WHA game summary from January 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (26-13-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edmonton Oilers (20-19-1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | EDM, | Blair MacDonald 13 (Al Hamilton, Mike Zuke), 8:36 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, NE 4:54 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 11:43 | |
| Marty Howe, NE 17:13 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, EDM 0:53 |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM 15:27 | |
| 3: | George Lyle, NE 8:40 |
Penalty time: NE : 6 minutes
EDM: 6 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Zuke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 12- 9- 6-27
EDM: 16- 9-10-35
Goalies: NE : Louis Levasseur (L, 6-5-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 12-8-1)
Attendance: 10,217