All WHA game summaries from January 4, 1978
| 1: |
HOU, | Andre Lacroix 16 (John Gray, Rich Preston), 3:23 |
| CIN, | Rich Leduc 23 (Dennis Abgrall), 3:45 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 2 (John Tonelli, Cam Connor), 6:16 |
| CIN, | Dennis Abgrall 4 (Rich Leduc, Barry Legge), 15:12 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 27 (Jamie Hislop, Bryon Baltimore), 17:19 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Hugh Harris 2 (Bill Gilligan, Barry Melrose), 7:16 |
| 3: |
HOU, | John Tonelli 7 (Terry Ruskowski, Morris Lukowich), 8:50 |
| CIN, | Hugh Harris 3, 19:54 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Al McLeod, HOU 0:15 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 7:43 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 8:19 |
| 2: |
Morris Lukowich, HOU 12:41 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 14:01 |
| Rich Leduc, CIN 14:01 |
| Bench penalty, CIN 15:46 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [misconduct, game misconduct] 19:56 |
| 3: |
Jamie Hislop, CIN 0:34 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 8:01 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 14:12 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
CIN: 30 minutes
Shots: HOU: 10- 6-13-29
CIN: 14- 9-11-34
Goalies: HOU: Ernie Wakely (L, 8-12-3)
CIN: Michel Dion (W, 8-4-1)
Attendance: 4,048
| 1: |
IND, | Kevin Devine 8 (Rosaire Paiement, Blaine Stoughton), 13:24 |
| IND, | Darryl Maggs 5, 17:01 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Serge Beaudoin 5 (Dave Gorman, Brent Hughes), 1:36 |
| 3: |
IND, | Rusty Patenaude 18 (Michel Parizeau, Dave Fortier), 1:46 |
| IND, | Peter Driscoll 5 (Rusty Patenaude, Dave Fortier), 8:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Hanson, BIR 4:59 |
| Rusty Patenaude, IND 4:59 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 9:08 |
| Rusty Patenaude, IND 10:12 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 16:06 |
| Gary Inness, IND 18:27 |
| 2: |
Frank Beaton, BIR 3:47 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 6:25 |
| Peter Driscoll, IND 8:45 |
| Frank Beaton, BIR [minor, major] 14:08 |
| Peter Driscoll, IND [minor, major] 14:08 |
| Tony Cassolato, BIR 16:03 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 17:04 |
| Darryl Maggs, IND 17:04 |
| 3: |
Kevin Devine, IND 6:03 |
Penalty time: BIR: 21 minutes
IND: 19 minutes
Shots: BIR: 4- 4- 5-13
IND: 8-11-16-35
Goalies: BIR: Wayne Wood (L, 5-6-1)
IND: Gary Inness (W, 6-11-3)
Attendance: 6,416
| 1: |
QUE, | Norm Dube 8 (Real Cloutier, Marc Tardif), 4:07 |
| NE , | Bryan Maxwell 2 (Mark Howe, George Lyle), 4:39 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 25, 6:51 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 15 (Rick Ley, Mike Rogers), 9:08 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Bob Fitchner 5 (Warren Miller, Paul Baxter), 1:52 |
| NE , | George Lyle 15 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 1:59 |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 7 (John McKenzie), 8:23 |
| QUE, | Matti Hagman 8 (Real Cloutier, Marc Tardif), 13:29 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Matti Hagman 9 (Garry Lariviere), 14:39 |
| QUE, | Steve Sutherland 10 (Warren Miller), 19:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John McKenzie, NE 2:27 |
| Bill Butters, NE 11:46 |
| George Lyle, NE 18:35 |
| 2: |
Mike Rogers, NE [misconduct] 3:00 |
| Jean Bernier, QUE 5:39 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 6:45 |
| 3: |
Bob Fitchner, QUE 19:30 |
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes
NE : 16 minutes
Shots: QUE: 11- 7-11-29
NE : 11-16-10-37
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (W, 7-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (L, 20-4-3)
Attendance: 9,454
Houston Aeros (15-16-3)
Cincinnati Stingers (14-20-2)
Birmingham Bulls (14-19-2)
Indianapolis Racers (10-22-4)
Quebec Nordiques (18-12-2)
New England Whalers (24-9-3)