WHA Rivalries With the Most Lead Changes

The series where the all-time lead has changed hands the most times. Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques have traded the lead 7 times.

Team

#	Series	Lead changes	Record	Games
1	Winnipeg Jets vs Quebec Nordiques36-30-4 in 70 games	7	36-30-4	70
2	Hartford Whalers vs Cincinnati Stingers26-21-2 in 49 games	6	26-21-2	49
3	Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Cowboys30-17-2 in 49 games	6	30-17-2	49
4	Calgary Cowboys vs Edmonton Oilers27-16-3 in 46 games	5	27-16-3	46
5	Chicago Cougars vs San Diego Mariners10-9-1 in 20 games	5	10-9-1	20
6	Quebec Nordiques vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades11-6-1 in 18 games	5	11-6-1	18
7	Phoenix Roadrunners vs Winnipeg Jets10-8 in 18 games	5	10-8	18
8	Cincinnati Stingers vs Phoenix Roadrunners6-6 in 12 games	5	6-6	12
9	Quebec Nordiques vs Hartford Whalers39-34-3 in 76 games	4	39-34-3	76
10	New England Whalers vs Indianapolis Racers22-20-8 in 50 games	4	22-20-8	50
11	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Birmingham Bulls19-17-1 in 37 games	4	19-17-1	37
12	Edmonton Oilers vs Cincinnati Stingers21-13-1 in 35 games	4	21-13-1	35
13	Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers49-33-3 in 85 games	3	49-33-3	85
14	Hartford Whalers vs Edmonton Oilers31-29-5 in 65 games	3	31-29-5	65
15	Houston Aeros vs San Diego Mariners31-20 in 51 games	3	31-20	51
16	Houston Aeros vs New England Whalers25-20-3 in 48 games	3	25-20-3	48
17	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Winnipeg Jets16-13-2 in 31 games	3	16-13-2	31
18	San Diego Mariners vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76)15-11-2 in 28 games	3	15-11-2	28
19	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Quebec Nordiques14-12-1 in 27 games	3	14-12-1	27
20	Houston Aeros vs Cincinnati Stingers14-9-1 in 24 games	3	14-9-1	24
21	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Birmingham Bulls13-9 in 22 games	3	13-9	22
22	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades12-9-1 in 22 games	3	12-9-1	22
23	Chicago Cougars vs Calgary Cowboys9-8-1 in 18 games	3	9-8-1	18
24	Calgary Cowboys vs Phoenix Roadrunners11-6-1 in 18 games	3	11-6-1	18
25	Phoenix Roadrunners vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76)6-5-2 in 13 games	3	6-5-2	13
26	Winnipeg Jets vs Birmingham Bulls37-26-2 in 65 games	2	37-26-2	65
27	Quebec Nordiques vs Edmonton Oilers38-23-2 in 63 games	2	38-23-2	63
28	Winnipeg Jets vs Houston Aeros30-30-3 in 63 games	2	30-30-3	63
29	Houston Aeros vs Edmonton Oilers37-13-1 in 51 games	2	37-13-1	51
30	Quebec Nordiques vs Calgary Cowboys21-19-1 in 41 games	2	21-19-1	41
31	Birmingham Bulls vs Cincinnati Stingers21-17-3 in 41 games	2	21-17-3	41
32	Birmingham Bulls vs Calgary Cowboys19-15-2 in 36 games	2	19-15-2	36
33	Houston Aeros vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)19-9-4 in 32 games	2	19-9-4	32
34	Houston Aeros vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades19-12-1 in 32 games	2	19-12-1	32
35	New England Whalers vs Calgary Cowboys19-12 in 31 games	2	19-12	31
36	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Edmonton Oilers16-15 in 31 games	2	16-15	31
37	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Chicago Cougars13-9 in 22 games	2	13-9	22
38	Quebec Nordiques vs Chicago Cougars11-9 in 20 games	2	11-9	20
39	Edmonton Oilers vs Chicago Cougars12-7-1 in 20 games	2	12-7-1	20
40	Chicago Cougars vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades11-9 in 20 games	2	11-9	20
41	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Indianapolis Racers12-8 in 20 games	2	12-8	20
42	New England Whalers vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades12-5-1 in 18 games	2	12-5-1	18
43	Toronto Toros vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades12-4-2 in 18 games	2	12-4-2	18
44	Quebec Nordiques vs Birmingham Bulls44-31-1 in 76 games	1	44-31-1	76
45	Winnipeg Jets vs Hartford Whalers32-28-2 in 62 games	1	32-28-2	62
46	Cincinnati Stingers vs Quebec Nordiques19-18-3 in 40 games	1	19-18-3	40
47	New England Whalers vs San Diego Mariners26-11-1 in 38 games	1	26-11-1	38
48	Indianapolis Racers vs Birmingham Bulls17-16-2 in 35 games	1	17-16-2	35
49	San Diego Mariners vs Quebec Nordiques16-15-1 in 32 games	1	16-15-1	32
50	San Diego Mariners vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)15-14-2 in 31 games	1	15-14-2	31
51	Edmonton Oilers vs San Diego Mariners16-14 in 30 games	1	16-14	30
52	Houston Aeros vs Indianapolis Racers18-10-2 in 30 games	1	18-10-2	30
53	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs New England Whalers17-9-2 in 28 games	1	17-9-2	28
54	Chicago Cougars vs Toronto Toros14-12-1 in 27 games	1	14-12-1	27
55	Houston Aeros vs Phoenix Roadrunners21-6 in 27 games	1	21-6	27
56	Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)11-11-2 in 24 games	1	11-11-2	24
57	Calgary Cowboys vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades13-7 in 20 games	1	13-7	20
58	San Diego Mariners vs Indianapolis Racers10-4-4 in 18 games	1	10-4-4	18
59	Phoenix Roadrunners vs Chicago Cougars4-2 in 6 games	1	4-2	6
60	Phoenix Roadrunners vs Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics5-1 in 6 games	1	5-1	6
61	Indianapolis Racers vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades4-2 in 6 games	1	4-2	6
62	Phoenix Roadrunners vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades3-2-1 in 6 games	1	3-2-1	6
63	Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Cincinnati Stingers3-1 in 4 games	1	3-1	4
64	Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics vs Indianapolis Racers3-1 in 4 games	1	3-1	4

How this list works

A lead change is the other team moving ahead in the all-time series, counted game by game from the first meeting. Drawing level and then going back ahead does not count, and series whose lead never changed sides are left out.

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Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.