Friday April 21, 1978
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All WHA game summaries from April 21, 1978



Team123F
Winnipeg Jets (53-29-2) 2 2 1 5
Birmingham Bulls (37-44-3) 0 1 0 1
Winnipeg Jets lead, 3 games to 1   (best of 7)

1: WIN,Anders Hedberg 4 (Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Dave Dunn), :37
WIN,Dave Kryskow 3 (Bobby Guindon, Willy Lindstrom), 14:18
2: BIR,Steve Alley 1 (John Stewart, Jim Turkiewicz), 10:45
WIN,Lyle Moffat 2 (Ken Baird), 13:53
WIN,Anders Hedberg 5 (Ulf Nilsson, Lars-Erik Sjoberg), 14:36
3: WIN,Bobby Hull 6 (Barry Long, Lars-Erik Sjoberg), 15:06
Penalties:

1: Dave Hanson, BIR [major] 0:57
Kim Clackson, WIN [minor, major] 0:57
Serge Beaudoin, BIR 4:25
Rod Langway, BIR [major] 7:38
Ken Baird, WIN [major] 7:38
Ken Linseman, BIR 9:12
Peter Sullivan, WIN 9:12
Dave Hanson, BIR [major] 9:12
Kim Clackson, WIN [major] 9:12
Barry Long, WIN 19:38
2: Dave Hanson, BIR 5:54
Barry Long, WIN 9:24
Mark Napier, BIR 15:29
3: Steve Durbano, BIR 6:10
Steve Durbano, BIR 13:39
Serge Beaudoin, BIR 14:13
Steve Durbano, BIR [misconduct] 15:06
Gary Bromley, WIN 18:56
Serge Beaudoin, BIR [minor, misconduct] 18:56
Penalty time: WIN: 25 minutes BIR: 51 minutes
WIN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Lars-Erik Sjoberg 0 3 3 0 0 0
Anders Hedberg 2 0 2 0 0 0
Bobby Hull 1 0 1 0 0 0
Dave Kryskow 1 0 1 0 0 0
Lyle Moffat 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ken Baird 0 1 1 5 0 0
Barry Long 0 1 1 4 0 0
Dave Dunn 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bobby Guindon 0 1 1 0 0 0
Willy Lindstrom 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ulf Nilsson 0 1 1 0 0 0
Kim Clackson 0 0 0 12 0 0
Gary Bromley 0 0 0 2 0 0
Peter Sullivan 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

BIR Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Steve Alley 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Turkiewicz 0 1 1 0 0 0
John Stewart 0 1 1 0 0 0
Serge Beaudoin 0 0 0 16 0 0
Steve Durbano 0 0 0 14 0 0
Dave Hanson 0 0 0 12 0 0
Rod Langway 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mark Napier 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ken Linseman 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: WIN: 7- 6- 8-21 BIR: 5- 7-14-26 Goalies: WIN: Gary Bromley (W, 2-0-0) BIR: John Garrett (L, 1-3-0) Attendance: 12,222


Team123F
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
NE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Mike Antonovich 3 2 5 0 0 0
Dave Keon 1 3 4 2 0 0
Steve Carlson 1 2 3 0 0 0
Gordie Howe 1 1 2 0 0 0
Mark Howe 0 2 2 2 0 0
Dan Bolduc 1 0 1 0 0 0
John McKenzie 1 0 1 0 0 0
Larry Pleau 1 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Rogers 0 1 1 4 0 0
Alan Hangsleben 0 1 1 4 0 0
Rick Ley 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gordie Roberts 0 1 1 0 0 0
Marty Howe 0 0 0 7 0 0
George Lyle 0 0 0 6 0 0
Ron Plumb 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

EDM Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Dennis Sobchuk 1 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Micheletti 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Zuke 0 1 1 0 0 0
Brett Callighen 0 0 0 7 0 0
Dave Semenko 0 0 0 6 0 0
Ron Busniuk 0 0 0 4 0 0
Ray McKay 0 0 0 4 0 0
Pierre Jarry 0 0 0 2 0 0
Paul Shmyr 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
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


Team123F
Houston Aeros (43-37-4) 0 0 0 0
Quebec Nordiques (43-38-3) 1 2 0 3
Quebec Nordiques lead, 3 games to 1   (best of 7)

1: QUE,Serge Bernier 1 (Paulin Bordeleau, Jean Bernier), 6:45
2: QUE,Marc Tardif 4 (Bob Fitchner, Warren Miller), 7:36
QUE,Paulin Bordeleau 1 (Alain Cote, Paul Baxter), 14:42
3: no scoring
Penalties:

1: John Hughes, HOU 3:02
John Gray, HOU 6:27
Wally Weir, QUE 7:54
Morris Lukowich, HOU 13:02
Serge Bernier, QUE 13:02
Paul Baxter, QUE 14:01
Paul Baxter, QUE 17:33
Don Larway, HOU 19:38
Serge Bernier, QUE 19:38
2: Don Larway, HOU 5:48
Garry Lariviere, QUE 11:36
Ted Taylor, HOU 18:41
3: Poul Popiel, HOU 1:09
Wally Weir, QUE 3:01
John Gray, HOU 10:55
Paul Baxter, QUE 10:55
Poul Popiel, HOU 13:48
Jim Dorey, QUE 16:22
Wally Weir, QUE 17:46
Penalty time: HOU: 18 minutes QUE: 20 minutes
HOU Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Poul Popiel 0 0 0 4 0 0
Don Larway 0 0 0 4 0 0
John Gray 0 0 0 4 0 0
Morris Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 0
John Hughes 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ted Taylor 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00

QUE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Paulin Bordeleau 1 1 2 0 0 0
Serge Bernier 1 0 1 4 0 0
Marc Tardif 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Baxter 0 1 1 6 0 0
Alain Cote 0 1 1 0 0 0
Warren Miller 0 1 1 0 0 0
Bob Fitchner 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jean Bernier 0 1 1 0 0 0
Wally Weir 0 0 0 6 0 0
Jim Dorey 0 0 0 2 0 0
Garry Lariviere 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL00
TOTAL00
Shots: HOU: 11- 9- 6-26 QUE: 14- 9-18-41 Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 0-1-0) QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 3-1-0) Attendance: 10,851



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