NHL Division Standings after Feb 21 in 1972-73 season

EASTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Montreal 39-8-13 91 248 136 20-4-5 19-4-8 17-3-5
NY Rangers 40-15-5 85 237 147 23-5-2 17-10-3 18-10-2
Boston 39-17-5 83 260 186 21-8-2 18-9-3 17-9-2
Buffalo 31-20-9 71 210 164 25-4-3 6-16-6 17-10-3
Detroit 29-20-10 68 194 178 17-8-4 12-12-6 18-7-3
Toronto 19-32-8 46 180 196 14-11-6 5-21-2 6-20-2
Vancouver 16-38-8 40 180 270 13-17-3 3-21-5 8-17-5
NY Islanders 7-50-5 19 121 287 5-20-4 2-30-1 2-27-2
WESTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Chicago 34-20-6 74 225 175 21-8-3 13-12-3 16-12-4
Philadelphia 29-24-9 67 225 214 20-7-3 9-17-6 15-11-5
Min N Stars 27-25-8 62 188 178 19-7-4 8-18-4 14-13-3
St Louis 26-24-10 62 183 187 16-11-6 10-13-4 15-12-5
Atl Flames 23-27-12 58 160 177 14-12-4 9-15-8 9-12-7
Los Angeles 24-29-9 57 183 202 15-7-6 9-22-3 13-12-4
Pittsburgh 24-29-7 55 200 200 18-8-3 6-21-4 13-11-1
California 9-38-14 32 161 258 6-12-11 3-26-3 4-16-7

Montreal 4, Chicago 2
Toronto 2, Atl Flames 2 (reg tie)
NY Rangers 4, Los Angeles 3
Boston 6, California 2
St Louis 5, Min N Stars 2