WHA game summary from January 22, 1978
| 1: |
QUE, | Marc Tardif 38 (J.C. Tremblay), 4:22 |
| QUE, | Garry Lariviere 4 (Marc Tardif), 16:05 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 23 (Jean Bernier, Pierre Lagace), 17:06 |
| 2: |
NE , | Marty Howe 6 (Rick Ley, Jim Mayer), 1:24 |
| NE , | Andre Peloffy 37 (Mike Antonovich), 17:54 |
| 3: |
NE , | George Lyle 19 (Gordie Roberts, Mark Howe), 5:45 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 18 (George Lyle, Mark Howe), 6:11 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 19, 16:28 |
| NE , | Dan Bolduc 1 (Mike Rogers, Mike Antonovich), 17:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Morris, QUE 2:58 |
| Marc Tardif, QUE 13:07 |
| 2: |
Alan Hangsleben, NE 7:29 |
| Greg Carroll, NE 10:52 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 11:06 |
| Warren Miller, QUE 11:06 |
| Bill Butters, NE 13:07 |
| 3: |
Warren Miller, QUE 5:30 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 8:16 |
| Bench penalty, QUE 9:11 |
| Mike Rogers, NE 9:30 |
| Warren Miller, QUE 13:50 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 17:14 |
Penalty time: QUE: 12 minutes
NE : 14 minutes
Shots: QUE: 11-17- 5-33
NE : 16-13-15-44
Goalies: QUE: Markus Mattsson (L, 4-4-0)
NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 7-6-1)
Attendance: 7,449
Quebec Nordiques (22-17-2)
New England Whalers (27-14-4)