WHA game summary from December 22, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (12-17-1) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Indianapolis Racers (9-18-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | CIN, | Rick Dudley 6 (Paul Stewart, Normand Lapointe), 6:26 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 22, 8:30 | |
| 2: | CIN, | Ron Plumb 6 (Brian Coates, Jamie Hislop), 10:29 |
| 3: | CIN, | Peter Marsh 4 (Rich Leduc, Blaine Stoughton), 3:39 |
| IND, | Reg Thomas 8 (Rene Leclerc, Barry Wilkins), 8:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jamie Hislop, CIN 19:19 |
| 2: | Peter Driscoll, IND 11:17 |
| Rusty Patenaude, IND 18:54 | |
| 3: | Barry Melrose, CIN 7:16 |
| Peter Driscoll, IND 7:16 | |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 18:18 | |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 19:19 |
Penalty time: CIN: 8 minutes
IND: 6 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Coates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Normand Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Wilkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 10-11- 5-26
IND: 8-12-13-33
Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (W, 2-0-0)
IND: Peter McDuffe (L, 1-5-1)
Attendance: 6,495