7 45 177 192 14-10-5 5-21-2 6-19-2
Vancouver 16-37-8 40 174 263 13-16-3 3-21-5 8-16-5
NY Islanders 7-48-5 19 119 280 5-19-4 2-29-1 2-26-2
WESTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Chicago 34-18-6 74 222 167 21-6-3 13-12-3 16-12-4
Philadelphia 27-24-9 63 215 210 19-7-3 8-17-6 13-11-5
Min N Stars 27-23-8 62 185 168 19-6-4 8-17-4 14-11-3
St Louis 25-23-10 60 175 180 16-10-6 9-13-4 14-11-5
Atl Flames 23-27-11 57 158 175 14-12-4 9-15-7 9-12-7
Los Angeles 23-28-9 55 176 196 15-6-6 8-22-3 12-12-4
Pittsburgh 23-28-7 53 195 196 18-8-3 5-20-4 13-11-1
California 9-36-14 32 157 248 6-10-11 3-26-3 4-15-7

Philadelphia 7, Montreal 6
Toronto 6, NY Islanders 2
Min N Stars 5, Boston 2
Vancouver 2, Detroit 2 (reg tie)
Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 3 (reg tie)
St Louis 4, Chicago 3
Los Angeles 3, Atl Flames 3 (reg tie)