NHL standings at the end of December 2, 1972

Eastern Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Montreal Canadiens	25	15	3	7	37	107	57	-0.11	1.89	8-2-3	7-1-4	5-2-3	Tied 2
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	-0.27	0.78	8-4-0	6-3-3	8-1-1	Won 1
Buffalo Sabres	25	10	8	7	27	86	77	-0.25	0.11	9-0-3	1-8-4	4-5-1	Lost 2
Detroit Red Wings	22	11	9	2	24	80	75	0.01	0.24	7-3-1	4-6-1	4-5-1	Won 1
Toronto Maple Leafs	24	7	13	4	18	76	80	0.27	0.10	6-3-3	1-10-1	2-6-2	Tied 1
Vancouver Canucks	25	8	15	2	18	74	102	0.26	-0.86	6-6-1	2-9-1	3-6-1	Lost 1
New York Islanders	22	3	17	2	8	48	110	0.22	-2.59	2-9-1	1-8-1	1-8-1	Lost 3

Western Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Minnesota North Stars	24	14	7	3	31	79	59	-0.24	0.59	9-2-2	5-5-1	8-1-1	Won 6
Chicago Black Hawks	24	13	9	2	28	86	71	-0.06	0.56	7-3-1	6-6-1	7-3-0	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Penguins	25	13	10	2	28	97	79	-0.20	0.52	9-3-1	4-7-1	6-3-1	Won 2
Los Angeles Kings	26	11	11	4	26	87	86	0.02	0.06	9-2-3	2-9-1	2-5-3	Won 1
Atlanta Flames	27	10	12	5	25	63	85	0.13	-0.68	5-4-3	5-8-2	3-5-2	Tied 2
Philadelphia Flyers	25	10	11	4	24	87	91	-0.02	-0.18	9-2-1	1-9-3	3-5-2	Tied 2
St. Louis Blues	23	7	11	5	19	59	73	0.30	-0.31	4-6-3	3-5-2	5-5-0	Lost 1
California Golden Seals	24	4	15	5	13	61	101	0.02	-1.64	2-5-3	2-10-2	2-7-1	Tied 1