NHL standings at the end of December 15, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens |
31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 125 | 74 | -0.18 | 1.47 | 10-2-3 | 8-3-5 | 4-3-3 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Boston Bruins |
30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 137 | 100 | -0.34 | 0.90 | 12-4-0 | 7-4-3 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Rangers |
31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 117 | 81 | -0.16 | 1.00 | 12-2-1 | 7-7-2 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Buffalo Sabres |
30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 113 | 89 | -0.11 | 0.69 | 13-0-3 | 2-8-4 | 8-2-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Detroit Red Wings |
28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 85 | 98 | 0.04 | -0.42 | 7-5-2 | 4-9-1 | 2-7-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
29 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 94 | 96 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 6-4-4 | 3-11-1 | 3-5-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Vancouver Canucks |
31 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 89 | 129 | 0.27 | -1.02 | 6-9-1 | 2-10-3 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New York Islanders |
28 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 142 | 0.33 | -2.70 | 2-11-2 | 1-11-1 | 0-8-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Black Hawks |
30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 116 | 82 | -0.19 | 0.94 | 10-3-1 | 8-7-1 | 8-2-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota North Stars |
30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 103 | 85 | -0.04 | 0.56 | 11-2-2 | 5-9-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Kings |
30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 99 | 95 | -0.03 | 0.11 | 11-2-3 | 3-10-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Flyers |
31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 113 | 111 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 13-3-1 | 1-10-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Pittsburgh Penguins |
29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 113 | 91 | -0.27 | 0.49 | 10-3-1 | 4-9-2 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Atlanta Flames |
32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 77 | 97 | 0.08 | -0.55 | 6-5-3 | 6-10-2 | 3-5-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 St. Louis Blues |
29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 75 | 93 | 0.16 | -0.46 | 6-6-3 | 4-7-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 California Golden Seals |
29 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 126 | 0.23 | -1.49 | 2-6-5 | 2-12-2 | 1-6-3 | Lost 1 | ||||||