WHA standings at the end of January 31, 1979
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques |
44 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 52 | 168 | 141 | -0.03 | 0.59 | 14-7-3 | 10-9-1 | 6-4-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
43 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 50 | 180 | 154 | -0.10 | 0.50 | 16-7-0 | 6-8-6 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
47 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 50 | 186 | 178 | -0.06 | 0.11 | 11-7-4 | 11-12-2 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
42 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 166 | 141 | -0.07 | 0.53 | 15-8-0 | 8-11-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
48 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 45 | 171 | 171 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13-8-4 | 7-15-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
45 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 39 | 160 | 182 | 0.09 | -0.40 | 11-10-2 | 7-14-1 | 4-6-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.18 | -1.90 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 0.22 | 1.39 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 0.22 | -2.95 | 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 | |||||||