WHA standings at the end of December 21, 1978
| WHA Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | SOS | SRS | HOME | ROAD | LAST 10 | STRK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers |
30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 130 | 111 | -0.09 | 0.54 | 9-4-0 | 6-5-6 | 5-3-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Quebec Nordiques |
31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 121 | 108 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 11-6-3 | 5-5-1 | 6-2-2 | Tied 1 | ||||||
 Cincinnati Stingers |
33 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 117 | 121 | 0.03 | -0.09 | 9-4-3 | 5-11-1 | 1-7-2 | Lost 2 | ||||||
 Edmonton Oilers |
28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 107 | 100 | -0.02 | 0.23 | 9-5-0 | 6-8-0 | 5-5-0 | Won 3 | ||||||
 Winnipeg Jets |
28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 120 | 104 | -0.25 | 0.32 | 6-5-3 | 6-7-1 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Birmingham Bulls |
29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 106 | 112 | 0.01 | -0.19 | 7-6-2 | 5-8-1 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Indianapolis Racers |
25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 130 | 0.21 | -1.87 | 4-8-1 | 1-10-1 | 3-7-0 | Lost 1 | ||||||
 Soviet All Stars |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 0.22 | 1.38 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-1 | 4-1-1 | Won 1 | ||||||
 Czech All Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
 Finland All Stars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||