WHA game summary from March 9, 1978

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (34-27-4)	2	1	1	4
Houston Aeros (34-28-4)	2	2	2	6

1: NE , Mike Rogers 20 (Gordie Roberts, Brad Selwood), 3:39
   HOU, John Gray 28 (Morris Lukowich, Larry Hale), 8:35
   NE , Steve Carlson 3 (Tim Sheehy), 14:51
   HOU, John Hughes 3 (Larry Lund), 19:08
2: HOU, Morris Lukowich 33 (Terry Ruskowski, John Gray), 4:38
   HOU, Morris Lukowich 34 (Andre Lacroix, Terry Ruskowski), 7:25
   NE , Mike Rogers 21 (Jack Carlson), 12:22
3: HOU, Andre Lacroix 29 (Rich Preston, Ernie Wakely), 3:52
   HOU, Cam Connor 21 (John Tonelli, John Hughes), 13:05
   NE , Mark Howe 18 (Gordie Roberts), 18:07

Penalties:

1: John Tonelli, HOU 1:39
   Jack Carlson, NE 4:21
   Alan Hangsleben, NE 17:00
   John Tonelli, HOU 19:04
   Brad Selwood, NE 19:04
2: Gordie Roberts, NE 6:38
   Marty Howe, NE 16:00
   Morris Lukowich, HOU 19:26
3: Gordie Howe, NE 1:44
   Cam Connor, HOU 9:23
   Jim Mayer, NE 10:54
   Bench penalty, NE 16:11
   Steve West, HOU 16:54

Penalty time: NE : 16 minutes
              HOU: 10 minutes

NE Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Mike Rogers	2	0	2	0
Gordie Roberts	0	2	2	2
Mark Howe	1	0	1	0
Steve Carlson	1	0	1	0
Brad Selwood	0	1	1	2
Jack Carlson	0	1	1	2
Tim Sheehy	0	1	1	0
Marty Howe	0	0	0	2
Jim Mayer	0	0	0	2
Alan Hangsleben	0	0	0	2
Gordie Howe	0	0	0	2
TOTAL

HOU Player Data	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Morris Lukowich	2	1	3	2
John Hughes	1	1	2	0
Andre Lacroix	1	1	2	0
John Gray	1	1	2	0
Terry Ruskowski	0	2	2	0
Cam Connor	1	0	1	2
John Tonelli	0	1	1	4
Rich Preston	0	1	1	0
Larry Lund	0	1	1	0
Larry Hale	0	1	1	0
Ernie Wakely	0	1	1	0
Steve West	0	0	0	2
TOTAL


Shots: NE :  7- 8- 9-24
       HOU: 13- 7- 4-24

Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 27-18-3)
         HOU: Ernie Wakely (W, 24-18-4)

Attendance: 7,995