1972-73 NHL season

The 1972–73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. The league added two expansion franchises, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup by beating the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two.

Publications

Programs
Team	Type	Venue
Atlanta Flames	Regular Season	Omni Coliseum
Boston Bruins	Regular Season	Boston Garden
Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers	Postseason	Boston Garden
Chicago Black Hawks vs. St. Louis Blues	Postseason	Chicago Stadium
Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota North Stars	Regular Season	Detroit Olympia
Los Angeles Kings	Regular Season	The Forum
Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black Hawks	Stanley Cup Finals	Montreal Forum
National Hockey League Magazine	Regular Season	various
New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins	Regular Season	Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers vs. Buffalo Sabres	Regular Season	Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins	Postseason	Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers vs. Chicago Black Hawks	Postseason	Madison Square Garden
St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Black Hawks	Postseason	St. Louis Arena
Vancouver Canucks	Regular Season	Pacific Coliseum
East Division vs. West Division	NHL All-Star Game	Madison Square Garden
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides	Atlanta Flames • Boston Bruins • California Golden Seals • Detroit Red Wings • Minnesota North Stars • Montreal Canadiens • NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • St. Louis Blues
Yearbooks	Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • New York Islanders • Philadelphia Flyers

National Hockey League seasons
Early Era	1917-18 • 1918-19 • 1919-20 • 1920-21 • 1921-22 • 1922-23 • 1923-24 • 1924-25 • 1925-26 • 1926-27 • 1927-28 • 1928-29 • 1929-30 • 1930-31 • 1931-32 • 1932-33 • 1933-34 • 1934-35 • 1935-36 • 1936-37 • 1937-38 • 1938-39 • 1939-40 • 1940-41 • 1941-42
Original Six Era	1942-43 • 1943-44 • 1944-45 • 1945-46 • 1946-47 • 1947-48 • 1948-49 • 1949-50 • 1950-51 • 1951-52 • 1952-53 • 1953-54 • 1954-55 • 1955-56 • 1956-57 • 1957-58 • 1958-59 • 1959-60 • 1960-61 • 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66 • 1966-67
Expansion Era	1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92
Modern Era	1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • ~~2004-05~~ • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 • 2021-22 • 2022-23