WHA game summary from December 7, 1977
| 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
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
New England Whalers (17-6-3)
Birmingham Bulls (8-14-2)