WHA game summary from October 15, 1977
| 1: |
BIR, | Paul Henderson 1, 12:58 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 1 (Tom Webster, Dave Keon), 14:04 |
| NE , | Jack Carlson 1 (Gordie Roberts, Greg Carroll), 15:59 |
| NE , | Tom Webster 3 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 18:47 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
BIR, | Paul Henderson 2 (Tony Cassolato, Pete Marrin), 3:35 |
| NE , | Alan Hangsleben 1 (Tom Webster, Gordie Howe), 12:06 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 2 (John McKenzie), 19:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Ley, NE 7:04 |
| Brent Hughes, BIR 9:53 |
| Bill Butters, NE 12:00 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 13:49 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 1:04 |
| 3: |
Rick Ley, NE 14:11 |
Penalty time: BIR: 4 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: BIR: 11- 9-10-30
NE : 10-13-10-33
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (L, 1-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 9,206