NHL standings at the end of November 20, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 86 | 43 | -0.15 | 2.00 | 8-2-1 | 6-0-3 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 79 | 50 | 0.07 | 1.60 | 9-1-1 | 4-4-0 | 8-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 86 | 70 | -0.27 | 0.57 | 5-4-0 | 5-3-2 | 7-2-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 53 | 51 | -0.21 | -0.10 | 7-0-3 | 0-5-4 | 2-5-3 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 5-2-1 | 3-5-1 | 2-6-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 74 | 0.11 | -0.42 | 5-3-1 | 2-7-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 57 | 0.23 | -0.05 | 5-3-2 | 1-6-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 81 | 0.29 | -2.65 | 1-7-1 | 1-6-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 7 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings |
22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 79 | 76 | -0.14 | -0.00 | 8-1-1 | 2-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 51 | -0.27 | 0.05 | 6-2-2 | 3-5-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 61 | -0.05 | 0.55 | 6-3-0 | 4-6-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 47 | 62 | -0.13 | -0.84 | 4-2-3 | 5-7-0 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 64 | 59 | -0.13 | 0.14 | 4-3-1 | 5-5-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 69 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 8-2-0 | 1-7-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 49 | 0.45 | -0.42 | 2-5-3 | 1-3-2 | 2-6-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 73 | 0.00 | -1.44 | 2-4-2 | 1-7-2 | 2-5-3 | Won 1 | ||||||