WHA standings at the end of December 6, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 111 | 83 | -0.06 | 1.02 | 14-2-1 | 2-7-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Cleveland Crusaders |
27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 97 | 73 | -0.17 | 0.72 | 9-5-0 | 7-5-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New York Raiders |
28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 120 | 103 | 0.13 | 0.74 | 12-6-0 | 3-7-0 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 86 | 80 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 10-2-1 | 3-8-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 87 | 99 | 0.06 | -0.44 | 6-5-1 | 6-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 72 | 114 | 0.17 | -1.58 | 4-6-0 | 2-12-0 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets |
32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 118 | 92 | -0.19 | 0.62 | 12-5-1 | 6-7-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 80 | 83 | -0.03 | -0.15 | 8-5-0 | 5-6-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Sharks |
28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 93 | 97 | -0.16 | -0.30 | 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 |
25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 83 | 88 | 0.15 | -0.05 | 5-5-0 | 6-8-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 81 | -0.05 | -1.01 | 1-6-0 | 5-10-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||