| Playoff Results | League Leaders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHA | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Coach | Playoff Results |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 102 | 381 | 270 | 988 | Larry Hillman | Won Championship |
| New England Whalers | 80 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 269 | 1255 | Harry Neale | Lost in Finals |
| Houston Aeros | 80 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 88 | 296 | 302 | 1543 | Bill Dineen | Lost in round 1 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 83 | 349 | 347 | 1185 | Marc Boileau | Lost in round 2 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 79 | 309 | 307 | 1296 | Glen Sather | Lost in round 1 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 80 | 36 | 41 | 3 | 75 | 287 | 314 | 2177 | Glen Sonmor | Lost in round 1 |
| Cincinnati Stingers | 80 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 73 | 298 | 332 | 1701 | Jacques Demers | Out of Playoffs |
| Indianapolis Racers | 80 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 267 | 353 | 1189 | Ron Ingram | Out of Playoffs |
| Soviet Union All-Stars | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 0 | Out of Playoffs | |
| Czechoslovakia | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 87 | Out of Playoffs |