NHL standings at the end of December 1, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 103 | 53 | -0.09 | 2.00 | 8-2-2 | 7-1-4 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 98 | 67 | -0.06 | 1.18 | 10-1-1 | 5-6-2 | 5-3-2 | Tied 2 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 108 | 83 | -0.26 | 0.78 | 8-4-0 | 6-3-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 80 | 69 | -0.30 | 0.16 | 9-0-3 | 1-7-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 76 | 74 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 7-3-1 | 3-6-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 102 | 0.26 | -0.86 | 6-6-1 | 2-9-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 78 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 6-3-2 | 1-10-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
21 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 106 | 0.22 | -2.59 | 2-8-1 | 1-8-1 | 1-8-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars |
23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 71 | 53 | -0.26 | 0.52 | 8-2-2 | 5-5-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Chicago Black Hawks |
23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 84 | 68 | -0.09 | 0.61 | 7-3-1 | 6-5-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 94 | 77 | -0.23 | 0.48 | 8-3-1 | 4-7-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 84 | 84 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 8-2-3 | 2-9-1 | 1-5-4 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 59 | 81 | 0.07 | -0.78 | 5-4-3 | 5-8-1 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 85 | 89 | -0.03 | -0.19 | 9-2-1 | 1-9-2 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 0.33 | -0.27 | 4-6-3 | 3-4-2 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 101 | 0.02 | -1.65 | 2-5-3 | 2-10-2 | 2-7-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||