WHA standings at the end of December 7, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 115 | 85 | -0.08 | 1.03 | 14-2-1 | 3-7-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Cleveland Crusaders |
28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 100 | 74 | -0.17 | 0.76 | 9-5-0 | 8-5-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 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 |
25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 87 | 83 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 10-3-1 | 3-8-0 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 89 | 103 | 0.10 | -0.46 | 6-6-1 | 6-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 72 | 114 | 0.18 | -1.57 | 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 | -0.20 | 0.61 | 12-5-1 | 6-7-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 83 | 83 | -0.05 | -0.05 | 9-5-0 | 5-6-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Sharks |
28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 93 | 97 | -0.17 | -0.32 | 4-6-0 | 9-8-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Alberta Oilers |
28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 85 | 98 | 0.09 | -0.37 | 8-5-2 | 4-9-0 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 83 | 91 | 0.14 | -0.17 | 5-5-0 | 6-9-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 81 | -0.05 | -1.01 | 1-6-0 | 5-10-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||