WHA standings at the end of December 4, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 107 | 80 | -0.09 | 0.99 | 13-2-1 | 2-7-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Cleveland Crusaders |
26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 93 | 70 | -0.12 | 0.76 | 9-5-0 | 6-5-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Raiders |
26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 111 | 95 | 0.10 | 0.72 | 12-6-0 | 2-6-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 82 | 78 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 10-2-1 | 2-8-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 87 | 99 | 0.07 | -0.43 | 6-5-1 | 6-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 69 | 110 | 0.16 | -1.63 | 4-5-0 | 2-12-0 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets |
30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 109 | 87 | -0.18 | 0.56 | 11-4-1 | 6-7-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 80 | -0.00 | -0.09 | 8-4-0 | 5-6-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Sharks |
28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 93 | 97 | -0.14 | -0.29 | 4-6-0 | 9-8-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Alberta Oilers |
28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 85 | 98 | 0.10 | -0.37 | 8-5-2 | 4-9-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 79 | 82 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 5-4-0 | 6-8-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 72 | -0.08 | -0.89 | 1-6-0 | 4-9-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||