WHA standings at the end of December 8, 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 | -0.09 | 1.02 | 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 |
29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 121 | 106 | 0.08 | 0.60 | 12-6-0 | 3-8-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 87 | 83 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 10-3-1 | 3-8-0 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 89 | 103 | 0.11 | -0.45 | 6-6-1 | 6-6-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 75 | 115 | 0.20 | -1.40 | 5-6-0 | 2-12-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets |
33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 124 | 94 | -0.21 | 0.70 | 13-5-1 | 6-7-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 86 | 87 | -0.05 | -0.09 | 9-5-0 | 5-7-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Los Angeles Sharks |
29 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 97 | 99 | -0.18 | -0.25 | 5-6-0 | 9-8-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Alberta Oilers |
29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 87 | 102 | 0.10 | -0.42 | 8-5-2 | 4-10-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 85 | 97 | 0.17 | -0.27 | 5-5-0 | 6-10-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 63 | 84 | -0.04 | -0.91 | 2-6-0 | 5-10-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||