All WHA game summaries from January 7, 1978
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
IND, | Kevin Morrison 5 (Michel Parizeau), 16:12 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 3 (Terry Ruskowski), 14:05 |
| 4: |
IND, | Kevin Devine 9 (Rosaire Paiement, Blaine Stoughton), :21 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Michel Parizeau, IND 4:52 |
| Don Larway, HOU 7:15 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 13:01 |
| 2: |
Darryl Maggs, IND 1:28 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 4:01 |
| John Gray, HOU 7:53 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 16:37 |
| 3: | none |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: IND: 4 minutes
HOU: 10 minutes
Shots: IND: 10- 9-11- 1-31
HOU: 7- 7- 5- 0-19
Goalies: IND: Gary Inness (W, 7-11-3)
HOU: Ernie Wakely (L, 8-13-3)
Attendance: 7,768
| 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
Indianapolis Racers (12-22-4)
Houston Aeros (15-18-3)
Cincinnati Stingers (15-21-2)
New England Whalers (25-10-3)