WHA game summary from April 16, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | Mike Rogers 1 (Gordie Roberts), 4:14 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 1 (Mike Antonovich, Mark Howe), 5:35 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
EDM, | Blair MacDonald 1 (Paul Shmyr, Mike Zuke), 9:14 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 1 (Steve Carlson, Rick Ley), 10:54 |
| NE , | Steve Carlson 1 (Rick Ley, Mark Howe), 11:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Cal Sandbeck, EDM 2:41 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM 4:39 |
| Pierre Jarry, EDM 4:39 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 7:58 |
| Mike Rogers, NE 7:58 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 8:34 |
| Mike Rogers, NE 8:34 |
| Cal Sandbeck, EDM 10:22 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 15:39 |
| Larry Pleau, NE 15:39 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 18:41 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 18:41 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:31 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 3:28 |
| John McKenzie, NE 4:15 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM 4:15 |
| Tim Sheehy, NE 7:58 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM [minor, misconduct] 9:15 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 10:36 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 13:45 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM [major] 18:12 |
| 3: |
Larry Pleau, NE 1:37 |
| Mark Howe, NE 7:17 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 7:17 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 10:44 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 13:42 |
| Randy Rota, EDM 13:42 |
| Marty Howe, NE 13:42 |
| Ron Plumb, NE 13:42 |
Penalty time: EDM: 43 minutes
NE : 28 minutes
Shots: EDM: 9-10- 7-26
NE : 12- 9-14-35
Goalies: EDM: Don McLeod (L, 0-2-0)
NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: n/a
Edmonton Oilers (38-41-3)
New England Whalers (46-31-5)