1972-73 Soviet League standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 204 | 102 | |||
| Moscow Spartak | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 178 | 108 | |||
| Krylja Sovetov | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 137 | 106 | |||
| Moscow Dynamo | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 140 | 82 | |||
| Gorky Torpedo | 32 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 119 | 129 | |||
| Voskresensk Khimik | 32 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 111 | 122 | |||
| Leningrad SKA | 32 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 102 | 155 | |||
| Chelyabinsk Traktor | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 114 | 184 | |||
| Sverdlovsk Automobilist | 32 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 101 | 217 |