WHA game summary from April 3, 1978

Team	1	2	3	F
Houston Aeros (39-33-4)	2	2	2	6
New England Whalers (42-30-4)	4	1	3	8

1: NE , John McKenzie 25 (Dave Keon, Rick Ley), 3:57
   NE , George Lyle 27 (Mike Rogers, Steve Carlson), 5:56
   NE , John McKenzie 26 (Mark Howe), 7:11
   HOU, John Gray 31 (Ted Taylor, Steve West), 7:35
   NE , Mark Howe 25 (Mike Antonovich, Mike Rogers), 9:02
   HOU, John Tonelli 19 (Andre Lacroix), 9:29
2: NE , Mark Howe 26 (Mike Rogers, Gordie Howe), 2:14
   HOU, Don Larway 20 (Andre Lacroix, Scott Campbell), 8:55
   HOU, Ron Hansis 13 (Poul Popiel, John Hughes), 11:08
3: HOU, Morris Lukowich 40 (Scott Campbell, Andre Lacroix), 1:58
   NE , George Lyle 28 (Alan Hangsleben, Rick Ley), 4:21
   NE , Mike Antonovich 29 (Gordie Roberts, Mark Howe), 11:19
   NE , John McKenzie 27 (Dave Keon), 12:06
   HOU, John Gray 32 (Steve West, Al McLeod), 19:59

Penalties:

1: Tim Sheehy, NE 1:36
   John Tonelli, HOU 6:33
   Jack Carlson, NE 7:51
   Ted Taylor, HOU [double minor] 7:51
   John Schella, HOU 8:45
   John Hughes, HOU 13:28
   Jack Carlson, NE 13:28
   Marty Howe, NE 13:37
   John Tonelli, HOU 15:32
2: Dan Bolduc, NE 4:31
   John McKenzie, NE 7:09
   Poul Popiel, HOU 13:52
   George Lyle, NE 17:30
   Scott Campbell, HOU 18:03
   Alan Hangsleben, NE 20:00
3: Terry Ruskowski, HOU 8:52
   Rick Ley, NE 8:52
   John Hughes, HOU 10:26

Penalty time: HOU: 20 minutes
              NE : 18 minutes

Shots: HOU:  7- 9-13-29
       NE :  9-11-11-31

Goalies: HOU: Lynn Zimmerman (L, 9-8-0)
         NE : Al Smith (W, 29-19-3)

Attendance: 6,987