All WHA game summaries from January 26, 1978
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
HOU, | John Tonelli 11 (Al McLeod, Cam Connor), 2:58 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 33 (Ted Green, Ulf Nilsson), 5:12 |
| 4: |
HOU, | John Tonelli 12 (Cam Connor, John Hughes), :19 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 2:00 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 2:00 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 3:02 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 3:02 |
| Morris Lukowich, HOU 5:38 |
| Kent Nilsson, WIN 7:32 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 13:49 |
| John Gray, HOU 20:00 |
| 2: |
Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 0:54 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 12:28 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 12:28 |
| 3: |
Cam Connor, HOU 4:12 |
| Don Larway, HOU 7:02 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: WIN: 10 minutes
HOU: 16 minutes
Shots: WIN: 8-15-11- 0-34
HOU: 3- 8-10- 1-22
Goalies: WIN: Gary Bromley (L, 9-6-1)
HOU: Ernie Wakely (W, 15-13-3)
Attendance: 7,362
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