WHA standings at the end of January 27, 1979
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques |
43 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 52 | 167 | 139 | -0.01 | 0.64 | 14-7-3 | 10-8-1 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 48 | 172 | 162 | -0.08 | 0.14 | 10-7-4 | 11-10-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 46 | 167 | 146 | -0.09 | 0.42 | 14-7-0 | 6-8-6 | 4-6-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
47 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 45 | 171 | 168 | -0.01 | 0.05 | 13-8-4 | 7-14-1 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
40 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 160 | 135 | -0.07 | 0.55 | 14-8-0 | 8-10-0 | 7-3-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
44 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 37 | 158 | 181 | 0.09 | -0.43 | 10-10-2 | 7-14-1 | 3-7-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.19 | -1.89 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 0.23 | 1.40 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 0.23 | -2.94 | 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 | |||||||