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 | ||||||