WHA game summary from January 14, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | Gordie Howe 15 (George Lyle), 7:13 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 10, 18:46 |
| 2: |
HOU, | John Hughes 2 (Ted Taylor, Cam Connor), 3:37 |
| NE , | Brad Selwood 3 (Mark Howe, Gordie Roberts), 4:43 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 16 (Mark Howe), 5:07 |
| HOU, | Morris Lukowich 20 (Rich Preston, Terry Ruskowski), 8:00 |
| HOU, | Al McLeod 2 (John Hughes, Ron Hansis), 14:37 |
| 3: |
NE , | Alan Hangsleben 6 (Mike Rogers, Mike Antonovich), 11:08 |
| 4: |
HOU, | Rich Preston 13 (Larry Hale), 6:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Alan Hangsleben, NE 8:39 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 1:48 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 4:10 |
| Rick Ley, NE 4:10 |
| John Hughes, HOU 4:25 |
| 3: |
John Hughes, HOU 1:49 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: HOU: 6 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
Shots: HOU: 9- 9- 9- 2-29
NE : 3-10-13- 4-30
Goalies: HOU: Ernie Wakely (W, 10-13-3)
NE : Al Smith (L, 20-7-3)
Attendance: 9,392