All WHA game summaries from January 1, 1978
| 1: |
QUE, | Real Cloutier 21 (Marc Tardif, Matti Hagman), 12:52 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 22 (Matti Hagman, Serge Bernier), 16:43 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Matti Hagman 7 (Garry Lariviere, Serge Bernier), 10:10 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 23 (Marc Tardif, Serge Bernier), 13:47 |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 19 (Serge Beaudoin, Pete Marrin), 16:54 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Real Cloutier 24 (Paul Baxter, Matti Hagman), 8:36 |
| BIR, | Frank Mahovlich 6 (Dave Hanson, Brent Hughes), 16:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: |
Garry Lariviere, QUE 0:27 |
| Warren Miller, QUE 4:29 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 8:17 |
| Rod Langway, BIR [major] 11:09 |
| Charles Constantin, QUE [major] 11:09 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 13:10 |
| Chris Evans, QUE 14:39 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 15:34 |
| Chris Evans, QUE 17:18 |
| Rod Langway, BIR 17:35 |
| 3: |
Brent Hughes, BIR 3:21 |
| Frank Beaton, BIR [misconduct] 10:00 |
| Frank Mahovlich, BIR 10:46 |
Penalty time: QUE: 15 minutes
BIR: 25 minutes
Shots: QUE: 18-12- 8-38
BIR: 6-14-11-31
Goalies: QUE: Ken Broderick (W, 6-6-0)
BIR: Wayne Wood (L, 5-5-1)
Attendance: 11,127
| 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
| 1: |
HOU, | Ron Hansis 5 (John Schella, Morris Lukowich), 9:38 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Dave Semenko 3 (Jerry Holland, Paul Shmyr), 5:01 |
| 3: |
HOU, | John Schella 5 (Rich Preston, Larry Lund), 8:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Poul Popiel, HOU 0:36 |
| Al McLeod, HOU 6:09 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM 13:49 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 16:31 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 19:21 |
| 2: |
John Tonelli, HOU 10:37 |
| John Hughes, HOU 14:55 |
| 3: |
Cam Connor, HOU 3:45 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM 5:56 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 5:56 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 7:06 |
| John Schella, HOU 13:22 |
Penalty time: HOU: 16 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10-10- 6-26
EDM: 12-18-10-40
Goalies: HOU: Lynn Zimmerman (W, 5-4-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 10-7-1)
Attendance: 8,817
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Birmingham Bulls (14-18-2)
New England Whalers (24-8-3)
Cincinnati Stingers (13-20-2)
Houston Aeros (15-15-3)
Edmonton Oilers (16-16-1)