All WHA game summaries from January 28, 1978
| 1: |
WIN, | Anders Hedberg 35 (Ulf Nilsson, Bobby Hull), 7:56 |
| BIR, | Ken Linseman 21 (Dave Hanson, Brent Hughes), 9:15 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 19 (Peter Sullivan, Barry Long), 11:48 |
| WIN, | Lynn Powis 8 (Bobby Guindon, Dave Kryskow), 12:59 |
| BIR, | Tony Cassolato 11 (Paul Henderson), 15:00 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Ulf Nilsson 17 (Bobby Hull), :22 |
| WIN, | Anders Hedberg 36 (Ulf Nilsson, Bobby Hull), :45 |
| BIR, | Mark Napier 21 (Ken Linseman, Brent Hughes), 1:40 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 18 (Tony Cassolato, Ken Linseman), 17:15 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Steve Durbano 6 (Joe Noris), 3:54 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 19 (Tony Cassolato, Pete Marrin), 4:24 |
| BIR, | Ken Linseman 22 (Phil Roberto, Brent Hughes), 10:51 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 20 (Serge Beaudoin, Ken Linseman), 19:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rod Langway, BIR 7:32 |
| Rod Langway, BIR 11:43 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 17:25 |
| 2: |
Kim Clackson, WIN 1:37 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 10:49 |
| John Stewart, BIR 12:49 |
| 3: |
Tony Cassolato, BIR 15:31 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 15:31 |
| Joe Noris, BIR 17:28 |
Penalty time: WIN: 6 minutes
BIR: 12 minutes
Shots: WIN: 7-10- 4-21
BIR: 7-13-11-31
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (L, 14-9-1)
BIR: John Garrett (W, 15-14-1),
Wayne Wood
Attendance: 11,139
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
NE , | Jim Mayer 8, 2:57 |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 9 (Gordie Howe, Mark Howe), 12:24 |
| 3: |
NE , | Greg Carroll 7 (Rick Ley, Mike Antonovich), 6:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Hughes, HOU 9:26 |
| John McKenzie, NE 14:35 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 18:18 |
| 2: |
Rich Preston, HOU 3:55 |
| Cam Connor, HOU 7:13 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 9:34 |
| Rick Ley, NE 10:18 |
| Don Larway, HOU 10:18 |
| Dan Bolduc, NE 19:37 |
| 3: |
Don Larway, HOU 6:15 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 6:15 |
| Jim Mayer, NE 9:28 |
| John McKenzie, NE 17:11 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU [misconduct] 19:08 |
Penalty time: NE : 16 minutes
HOU: 20 minutes
Shots: NE : 8-10- 8-26
HOU: 12- 6-10-28
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 22-7-3)
HOU: Ernie Wakely (L, 15-14-3)
Attendance: 10,744
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