WHA game summary from November 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (10-1-1) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Birmingham Bulls (2-9-0) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BIR, | Paul Henderson 4 (Tony Cassolato, Pete Marrin), :34 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 6 (George Lyle, Jack Carlson), 17:01 | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Antonovich 5 (Brad Selwood, Dave Keon), 3:08 |
| NE , | Jim Mayer 1 (Greg Carroll), 5:22 | |
| NE , | Tom Webster 12 (Mark Howe), 6:20 | |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 8 (Ken Linseman, Joe Noris), 7:09 | |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 5 (Joe Noris, Ken Linseman), 18:31 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Butters, NE 0:57 |
| Brent Hughes, BIR 6:12 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 11:51 | |
| 2: | Greg Carroll, NE 10:22 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 16:20 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 18:09 | |
| 3: | Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 10:48 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
BIR: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mayer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Carroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Butters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Henderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Marrin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 15-11- 9-35
BIR: 7- 8- 9-24
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 9-0-1)
BIR: John Garrett (L, 2-6-0)
Attendance: 6,162