WHA game summary from March 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (32-38-3) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (41-30-4) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NE , | Mark Howe 24, 4:45 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 28 (Ron Plumb, Marty Howe), 11:09 | |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 14 (Dave Keon, Brad Selwood), 18:12 | |
| 2: | NE , | Mike Rogers 26 (Gordie Roberts, Mark Howe), 15:50 |
| 3: | NE , | Mike Rogers 27 (Brad Selwood, Gordie Howe), 1:19 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 49 (Barry Legge), 13:57 | |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 28, 17:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 12:35 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 13:14 | |
| Bruce Greig, CIN 16:24 | |
| Paul Stewart, CIN 19:26 | |
| John McKenzie, NE 19:26 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 4:15 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 13:36 | |
| Floyd Lahache, CIN 16:34 | |
| 3: | Mike Antonovich, NE 15:30 |
Penalty time: CIN: 8 minutes
NE : 10 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Lahache | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Greig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Rogers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 7- 4-11-22
NE : 14-11-15-40
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion,
Paul Hoganson NE : Al Smith (W, 28-19-3) Attendance: 7,916
Paul Hoganson NE : Al Smith (W, 28-19-3) Attendance: 7,916