WHA game summary from January 6, 1978
| 1: |
IND, | Blaine Stoughton 9 (Kevin Morrison, Rosaire Paiement), :15 |
| IND, | Claude St. Sauveur 18 (Reg Thomas, Gilles Marotte), 3:41 |
| 2: |
IND, | Rusty Patenaude 19 (Peter Driscoll, Michel Parizeau), 7:07 |
| NE , | Greg Carroll 5 (Mike Rogers, Bill Butters), 7:42 |
| IND, | Bill Goldsworthy 5 (Reg Thomas, Claude St. Sauveur), 13:42 |
| 3: |
NE , | George Lyle 16 (Gordie Roberts), 1:16 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 14 (George Lyle), 3:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John McKenzie, NE 1:31 |
| Reg Thomas, IND 18:14 |
| Jim Mayer, NE 18:14 |
| 2: |
Michel Parizeau, IND 10:35 |
| Greg Carroll, NE 18:17 |
| 3: |
Mike Rogers, NE 8:07 |
| Peter Driscoll, IND [major] 9:13 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE [major] 9:13 |
Penalty time: NE : 13 minutes
IND: 9 minutes
Shots: NE : 12-13- 9-34
IND: 14- 9- 4-27
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 20-5-3)
IND: Jim Park (W, 3-3-0)
Attendance: 6,551
New England Whalers (24-10-3)
Indianapolis Racers (11-22-4)