WHA standings at the end of December 9, 1972
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 119 | 87 | -0.09 | 1.06 | 15-2-1 | 3-7-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Cleveland Crusaders |
29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 102 | 77 | -0.14 | 0.72 | 9-6-0 | 8-5-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New York Raiders |
30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 123 | 110 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 12-6-0 | 3-9-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 91 | 85 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 10-3-1 | 4-8-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Ottawa Nationals |
26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 110 | 0.08 | -0.69 | 6-6-1 | 6-7-0 | 5-5-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Philadelphia Blazers |
26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 82 | 116 | 0.15 | -1.16 | 6-6-0 | 2-12-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets |
34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 127 | 96 | -0.19 | 0.73 | 13-5-1 | 7-7-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 86 | 87 | -0.04 | -0.07 | 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 | 0.09 | -0.43 | 8-5-2 | 4-10-0 | 1-8-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 85 | 97 | 0.15 | -0.29 | 5-5-0 | 6-10-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Chicago Cougars |
25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 65 | 88 | -0.02 | -0.94 | 2-7-0 | 5-10-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||