All WHA game summaries from April 10, 1978
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
NE , | Mark Howe 28 (Steve Carlson, Gordie Howe), 11:16 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 31, 13:01 |
| CIN, | Dennis Abgrall 13 (Craig Norwich, Dave Debol), 13:38 |
| 3: |
NE , | Marty Howe 10 (Mike Antonovich, Dave Keon), 2:00 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 24 (John McKenzie), 6:42 |
| NE , | Brad Selwood 6 (Steve Carlson, Gordie Howe), 17:03 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 29, 18:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Butch Deadmarsh, CIN 2:59 |
| Greg Carroll, CIN 3:21 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 4:58 |
| Willie Trognitz, CIN 13:18 |
| George Lyle, NE 17:26 |
| Bench penalty, CIN 19:54 |
| 2: |
Rick Ley, NE 14:37 |
| 3: |
Tim Sheehy, NE 13:18 |
Penalty time: CIN: 8 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: CIN: 7- 5- 7-19
NE : 13-19-23-55
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 7-9-0)
NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 13-10-2)
Attendance: 7,632
Cincinnati Stingers (35-42-3)
New England Whalers (43-31-5)