WHA standings at the end of December 20, 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 | -0.11 | 0.82 | 10-4-1 | 10-4-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 141 | 97 | -0.16 | 1.25 | 11-6-1 | 7-6-0 | 6-4-0 | Won 5 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 126 | 109 | -0.06 | 0.57 | 13-3-0 | 3-7-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 103 | 110 | -0.09 | -0.34 | 10-4-1 | 3-9-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 106 | 113 | 0.09 | -0.15 | 9-7-0 | 4-8-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 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 |
29 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 98 | 116 | 0.10 | -0.52 | 5-7-1 | 6-10-0 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 94 | 123 | 0.11 | -0.86 | 6-6-3 | 3-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0.18 | -1.07 | 0-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 0.11 | -1.89 | 0-0-0 | 1-5-1 | 1-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||