WHA standings at the end of October 8, 1976
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -3.67 | -2.67 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -0.17 | 1.33 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 New England Whalers |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0.67 | -2.33 | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Phoenix Roadrunners |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.67 | 4.67 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -3.00 | 0.00 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 San Diego Mariners |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Calgary Cowboys |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||