All WHA game summaries from April 3, 1978
| 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
Houston Aeros (39-33-4)
New England Whalers (42-30-4)