WHA game summary from January 7, 1978
1: NE , Gordie Roberts 8, 1:01
CIN, Paul Stewart 1 (Rich Leduc, Peter Marsh), 1:13
NE , Mark Howe 8 (Gordie Howe, Marty Howe), 7:12
CIN, Bill Gilligan 3 (Butch Deadmarsh, Hugh Harris), 17:08
2: CIN, Jamie Hislop 10, 5:52
NE , Marty Howe 5, 11:31
3: NE , Greg Carroll 6 (Mike Rogers, Bill Butters), 3:49
NE , Alan Hangsleben 5 (Bill Butters, Mike Rogers), 19:32
Penalties:
1: Paul Stewart, CIN [major] 2:04
Jack Carlson, NE [major] 2:04
Paul Stewart, CIN [major] 12:41
Jack Carlson, NE [major] 12:41
Rich Leduc, CIN [minor, major] 16:27
Alan Hangsleben, NE [minor, major] 16:27
Mark Howe, NE 17:22
Butch Deadmarsh, CIN 18:59
2: Butch Deadmarsh, CIN [double minor] 9:37
Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:28
Gordie Roberts, NE 19:09
Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:22
3: Gordie Howe, NE [major] 12:17
Penalty time: CIN: 23 minutes
NE : 30 minutes
Shots: CIN: 10- 7- 8-25
NE : 14-14-12-40
Goalies: CIN: Normand Lapointe (L, 2-2-1)
NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 5-4-0)
Attendance: 9,669