WHA standings at the end of January 13, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
40 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 168 | 125 | -0.16 | 0.91 | 15-6-1 | 11-5-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 181 | 116 | -0.19 | 1.52 | 14-6-1 | 10-7-0 | 9-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 157 | 147 | -0.02 | 0.27 | 14-3-1 | 5-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 136 | 133 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 12-9-0 | 6-9-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 135 | 146 | -0.08 | -0.37 | 11-8-2 | 5-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
39 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 134 | 153 | 0.11 | -0.38 | 10-7-1 | 6-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
39 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 32 | 133 | 156 | 0.12 | -0.47 | 8-11-1 | 7-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
40 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 122 | 162 | 0.13 | -0.87 | 9-8-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0.09 | -1.03 | 0-0-0 | 3-4-1 | 3-4-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 0.09 | -2.28 | 0-0-0 | 1-6-1 | 1-6-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||