WHA game summary from April 19, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (46-32-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
 Edmonton Oilers (39-41-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| New England Whalers lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
1: EDM, Pierre Guite 1 (Mike Zuke, Paul Shmyr), 18:48
2: no scoring
3: EDM, Mike Zuke 2 (Paul Shmyr, Ray McKay), 1:56
Penalties:
1: Dave Langevin, EDM 1:34
Randy Rota, EDM 4:58
Gordie Roberts, NE 4:58
Pierre Guite, EDM 11:51
Marty Howe, NE 14:38
2: Ron Busniuk, EDM 5:20
Dave Keon, NE 10:25
Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 19:11
John McKenzie, NE 19:11
3: Brad Selwood, NE 0:51
Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 1:27
Paul Shmyr, EDM 9:31
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
EDM: 14 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Zuke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Guite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McKay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Rota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 6- 8- 5-19
EDM: 9-12- 7-28
Goalies: NE : Louis Levasseur (L, 2-1-0)
EDM: Don McLeod (W, 1-2-0)
Attendance: 11,924