WHA standings at the end of December 16, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 126 | 107 | -0.09 | 0.57 | 9-4-0 | 6-5-5 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 117 | 104 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 11-6-2 | 5-5-1 | 6-2-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 111 | 110 | -0.02 | 0.01 | 9-3-3 | 5-10-1 | 2-6-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 98 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 9-5-0 | 5-8-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 102 | 105 | -0.03 | -0.14 | 7-5-1 | 5-8-1 | 4-5-1 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 114 | 101 | -0.23 | 0.26 | 5-5-3 | 6-7-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.21 | -1.87 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 0.38 | 1.63 | 0-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 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 | |||||||