WHA game summary from February 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (17-33-4) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Birmingham Bulls (24-30-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BIR, | Gilles Bilodeau 1 (Serge Beaudoin, Frank Mahovlich), 5:27 |
| BIR, | Dave Hanson 4 (Jim Turkiewicz, Ken Linseman), 13:10 | |
| 2: | IND, | Claude Larose 12 (Dave Fortier, Rich Leduc), 1:43 |
| IND, | Claude St. Sauveur 27 (Rene Leclerc), 4:21 | |
| IND, | Blaine Stoughton 11 (Rich Leduc, Claude Larose), 11:06 | |
| IND, | Rusty Patenaude 20 (Michel Parizeau), 11:42 | |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 22 (Brent Hughes, Tony Cassolato), 17:21 | |
| 3: | BIR, | Paul Henderson 23 (Brent Hughes), 10:14 |
| 4: | BIR, | Paul Henderson 24 (John Garrett), 3:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 10:14 | |
| Tony Cassolato, BIR 15:07 | ||
| 2: | Bill Prentice, IND 12:40 | |
| Peter Driscoll, IND 15:52 | ||
| 3: | Barry Wilkins, IND 5:44 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: IND: 6 minutes
BIR: 4 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Larose | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude St. Sauveur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rusty Patenaude | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Parizeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Fortier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Henderson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 11-12-12- 2-37
BIR: 13- 7-13- 1-34
Goalies: IND: Eddie Mio (L, 1-1-0)
BIR: John Garrett (W, 16-20-1)
Attendance: 8,140