WHA standings at the end of January 17, 1979
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques |
38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 143 | 124 | 0.01 | 0.51 | 13-6-3 | 8-7-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 2 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 157 | 131 | -0.13 | 0.58 | 13-6-0 | 6-6-6 | 6-3-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
39 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 157 | 137 | -0.16 | 0.35 | 9-6-4 | 10-9-1 | 6-3-1 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 139 | 122 | -0.02 | 0.45 | 12-6-0 | 8-10-0 | 7-3-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
43 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 153 | 156 | 0.01 | -0.06 | 13-8-3 | 5-13-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 141 | 156 | 0.04 | -0.33 | 9-9-2 | 6-13-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 4 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.24 | -1.84 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 0.25 | 1.42 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 0.25 | -2.92 | 0-0-0 | 1-4-1 | 1-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Finland All Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||