WHA standings at the end of December 8, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 113 | 95 | -0.06 | 0.63 | 8-3-0 | 5-5-5 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 104 | 98 | -0.02 | 0.20 | 9-2-2 | 5-8-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 102 | 87 | 0.05 | 0.65 | 9-5-2 | 5-4-0 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 107 | 93 | -0.30 | 0.26 | 5-4-2 | 6-7-1 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 86 | 81 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 8-5-0 | 4-6-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 91 | 98 | 0.01 | -0.29 | 5-5-1 | 5-7-0 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 68 | 119 | 0.25 | -1.97 | 3-7-1 | 1-10-1 | 2-8-0 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Finland All Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||