WHA game summary from January 29, 1978

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (29-16-4)	2	1	1	4
Houston Aeros (23-20-3)	1	4	1	6

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

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Gordie Howe	1	0	1	2
Gordie Roberts	1	0	1	2
George Lyle	1	0	1	0
Andre Peloffy	1	0	1	0
Greg Carroll	0	1	1	4
Rick Ley	0	1	1	2
Mike Antonovich	0	1	1	0
Dan Bolduc	0	1	1	0
Mike Rogers	0	1	1	0
Dave Keon	0	1	1	0
Mark Howe	0	1	1	0
Marty Howe	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

HOU Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Poul Popiel	1	1	2	6
Andre Lacroix	1	1	2	2
John Gray	1	1	2	2
Morris Lukowich	1	1	2	2
Rich Preston	1	1	2	0
John Tonelli	0	2	2	0
Terry Ruskowski	0	2	2	0
Ted Taylor	1	0	1	0
Don Larway	0	1	1	2
Larry Hale	0	1	1	0
Scott Campbell	0	1	1	0
TOTAL


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