WHA standings at the end of January 14, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
41 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 172 | 130 | -0.16 | 0.86 | 15-7-1 | 11-5-2 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 51 | 187 | 119 | -0.21 | 1.53 | 14-6-1 | 11-7-0 | 9-1-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 164 | 151 | -0.03 | 0.33 | 15-3-1 | 5-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
38 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 37 | 140 | 140 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 12-9-0 | 6-10-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Houston Aeros |
39 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 140 | 150 | -0.07 | -0.33 | 11-8-2 | 6-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
40 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 138 | 156 | 0.09 | -0.36 | 10-7-1 | 7-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
40 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 32 | 136 | 160 | 0.11 | -0.49 | 8-12-1 | 7-11-1 | 3-6-1 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
41 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 125 | 168 | 0.16 | -0.88 | 9-9-3 | 4-15-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 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 | ||||||