NHL standings at the end of November 7, 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	0.01	2.23	5-1-1	4-0-3	6-1-3	Lost 1
Buffalo Sabres	13	6	2	5	17	42	31	-0.11	0.73	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	0.42	1.51	5-2-1	2-2-0	5-4-1	Tied 1
Boston Bruins	14	6	6	2	14	58	54	-0.36	-0.07	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	-0.04	-2.40	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	15	9	6	0	18	57	45	-0.47	0.33	7-1-0	2-5-0	8-2-0	Won 8
Philadelphia Flyers	13	6	5	2	14	39	41	0.18	0.02	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	-0.09	0.16	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	13	2	6	5	9	33	42	0.59	-0.10	1-4-3	1-2-2	2-4-4	Lost 1
California Golden Seals	12	2	7	3	7	35	48	-0.43	-1.52	1-3-2	1-4-1	2-5-3	Tied 2