All WHA game summaries from April 18, 1978
| 1: |
QUE, | Marc Tardif 1 (Christian Bordeleau, Jean Bernier), 8:45 |
| HOU, | John Tonelli 1 (Andre Lacroix, Don Larway), 9:51 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: |
HOU, | Andre Lacroix 2 (John Gray, Don Larway), 8:15 |
| HOU, | Ron Hansis 1 (Scott Campbell, John Tonelli), 11:50 |
| QUE, | Bob Fitchner 1 (Paul Baxter, Jim Dorey), 15:42 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 2 (Marc Tardif, Christan Bordeleau), 16:58 |
| QUE, | Paul Baxter 2 (Real Cloutier), 18:42 |
| HOU, | Morris Lukowich 1 (Andre Lacroix, Ted Taylor), 19:19 |
| 4: |
QUE, | Marc Tardif 2 (Real Cloutier, Paul Baxter), 2:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John Gray, HOU 4:04 |
| Steve Sutherland, QUE [major] 4:04 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 6:41 |
| John Schella, HOU 7:32 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 11:53 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 17:28 |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 18:55 |
| Morris Lukowich, HOU 18:55 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Wally Weir, QUE [misconduct] 18:00 |
| Scott Campbell, HOU 18:55 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 18:55 |
| 4: |
John Schella, HOU 0:38 |
| Paulin Bordeleau, QUE 0:38 |
Penalty time: QUE: 25 minutes
HOU: 12 minutes
Shots: QUE: 12- 6-10- 1-29
HOU: 10-13- 8- 0-31
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 1-1-0)
HOU: Lynn Zimmerman (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 6,068
Quebec Nordiques (41-38-3)
Houston Aeros (43-35-4)