WHA game summary from March 9, 1978
| 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
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
New England Whalers (34-27-4)
Houston Aeros (34-28-4)