NHL standings at the end of November 8, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 60 | 26 | 0.06 | 2.33 | 6-1-1 | 4-0-3 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 38 | 0.05 | 1.19 | 6-0-1 | 3-4-0 | 8-1-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 31 | -0.10 | 0.75 | 6-0-2 | 0-2-3 | 4-2-4 | Tied 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 | -0.37 | -0.08 | 2-3-0 | 4-3-2 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 45 | 0.58 | 0.30 | 4-3-1 | 1-4-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 56 | 0.02 | -1.20 | 3-3-0 | 1-6-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 60 | -0.02 | -2.60 | 1-5-1 | 1-4-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings |
16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 60 | 48 | -0.51 | 0.24 | 7-1-0 | 2-5-1 | 8-1-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 45 | -0.43 | -0.10 | 3-2-1 | 4-4-1 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 51 | -0.12 | -0.05 | 4-2-0 | 3-5-1 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 33 | -0.18 | 0.28 | 4-2-2 | 2-3-0 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 46 | 0.17 | -0.18 | 5-2-0 | 1-4-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 50 | 0.28 | -1.05 | 0-2-3 | 5-5-0 | 4-4-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 0.64 | -0.05 | 1-4-3 | 1-2-2 | 2-4-4 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 53 | -0.37 | -1.60 | 1-3-2 | 1-5-1 | 2-5-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||