WHA standings at the end of December 23, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 134 | 114 | -0.10 | 0.54 | 10-4-0 | 6-5-6 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 128 | 115 | 0.06 | 0.46 | 11-6-3 | 6-6-1 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 123 | 123 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 10-4-3 | 5-11-1 | 2-6-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 111 | 105 | -0.01 | 0.20 | 9-6-0 | 6-8-0 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 125 | 108 | -0.24 | 0.34 | 6-5-3 | 7-7-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 110 | 121 | 0.06 | -0.30 | 7-7-2 | 5-9-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 3 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.20 | -1.88 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 0.21 | 1.38 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 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 | |||||||