WHA standings at the end of December 25, 1972

Eastern Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
New England Whalers	37	22	14	1	45	164	129	-0.09	0.85	16-4-1	6-10-0	5-5-0	Won 1
Cleveland Crusaders	36	21	14	1	43	131	96	-0.14	0.83	13-6-0	8-8-1	6-4-0	Won 3
New York Raiders	38	20	18	0	40	165	142	0.06	0.67	15-8-0	5-10-0	5-5-0	Lost 1
Quebec Nordiques	34	18	15	1	37	120	121	0.08	0.05	14-3-1	4-12-0	5-5-0	Lost 1
Ottawa Nationals	34	15	17	2	32	123	146	0.06	-0.61	8-7-2	7-10-0	3-6-1	Won 1
Philadelphia Blazers	35	12	23	0	24	122	169	0.22	-1.12	9-8-0	3-15-0	5-5-0	Lost 2

Western Division
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	SOS	SRS	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Winnipeg Jets	40	21	17	2	44	144	122	-0.14	0.41	13-5-1	8-12-1	4-6-0	Lost 2
Minnesota Fighting Saints	35	19	14	2	40	116	109	-0.01	0.19	13-6-0	6-8-2	6-3-1	Lost 1
Los Angeles Sharks	37	16	17	4	36	126	130	-0.08	-0.18	6-7-1	10-10-3	4-3-3	Won 1
Houston Aeros	33	15	16	2	32	114	118	0.05	-0.08	8-6-1	7-10-1	4-5-1	Won 2
Alberta Oilers	37	15	20	2	32	112	130	0.01	-0.48	10-6-2	5-14-0	3-7-0	Lost 2
Chicago Cougars	34	12	21	1	25	99	124	0.01	-0.72	7-8-0	5-13-1	5-5-0	Won 3