WHA game summary from April 1, 1978
  
| 1: | BIR, | Frank Mahovlich 14 (Joe Noris, Mark Napier), 3:36 | 
|  | BIR, | Ken Linseman 34, 4:07 | 
|  | CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 50 (Rick Dudley, Jamie Hislop), 10:23 | 
| 2: | BIR, | Ken Linseman 35 (Pete Marrin), 12:42 | 
| 3: | BIR, | Dave Gorman 14 (John Stewart, Jim Turkiewicz), 9:17 | 
|  | BIR, | John Stewart 13 (Brent Hughes), 13:17 | 
Penalties:
| 1: | Serge Beaudoin, BIR 4:53 | 
|  | Butch Deadmarsh, CIN 7:08 | 
|  | Ken Linseman, BIR 9:26 | 
|  | Floyd Lahache, CIN 18:19 | 
| 2: | Pat Westrum, BIR 9:09 | 
|  | Paul Stewart, CIN 9:09 | 
|  | Rod Langway, BIR 9:28 | 
|  | Robbie Ftorek, CIN 15:48 | 
|  | Rod Langway, BIR [major] 20:00 | 
|  | Paul Stewart, CIN [major] 20:00 | 
| 3: | Hugh Harris, CIN 7:41 | 
|  | Frank Beaton, BIR 10:13 | 
|  | Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 14:27 | 
|  | Alf Handrahan, CIN 18:23 | 
Penalty time: CIN: 17 minutes
              BIR: 17 minutes
Shots: CIN:  9-10-10-29
       BIR:  7- 6- 7-20
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion (L, 17-11-1)
         BIR: John Garrett (W, 21-25-1)
Attendance: 11,111