WHA game summary from March 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (34-26-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Quebec Nordiques (30-30-3) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NE , | Jim Mayer 11 (Steve Carlson, Brad Selwood), 3:01 |
| 2: | QUE, | Marc Tardif 47 (Matti Hagman, Christian Bordeleau), 3:52 |
| QUE, | Christian Bordeleau 3 (Paulin Bordeleau, Jean Bernier), 8:39 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tim Sheehy, NE 5:32 |
| Garry Lariviere, QUE 13:56 | |
| 2: | John McKenzie, NE 3:25 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 5:38 | |
| Warren Miller, QUE 5:38 | |
| Gordie Howe, NE 7:41 | |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 15:07 | |
| 3: | Gordie Howe, NE 1:28 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 1:28 | |
| Ron Plumb, NE 5:43 | |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 9:09 |
Penalty time: NE : 12 minutes
QUE: 10 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mayer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bordeleau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paulin Bordeleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Bernier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 7-11-10-28
QUE: 10- 8- 9-27
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 27-17-3)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 7-9-2)
Attendance: 9,105