WHA game summary from December 7, 1977

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (17-6-3)	2	3	1	6
Birmingham Bulls (8-14-2)	1	0	2	3

1: NE , Gordie Howe 6 (John McKenzie, Mike Antonovich), 1:36
   BIR, Bob Stephenson 4 (Ken Linseman, Serge Beaudoin), 5:41
   NE , Mike Rogers 10 (Jack Carlson, Rick Ley), 19:41
2: NE , Larry Pleau 9 (Rick Ley, Gordie Roberts), 6:38
   NE , John McKenzie 10 (Mike Antonovich, Gordie Roberts), 9:49
   NE , Gordie Roberts 4 (Larry Pleau, Jack Carlson), 12:21
3: BIR, Ken Linseman 8 (Bob Stephenson, Brent Hughes), 2:07
   NE , Jack Carlson 4 (Mike Rogers, Gordie Roberts), 2:41
   BIR, Mark Napier 12 (Brent Hughes, Ken Linseman), 16:58

Penalties:

1: Paul Henderson, BIR 0:11
   Mike Antonovich, NE 6:36
   Paul Henderson, BIR 13:04
2: Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 8:56
3: Alan Hangsleben, NE 12:07
   Mark Howe, NE 15:17

Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
              BIR: 6 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Gordie Roberts	1	3	4	0
Jack Carlson	1	2	3	0
Mike Rogers	1	1	2	0
John McKenzie	1	1	2	0
Larry Pleau	1	1	2	0
Mike Antonovich	0	2	2	2
Rick Ley	0	2	2	0
Gordie Howe	1	0	1	0
Mark Howe	0	0	0	2
Alan Hangsleben	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

BIR Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Ken Linseman	1	2	3	0
Bob Stephenson	1	1	2	0
Brent Hughes	0	2	2	0
Mark Napier	1	0	1	0
Serge Beaudoin	0	1	1	0
Paul Henderson	0	0	0	4
Gilles Bilodeau	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: NE : 11-12- 2-25
       BIR: 12- 9-10-31

Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 13-2-3)
         BIR: John Garrett (L, 6-11-1)

Attendance: 10,211