NHL Division Standings after Jan 31 in 1972-73 season

EASTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Montreal 32-7-11 75 205 113 17-3-5 15-4-6 14-3-4
NY Rangers 33-13-4 70 196 126 19-5-1 14-8-3 14-8-1
Boston 30-15-4 64 210 152 17-7-1 13-8-3 14-8-2
Buffalo 25-17-7 57 177 143 20-3-3 5-14-4 14-8-2
Detroit 24-19-7 55 162 158 14-8-4 10-11-3 16-7-2
Toronto 17-26-7 41 157 169 12-7-5 5-19-2 5-15-2
Vancouver 14-30-7 35 145 213 12-15-2 2-15-5 7-14-4
NY Islanders 6-41-4 16 104 237 4-17-3 2-24-1 1-22-1
WESTERN DIVISION
  W-L-T Pts GF GA Home Away Div
Chicago 28-17-5 61 190 148 17-6-3 11-11-2 13-11-3
Philadelphia 23-21-7 53 177 177 17-6-2 6-15-5 13-9-4
Min N Stars 22-19-8 52 156 146 14-5-4 8-14-4 12-8-3
Atl Flames 21-22-9 51 140 146 12-10-4 9-12-5 7-11-5
Los Angeles 21-23-7 49 158 166 14-5-4 7-18-3 11-10-3
St Louis 19-21-9 47 141 156 10-10-5 9-11-4 9-9-5
Pittsburgh 20-25-6 46 172 174 15-8-2 5-17-4 11-10-1
California 9-28-12 30 139 205 6-9-9 3-19-3 4-12-6

Toronto 5, NY Islanders 3