The 1972–73 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 47th season.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 0–1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2 || 8 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 0–2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 3 || 11 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–3 || 1–2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 4 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 1–3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 5 || 15 || Minnesota North Stars || 6–2 || 2–3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 6 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 7–1 || 3–3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 7 || 21 || @ New York Islanders || 2–1 || 4–3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" | 8 || 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 4–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 9 || 25 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6–1 || 5–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 10 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–1 || 6–3–1 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 11 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 7–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 12 || 4 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || 7–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 13 || 5 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || 8–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 14 || 8 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–2 || 9–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 15 || 11 || California Golden Seals || 7–2 || 10–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 16 || 12 || Los Angeles Kings || 5–1 || 11–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 17 || 15 || Philadelphia Flyers || 7–3 || 12–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 18 || 18 || @ St. Louis Blues || 3–1 || 13–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 19 || 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || 13–5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 20 || 21 || @ Atlanta Flames || 3–1 || 14–5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 21 || 23 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 5–3 || 14–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 22 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 15–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 23 || 28 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 2–1 || 15–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" | 24 || 29 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 2–2 || 15–7–2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="white" | 25 || 1 || @ California Golden Seals || 3–3 || 15–7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 26 || 3 || Atlanta Flames || 3–2 || 16–7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 27 || 6 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–2 || 16–8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 28 || 9 || @ New York Islanders || 4–1 || 17–8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 29 || 10 || New York Islanders || 4–1 || 18–8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 30 || 13 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 19–8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 31 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 19–9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 32 || 16 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–1 || 19–10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 33 || 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–1 || 20–10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 34 || 20 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–4 || 21–10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 35 || 21 || Atlanta Flames || 5–2 || 21–11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 36 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 22–11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 37 || 27 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–1 || 22–12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 38 || 31 || St. Louis Blues || 6–1 || 23–12–3 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 39 || 3 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–0 || 24–12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 40 || 6 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–1 || 24–13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 41 || 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || 25–13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 42 || 11 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–2 || 26–13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 43 || 13 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–3 || 27–13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 44 || 14 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5–2 || 28–13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" | 45 || 17 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 4–4 || 28–13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 46 || 19 || @ California Golden Seals || 6–0 || 29–13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 47 || 20 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–3 || 30–13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 48 || 24 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 31–13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 49 || 27 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–3 || 32–13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 50 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 33–13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 51 || 31 || California Golden Seals || 3–1 || 34–13–4 |-