All WHA game summaries from January 8, 1978
| 1: |
EDM, | Pierre Guite 7 (Mike Zuke, Don McLeod), 1:17 |
| HOU, | Rich Preston 12 (Andre Lacroix, Scott Campbell), 13:14 |
| EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 9, 18:57 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Blair MacDonald 12 (Dave Langevin), 11:38 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Al Hamilton 8 (Ron Chipperfield, Brett Callighen), 6:39 |
| HOU, | John Gray 13 (Andre Lacroix, John Hughes), 12:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Brett Callighen, EDM 4:22 |
| Don Larway, HOU 4:22 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 8:09 |
| Jim Troy, EDM [double minor, major] 12:02 |
| John Gray, HOU [minor, major] 12:02 |
| John Schella, HOU 13:42 |
| Andre Lacroix, HOU 17:21 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 17:21 |
| 2: |
Cam Connor, HOU [double minor, major, game misconduct] 7:39 |
| Jim Troy, EDM [major] 7:39 |
| Mike Zuke, EDM 9:34 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU [major] 15:39 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM [major] 15:39 |
| Jim Troy, EDM [misconduct] 15:39 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM 16:33 |
| Al McLeod, HOU 17:48 |
| 3: |
Terry Ruskowski, HOU [double minor] 4:59 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM [double minor] 4:59 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM [minor, major] 11:21 |
| Don Larway, HOU [minor, major] 11:21 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM [minor, major] 12:30 |
| Morris Lukowich, HOU [minor, major] 12:30 |
| Wayne Rutledge, HOU 12:54 |
Penalty time: EDM: 55 minutes
HOU: 61 minutes
Shots: EDM: 13-19-10-42
HOU: 5- 5- 9-19
Goalies: EDM: Don McLeod (W, 7-7-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 2-6-0)
Attendance: 6,286
| 1: |
BIR, | Steve Durbano 4, 6:53 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 14 (Dale Hoganson, Pete Marrin), 7:54 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 14 (Dave Keon, Bryan Maxwell), 12:45 |
| BIR, | Pete Marrin 14, 12:58 |
| BIR, | Frank Mahovlich 8 (Mark Napier, Jim Turkiewicz), 17:12 |
| 2: |
NE , | Dave Keon 8 (Bill Butters, Alan Hangsleben), 2:02 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 18 (Dave Keon, John McKenzie), 9:11 |
| BIR, | Dale Hoganson 1 (Pete Marrin), 19:23 |
| 3: |
NE , | Mike Rogers 14 (Gordie Howe, George Lyle), 8:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Phil Roberto, BIR 1:43 |
| Marty Howe, NE 15:27 |
| 2: |
Bill Butters, NE 4:23 |
| Dave Gorman, BIR 7:07 |
| 3: |
John Stewart, BIR 5:34 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 5:34 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 7:33 |
| Ken Linseman, BIR 11:12 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 11:12 |
Penalty time: BIR: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: BIR: 14- 7-11-32
NE : 8-13- 6-27
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (W, 11-11-1)
NE : Al Smith (L, 20-6-3)
Attendance: 8,774
| 1: |
WIN, | Dan Labraaten 17 (Willy Lindstrom, Barry Long), 12:12 |
| IND, | Darryl Maggs 6, 15:33 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Kent Nilsson 12, :55 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 27 (Ted Green, Ulf Nilsson), 4:32 |
| IND, | Peter Driscoll 6 (Kevin Morrison), 8:58 |
| WIN, | Ulf Nilsson 15 (Bobby Hull, Lars-Erik Sjoberg), 10:51 |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Blaine Stoughton, IND 9:34 |
| Ken Block, IND 17:41 |
| Dan Labraaten, WIN 17:41 |
| 2: |
Dave Fortier, IND 9:55 |
| Dave Dunn, WIN 12:15 |
| 3: |
Michel Parizeau, IND 9:48 |
Penalty time: IND: 8 minutes
WIN: 4 minutes
Shots: IND: 4- 9- 5-18
WIN: 10-13-11-34
Goalies: IND: Gary Inness (L, 7-12-3)
WIN: Joe Daley (W, 11-7-0)
Attendance: 8,601
Edmonton Oilers (17-17-1)
Houston Aeros (15-19-3)
Birmingham Bulls (16-19-2)
New England Whalers (25-11-3)
Indianapolis Racers (12-23-4)
Winnipeg Jets (23-12-1)