WHA standings at the end of April 16, 1979
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers |
79 | 47 | 30 | 2 | 96 | 331 | 263 | -0.14 | 0.72 | 28-11-1 | 19-19-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
79 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 87 | 286 | 268 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 24-12-4 | 17-21-1 | 5-5-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
79 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 84 | 304 | 297 | -0.07 | 0.02 | 22-15-4 | 17-19-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 4 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
79 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 81 | 295 | 285 | -0.00 | 0.12 | 22-19-0 | 14-15-9 | 3-7-0 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
80 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 72 | 274 | 284 | 0.04 | -0.09 | 21-16-4 | 12-25-2 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 70 | 286 | 311 | 0.07 | -0.24 | 20-16-5 | 12-26-1 | 5-5-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.11 | -1.97 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 0.13 | 1.30 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 0.13 | -3.03 | 0-0-0 | 1-4-1 | 1-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Finland All Stars |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.72 | -3.28 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||