WHA game summary from January 29, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | George Lyle 22 (Rick Ley, Mark Howe), 11:28 |
| NE , | Andre Peloffy 38 (Dan Bolduc), 13:26 |
| HOU, | Morris Lukowich 23 (Poul Popiel, Rich Preston), 14:49 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 4 (Terry Ruskowski, John Tonelli), 2:40 |
| HOU, | Andre Lacroix 18 (Don Larway, John Gray), 7:41 |
| HOU, | Poul Popiel 4 (Scott Campbell, John Tonelli), 9:18 |
| HOU, | John Gray 15 (Larry Hale, Andre Lacroix), 11:24 |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 10 (Mike Antonovich, Greg Carroll), 19:09 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Rich Preston 20 (Terry Ruskowski, Morris Lukowich), 4:49 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 21 (Dave Keon, Mike Rogers), 12:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Poul Popiel, HOU 3:17 |
| Greg Carroll, NE 6:18 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 9:37 |
| Morris Lukowich, HOU 14:49 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 14:49 |
| Andre Lacroix, HOU 16:39 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 16:39 |
| 2: |
Rick Ley, NE 0:38 |
| Bench penalty, NE 8:18 |
| Marty Howe, NE 8:18 |
| Greg Carroll, NE 16:26 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 17:44 |
| 3: |
Don Larway, HOU 11:49 |
| John Gray, HOU 19:47 |
Penalty time: NE : 14 minutes
HOU: 14 minutes
Shots: NE : 12- 6-15-33
HOU: 11-15-10-36
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 22-8-3)
HOU: Ernie Wakely (W, 16-14-3)
Attendance: 7,467
New England Whalers (29-16-4)
Houston Aeros (23-20-3)