WHA standings at the end of December 21, 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 | 0.83 | 10-4-1 | 10-4-2 | 5-4-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 145 | 100 | -0.16 | 1.25 | 11-6-1 | 8-6-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 6 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 126 | 109 | -0.05 | 0.58 | 13-3-0 | 3-7-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 111 | 115 | 0.05 | -0.08 | 10-7-0 | 4-8-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
29 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 106 | 114 | -0.02 | -0.30 | 10-5-1 | 3-9-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 98 | 103 | 0.03 | -0.14 | 8-6-1 | 4-9-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
29 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 98 | 116 | 0.11 | -0.51 | 5-7-1 | 6-10-0 | 5-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 94 | 123 | 0.11 | -0.85 | 6-6-3 | 3-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 0.13 | -1.47 | 0-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-3-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.10 | -2.28 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||