WHA standings at the end of December 30, 1977
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 146 | 104 | -0.15 | 1.08 | 13-4-1 | 10-4-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 160 | 108 | -0.15 | 1.38 | 12-6-1 | 9-6-0 | 9-1-0 | Won 8 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 133 | 127 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 13-3-0 | 3-9-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 128 | 123 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 12-7-0 | 4-8-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 120 | 126 | -0.11 | -0.30 | 10-6-2 | 4-9-1 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
33 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 114 | 119 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 9-6-1 | 5-11-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 117 | 139 | 0.08 | -0.57 | 6-9-1 | 7-10-1 | 4-4-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
35 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 108 | 152 | 0.13 | -1.12 | 6-8-3 | 3-14-1 | 0-9-1 | Lost 6 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 0.08 | -1.20 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-0 | 3-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.11 | -2.27 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||