All WHA game summaries from April 16, 1978
| 1: |
QUE, | Jean Bernier 1, 5:12 |
| HOU, | Andre Lacroix 1 (Scott Campbell, Morris Lukowich), 15:59 |
| QUE, | Paul Baxter 1 (Andre Boudrias), 16:25 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
HOU, | Al McLeod 1, :15 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 1 (Christian Bordeleau, Garry Lariviere), :42 |
| HOU, | Don Larway 1 (John Tonelli, John Schella), 15:49 |
| 4: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 1 (John Hughes, Poul Popiel), 7:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Real Cloutier, QUE 0:59 |
| Ron Hansis, HOU 0:59 |
| Marc Tardif, QUE 0:59 |
| Marc Tardif, QUE [major] 0:59 |
| Wally Weir, QUE [major, misconduct] 0:59 |
| John Schella, HOU [major, misconduct] 0:59 |
| Morris Lukowich, HOU [minor, major] 0:59 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 1:35 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 1:35 |
| John Gray, HOU 5:07 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 7:07 |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 13:24 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE [double minor] 13:24 |
| Jim Dorey, QUE 14:41 |
| John Gray, HOU 16:56 |
| 2: |
Curt Brackenbury, QUE 12:18 |
| Al McLeod, HOU 14:47 |
| 3: |
Ted Taylor, HOU 17:43 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 17:43 |
| 4: |
Scott Campbell, HOU 6:39 |
| Jim Dorey, QUE 6:39 |
Penalty time: QUE: 40 minutes
HOU: 38 minutes
Shots: QUE: 19- 5- 8- 3-35
HOU: 9- 8-18- 3-38
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 0-1-0)
HOU: Lynn Zimmerman (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 5,337
| 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
| 1: |
WIN, | Dave Kryskow 1 (Barry Long, Kent Nilsson), 2:53 |
| WIN, | Peter Sullivan 1 (Kent Nilsson, Willy Lindstrom), 5:56 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 1 (Frank Mahovlich), 10:56 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 3 (Kent Nilsson, Barry Long), 13:41 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Kent Ruhnke 2 (Peter Sullivan, Ted Green), 3:24 |
| WIN, | Dave Kryskow 2 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), 3:33 |
| WIN, | Bobby Hull 4 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 11:31 |
| BIR, | Frank Beaton 2 (Pete Marrin, Mark Napier), 12:54 |
| BIR, | Frank Mahovlich 1 (Ken Linseman, Pat Westrum), 17:18 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Bobby Guindon 3 (Mike Amodeo, Lyle Moffat), 3:18 |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 1 (Lyle Moffat, Bobby Guindon), 14:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Frank Beaton, BIR 1:15 |
| Mike Amodeo, WIN 4:00 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 4:51 |
| Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 5:04 |
| Ken Linseman, BIR [major] 18:59 |
| Bobby Guindon, WIN [major] 18:59 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR [minor, misconduct] 18:59 |
Penalty time: BIR: 21 minutes
WIN: 9 minutes
Shots: BIR: 6- 6- 8-20
WIN: 15-16-13-44
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (L, 0-2-0),
Wayne Wood
WIN: Gary Bromley (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 10,401
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Edmonton Oilers (38-41-3)
New England Whalers (46-31-5)
Birmingham Bulls (36-43-3)
Winnipeg Jets (52-28-2)