WHA standings at the end of January 8, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
39 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 166 | 125 | -0.15 | 0.91 | 14-6-1 | 11-5-2 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 47 | 168 | 111 | -0.16 | 1.43 | 13-6-1 | 10-6-0 | 10-0-0 | Won 10 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
33 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 150 | 141 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 13-3-1 | 5-10-1 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 35 | 134 | 131 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 12-9-0 | 5-8-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 128 | 136 | 0.05 | -0.17 | 10-7-1 | 6-12-1 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
37 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 33 | 132 | 144 | -0.10 | -0.43 | 10-8-2 | 5-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 133 | 154 | 0.11 | -0.44 | 8-10-1 | 7-11-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
39 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 120 | 161 | 0.13 | -0.92 | 8-8-3 | 4-15-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.10 | -1.02 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.10 | -2.27 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||