NHL standings at the end of November 5, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 55 | 24 | 0.02 | 2.24 | 5-1-1 | 4-0-3 | 6-1-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 31 | -0.11 | 0.74 | 6-0-2 | 0-2-3 | 4-2-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 36 | 0.12 | 1.12 | 5-0-1 | 3-4-0 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 30 | 0.43 | 1.51 | 5-2-1 | 2-2-0 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 58 | 54 | -0.36 | -0.08 | 2-3-0 | 4-3-2 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 4-3-1 | 1-3-1 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 51 | -0.09 | -1.16 | 3-3-0 | 1-5-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 54 | -0.05 | -2.41 | 1-5-1 | 1-3-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings |
14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 43 | -0.49 | 0.29 | 7-1-0 | 1-5-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 7 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 5-2-0 | 1-3-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 44 | -0.27 | -0.27 | 2-2-1 | 4-4-1 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 49 | -0.07 | -0.21 | 3-2-0 | 3-5-1 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 31 | -0.08 | 0.17 | 3-2-2 | 2-3-0 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 47 | 0.27 | -1.16 | 0-2-2 | 5-5-0 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 0.62 | -0.05 | 1-3-3 | 1-2-2 | 2-4-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 48 | -0.44 | -1.52 | 1-3-2 | 1-4-1 | 2-5-3 | Tied 2 | ||||||