WHA standings at the end of December 16, 1977
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 121 | 85 | -0.33 | 0.91 | 10-3-1 | 10-3-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 126 | 109 | -0.08 | 0.55 | 13-3-0 | 3-7-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 122 | 87 | -0.18 | 1.07 | 9-6-1 | 6-6-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 100 | 104 | 0.08 | -0.07 | 9-7-0 | 4-6-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 94 | 104 | -0.01 | -0.39 | 8-4-1 | 3-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 101 | 0.10 | -0.31 | 6-6-1 | 4-9-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 89 | 106 | 0.20 | -0.43 | 5-6-0 | 6-10-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
29 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 91 | 119 | 0.13 | -0.84 | 6-5-3 | 3-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 0.33 | -2.27 | 0-0-0 | 1-4-0 | 1-4-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.91 | -4.09 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||