WHA standings at the end of December 19, 1977
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 127 | 98 | -0.12 | 0.81 | 10-4-1 | 10-4-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 135 | 93 | -0.14 | 1.26 | 10-6-1 | 7-6-0 | 5-5-0 | 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 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 102 | 107 | 0.08 | -0.10 | 9-7-0 | 4-7-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 97 | 106 | -0.09 | -0.43 | 9-4-1 | 3-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 93 | 103 | 0.09 | -0.27 | 7-6-1 | 4-9-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 111 | 0.16 | -0.48 | 5-7-0 | 6-10-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 94 | 123 | 0.09 | -0.88 | 6-6-3 | 3-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -0.18 | -1.18 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 0.20 | -2.13 | 0-0-0 | 1-5-0 | 1-5-0 | Lost 5 | ||||||