WHA standings at the end of October 12, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Raiders |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alberta Oilers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -3.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Sharks |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||