WHA game summary from April 21, 1978

Team	1	2	3	F
New England Whalers (47-32-5)	4	4	1	9
Edmonton Oilers (39-42-3)	1	0	0	1
New England Whalers lead, 3 games to 1   (best of 7)

1: NE , John McKenzie 2 (Dave Keon, Mike Antonovich), :34
   NE , Gordie Howe 2 (Mark Howe, Steve Carlson), 2:04
   NE , Dave Keon 2 (Mark Howe, Mike Antonovich), 2:49
   EDM, Dennis Sobchuk 1 (Mike Zuke, Joe Micheletti), 6:55
   NE , Mike Antonovich 3 (Gordie Roberts, Dave Keon), 13:23
2: NE , Steve Carlson 2 (Rick Ley, Gordie Howe), 2:03
   NE , Mike Antonovich 4 (Dave Keon), 8:23
   NE , Mike Antonovich 5 (Alan Hangsleben, Mike Rogers), 15:04
   NE , Larry Pleau 2, 18:14
3: NE , Dan Bolduc 1 (Steve Carlson), 14:49

Penalties:

1: Ron Busniuk, EDM 2:04
   Alan Hangsleben, NE 2:04
   Paul Shmyr, EDM 2:21
   George Lyle, NE 5:40
   Ron Plumb, NE 9:09
   Ron Busniuk, EDM 12:45
   Pierre Jarry, EDM 14:55
   Mike Rogers, NE 14:55
   Marty Howe, NE [minor, major] 18:12
   Brett Callighen, EDM [minor, major] 18:12
   Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:20
2: Dave Semenko, EDM 6:50
   Dave Keon, NE 20:00
3: Mike Rogers, NE 10:16
   Ray McKay, EDM 10:16
   George Lyle, NE [double minor] 10:16
   Dave Semenko, EDM [double minor] 10:16
   Ray McKay, EDM 13:06
   Mark Howe, NE 13:06

Penalty time: NE : 27 minutes
              EDM: 25 minutes

Shots: NE : 13-11- 8-32
       EDM:  9-10-10-29

Goalies: NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 3-1-0)
         EDM: Don McLeod, Dave Dryden

Attendance: 14,888