1972–73 NHL season

The 1972–73 NHL season had 16 teams. The Montréal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Final. The Montréal Canadiens finished with the best regular-season record. Phil Esposito led the league with 130 points and Phil Esposito led in goals with 55.

Stanley Cup Final winner: MTL Montréal Canadiens

Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	DIFF
MTL Montréal Canadiens	77	51	10	16	118	326	184	+142
BOS Boston Bruins	78	51	22	5	107	330	235	+95
NYR New York Rangers	77	47	22	8	102	294	203	+91
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	77	41	27	9	91	281	224	+57
BUF Buffalo Sabres	78	37	27	14	88	257	219	+38
MNS Minnesota North Stars	77	37	29	11	85	254	227	+27
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	77	37	30	10	84	292	252	+40
DET Detroit Red Wings	77	36	29	12	84	260	240	+20
STL St. Louis Blues	77	32	34	11	75	229	247	-18
LAK Los Angeles Kings	77	31	35	11	73	230	241	-11
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	77	31	37	9	71	253	263	-10
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	77	27	40	10	64	246	276	-30
AFM Atlanta Flames	77	24	38	15	63	188	237	-49
VAN Vancouver Canucks	77	21	47	9	51	230	337	-107
CGS California Golden Seals	77	16	45	16	48	211	320	-109
NYI New York Islanders	77	12	59	6	30	168	344	-176

Leaders

Points

1	Phil Esposito	130
2	Bobby Clarke	102
3	Bobby Orr	101
4	Rick MacLeish	99
5	Jacques Lemaire	94

Goals

1	Phil Esposito	55
2	Mickey Redmond	51
3	Rick MacLeish	49
4	Jacques Lemaire	43
5	Bill Flett	42

Assists

1	Phil Esposito	75
2	Bobby Orr	72
3	Bobby Clarke	66
4	Pit Martin	61
5	Gilbert Perreault	60

Plus/minus

1	Jacques Laperriere	+75
2	Serge Savard	+67
3	Jacques Lemaire	+58
4	Bobby Orr	+55
5	Guy Lapointe	+52

Power-play goals

1	Rick MacLeish	20
2	Phil Esposito	19
3	Ken Hodge	16
4	Mickey Redmond	15
5	Mike Corrigan	14

Shots on goal

1	Phil Esposito	411
2	Mickey Redmond	360
3	Garry Unger	336
4	Darryl Sittler	326
5	Rick Martin	299

Hits

1	Larry Robinson	0
2	Guy Lafleur	0
3	Marcel Dionne	0
4	Don Lever	0
5	Gilbert Perreault	0

Blocked shots

1	Larry Robinson	0
2	Guy Lafleur	0
3	Marcel Dionne	0
4	Don Lever	0
5	Gilbert Perreault	0

Goalie wins

1	Ken Dryden	32
2	Tony Esposito	31
3	Roy Edwards	27
4	Ed Giacomin	26
5	Eddie Johnston	24

Save %

1	Ken Dryden	.925
2	Doug Favell	.917
3	Tony Esposito	.916
4	Jacques Plante	.912
5	Jim Rutherford	.911

Goals-against avg

1	Ken Dryden	2.30
2	Gilles Villemure	2.30
3	Tony Esposito	2.55
4	Roy Edwards	2.64
5	Dave Dryden	2.65

Shutouts

1	Roy Edwards	6
2	Ken Dryden	5
3	Eddie Johnston	5
4	Cesare Maniago	5
5	Tony Esposito	4

Rate stats need 23+ games (skaters) or 20+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
AFM Atlanta Flames	77	188	237	2.44	3.08	27.18	31.94
BOS Boston Bruins	78	330	235	4.23	3.01	34.32	28.96
BUF Buffalo Sabres	78	257	219	3.29	2.81	31.87	29.09
CGS California Golden Seals	77	211	320	2.74	4.16	26.62	35.05
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	77	281	224	3.65	2.91	29.88	30.60
DET Detroit Red Wings	77	260	240	3.38	3.12	32.87	27.68
LAK Los Angeles Kings	77	230	241	2.99	3.13	29.09	28.52
MNS Minnesota North Stars	77	254	227	3.30	2.95	31.60	31.84
MTL Montréal Canadiens	77	326	184	4.23	2.39	31.96	29.88
NYI New York Islanders	77	168	344	2.18	4.47	25.05	34.71
NYR New York Rangers	77	294	203	3.82	2.64	34.78	27.06
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	77	292	252	3.79	3.27	33.66	34.31
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	77	253	263	3.29	3.42	31.84	32.42
STL St. Louis Blues	77	229	247	2.97	3.21	34.00	29.92
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	77	246	276	3.19	3.58	33.13	33.12
VAN Vancouver Canucks	77	230	337	2.99	4.38	29.68	32.55