WHA game summary from November 6, 1977
| 1: |
CIN, | Rich Leduc 10 (Gilles Marotte), 6:27 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 5 (Gordie Roberts), 14:36 |
| 2: |
NE , | Mark Howe 4 (Gordie Roberts, Greg Carroll), 2:43 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 4 (Dave Keon), 6:29 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 4 (Mike Antonovich, Marty Howe), 8:19 |
| NE , | George Lyle 3 (Mike Rogers), 19:47 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Gilles Marotte 1 (Del Hall, Jamie Hislop), 2:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Mike Rogers, NE 8:22 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 10:09 |
| Serge Beaudoin, CIN 15:38 |
| John McKenzie, NE 15:38 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 16:48 |
| Mark Howe, NE 17:44 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 17:44 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 0:27 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 7:25 |
| Gilles Marotte, CIN 13:27 |
| 3: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 0:22 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 10:00 |
Penalty time: NE : 14 minutes
CIN: 10 minutes
Shots: NE : 2-11- 7-20
CIN: 13- 5- 9-27
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 8-0-1)
CIN: Mike Liut (L, 0-2-0)
Attendance: 7,454
New England Whalers (9-1-1)
Cincinnati Stingers (1-8-0)