NHL standings at the end of November 2, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 20 | -0.02 | 2.52 | 5-0-1 | 4-0-3 | 7-0-3 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 25 | -0.18 | 1.00 | 6-0-1 | 0-1-3 | 5-1-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 28 | 0.29 | 1.57 | 5-0-1 | 2-3-0 | 7-2-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 0.26 | 1.36 | 5-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 46 | -0.16 | 0.01 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 0.56 | 0.28 | 3-3-1 | 1-3-0 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 45 | 0.07 | -1.47 | 2-2-0 | 1-5-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 0.02 | -1.53 | 1-5-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings |
13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 41 | -0.40 | -0.10 | 6-1-0 | 1-5-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 36 | -0.10 | 0.07 | 2-2-0 | 4-3-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 35 | -0.14 | -0.41 | 4-1-0 | 1-3-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 0.34 | -1.19 | 0-2-1 | 5-5-0 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | -0.07 | 0.02 | 2-2-2 | 2-3-0 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 44 | -0.39 | -0.72 | 2-2-0 | 3-5-0 | 3-7-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 0.65 | 0.05 | 1-3-3 | 1-1-1 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 39 | -0.65 | -1.95 | 1-3-1 | 1-4-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||