WHA game summary from January 3, 1978
  
| 1:  | 
QUE, | Marc Tardif 31 (Real Cloutier, Jean Bernier), 10:55 | 
 | QUE, | Bob Fitchner 4 (Dave Inkpen), 13:55 | 
| 2:  | 
SOV, | Igor Romashin 3 (Vladimir Lavrentiev), 7:43 | 
 | SOV, | Vladimir Lavrentiev 1 (Victor Tumenev, Igor Romashin), 10:11 | 
| 3:  | 
QUE, | Marc Tardif 32 (Matti Hagman), :17 | 
 | SOV, | Aleksandr Volchkov 3 (Sergei Babariko), 12:31 | 
| 4:  | no scoring | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Paul Baxter, QUE 1:35 | 
 | Jrek Gimaev, SOV 3:58 | 
 | Serge Bernier, QUE 8:32 | 
 | Jrek Gimaev, SOV 15:33 | 
 | Serge Bernier, QUE [major] 15:33 | 
 | Victor Tumenev, SOV 16:49 | 
| 2:  | 
Charles Constantin, QUE 17:50 | 
 | Vladimir Lokotko, SOV 17:50 | 
| 3:  | 
Marc Tardif, QUE 0:47 | 
| 4:  | none | 
Penalty time: SOV: 8 minutes
              QUE: 13 minutes
Shots: SOV:  6-12- 6-24
       QUE:  9- 9- 3-21
Goalies: SOV: Sergei Babariko (T, 3-1-1)
         QUE: Ken Broderick (T, 6-6-1)
Attendance: 10,549