WHA standings at the end of October 17, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1.10 | 2.60 | 3-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 4-0-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -3.09 | -1.09 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New York Raiders |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | -0.45 | 0.55 | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1.80 | 3.80 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -0.24 | -3.24 | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 1.39 | -0.94 | 0-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alberta Oilers |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-2-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -0.19 | -0.85 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Sharks |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | -1.16 | 1.18 | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0.18 | -0.07 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -0.61 | -1.95 | 1-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | -1.24 | -2.91 | 0-0-0 | 0-3-0 | 0-3-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||