WHA game summary from March 17, 1978
| 1: |
HOU, | John Gray 29 (John Hughes, Morris Lukowich), 2:08 |
| BIR, | Joe Noris 10 (Rod Langway, Mark Napier), 2:37 |
| BIR, | Dave Gorman 9 (Brent Hughes, John Stewart), 3:06 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
HOU, | Larry Lund 9 (John Tonelli, John Hughes), 4:51 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 34 (Mark Napier, Ken Linseman), 5:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gilles Bilodeau, BIR 3:39 |
| Ron Hansis, HOU 7:46 |
| John Schella, HOU 17:59 |
| 2: |
Ernie Wakely, HOU 5:06 |
| Frank Beaton, BIR 8:40 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 8:40 |
| Ken Linseman, BIR 17:06 |
| 3: |
Terry Ruskowski, HOU [major] 3:14 |
| Frank Beaton, BIR [minor, major] 3:14 |
| Larry Lund, HOU 5:22 |
| John Schella, HOU 11:48 |
| Dale Hoganson, BIR 13:03 |
Penalty time: BIR: 15 minutes
HOU: 17 minutes
Shots: BIR: 11- 8- 9-28
HOU: 4- 7-13-24
Goalies: BIR: Wayne Wood (W, 11-7-1)
HOU: Ernie Wakely (L, 24-20-4)
Attendance: 9,195