WHA standings at the end of May 1, 1979
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers |
80 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 98 | 340 | 266 | -0.15 | 0.77 | 29-11-1 | 19-19-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 2 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 87 | 288 | 271 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 24-13-4 | 17-21-1 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
80 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 84 | 307 | 306 | -0.05 | -0.04 | 22-15-4 | 17-20-2 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 New England Whalers |
80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 83 | 298 | 287 | -0.00 | 0.13 | 22-19-0 | 15-15-9 | 4-6-0 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
80 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 72 | 274 | 284 | 0.03 | -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 | 0.10 | -1.98 | 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 | -3.04 | 0-0-0 | 1-4-1 | 1-4-1 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Finland All Stars |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.77 | -3.23 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||