WHA game summary from January 1, 1978

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Whalers (24-8-3)	1	1	1	1	4
Cincinnati Stingers (13-20-2)	1	1	1	0	3

1: CIN, Robbie Ftorek 25 (Ron Plumb), 4:09
   NE , George Lyle 14 (Rick Ley), 17:19
2: NE , Gordie Howe 12 (Mark Howe, George Lyle), 1:05
   CIN, Robbie Ftorek 26 (Rich Leduc, Brian Coates), 8:21
3: CIN, Jamie Hislop 8 (Brian Coates, Barry Legge), 1:02
   NE , Bryan Maxwell 1 (Larry Pleau), 19:44
4: NE , Gordie Howe 13 (Mark Howe, George Lyle), 5:16

Penalties:

1: Bryan Maxwell, NE 5:16
2: Barry Melrose, CIN 3:58
   Gordie Howe, NE 5:10
   Marty Howe, NE 7:43
   Rick Dudley, CIN [major] 16:30
   Jack Carlson, NE [major] 16:30
3: Paul Stewart, CIN 8:01
   Bryan Maxwell, NE 8:01
4: none

Penalty time: NE : 13 minutes
              CIN: 9 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
George Lyle	1	2	3	0
Gordie Howe	2	0	2	2
Mark Howe	0	2	2	0
Bryan Maxwell	1	0	1	4
Larry Pleau	0	1	1	0
Rick Ley	0	1	1	0
Jack Carlson	0	0	0	5
Marty Howe	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

CIN Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Robbie Ftorek	2	0	2	0
Brian Coates	0	2	2	0
Jamie Hislop	1	0	1	0
Ron Plumb	0	1	1	0
Barry Legge	0	1	1	0
Rich Leduc	0	1	1	0
Rick Dudley	0	0	0	5
Barry Melrose	0	0	0	2
Paul Stewart	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: NE :  6- 9- 5- 4-24
       CIN:  9- 9- 9- 2-29

Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 20-3-3)
         CIN: Michel Dion (L, 7-4-1)

Attendance: 4,386