WHA game summary from February 11, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | Mike Antonovich 20 (Dave Keon), :59 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 14 (John McKenzie), 5:36 |
| NE , | Bill Butters 1 (Mark Howe, Rick Ley), 11:11 |
| CIN, | Ron Plumb 13 (Pat Stapleton, Rich Leduc), 13:02 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 13 (Hugh Harris, Pat Stapleton), 14:51 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 37 (Jamie Hislop, Ron Plumb), 6:27 |
| NE , | Dan Bolduc 3 (Bill Butters, Greg Carroll), 10:56 |
| NE , | Rick Ley 3 (Mike Antonovich), 12:17 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Dennis Abgrall 12 (Claude Larose, Bill Gilligan), 1:52 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 15 (Alan Hangsleben, Gordie Roberts), 2:11 |
| NE , | Greg Carroll 9 (Bill Butters, Jack Carlson), 4:18 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 16 (Gordie Roberts, Brad Selwood), 6:03 |
| CIN, | Claude Larose 11 (Ron Plumb), 8:49 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 38 (Jamie Hislop, Rick Dudley), 12:22 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 16 (Robbie Ftorek, Jamie Hislop), 15:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John McKenzie, NE 3:19 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 12:32 |
| 2: |
Bryon Baltimore, CIN 1:42 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 5:47 |
| Ron Plumb, CIN 7:07 |
| Bill Gilligan, CIN 9:46 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 9:46 |
| Dan Bolduc, NE 11:40 |
| Hugh Harris, CIN 11:40 |
| 3: |
Rich Leduc, CIN [major] 1:25 |
| Marty Howe, NE [major] 1:25 |
| Bill Gilligan, CIN 4:50 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [major] 19:10 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 19:10 |
Penalty time: NE : 20 minutes
CIN: 20 minutes
Shots: NE : 10-13-13-36
CIN: 10- 3-12-25
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 24-9-3)
CIN: Michel Dion (L, 11-10-1)
Attendance: 8,126
New England Whalers (31-18-4)
Cincinnati Stingers (21-30-3)