WHA game summary from January 31, 1978
| 1: |
BIR, | Pete Marrin 20 (Tony Cassolato, Rod Langway), 8:59 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 13 (Terry Ruskowski, Al McLeod), 10:18 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Ken Linseman 23 (Mark Napier, Brent Hughes), 1:25 |
| HOU, | John Gray 16 (Don Larway, Andre Lacroix), 3:30 |
| HOU, | Terry Ruskowski 11 (Rich Preston, John Hughes), 5:11 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ron Hansis 7 (John Tonelli, Cam Connor), 14:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: |
Morris Lukowich, HOU 0:25 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 8:27 |
| Rich Preston, HOU 9:29 |
| Rod Langway, BIR 11:46 |
| Frank Beaton, BIR [major] 15:33 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU [major] 15:33 |
| 3: |
Morris Lukowich, HOU 5:27 |
| Al McLeod, HOU 15:00 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 15:47 |
Penalty time: HOU: 17 minutes
BIR: 7 minutes
Shots: HOU: 11- 5- 9-25
BIR: 5-11-25-41
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 3-6-0)
BIR: John Garrett (L, 15-15-1)
Attendance: n/a
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