WHA game summary from January 1, 1978
| 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
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
New England Whalers (24-8-3)
Cincinnati Stingers (13-20-2)