All WHA game summaries from April 23, 1978
| 1: |
HOU, | Paul Terbenche 1 (Terry Ruskowski), 14:49 |
| HOU, | Cam Connor 1 (Poul Popiel), 15:36 |
| 2: |
HOU, | Scott Campbell 1 (Morris Lukowich, Paul Terbenche), 8:25 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 2 (Bob Fitchner, Paul Baxter), 11:06 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 3 (Norm Dube, Francois Lacombe), 13:26 |
| 3: |
HOU, | Ted Taylor 2 (Larry Lund, Ron Hansis), 10:33 |
| HOU, | Ted Taylor 3 (Larry Lund), 19:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Cam Connor, HOU 0:33 |
| Real Cloutier, QUE 2:05 |
| Morris Lukowich, HOU 3:01 |
| John Hughes, HOU 18:32 |
| Steve Sutherland, QUE 18:32 |
| 2: |
John Schella, HOU 2:14 |
| John Schella, HOU 10:10 |
| Jim Dorey, QUE 19:22 |
| 3: |
John Schella, HOU 14:46 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 14:46 |
| John Schella, HOU 18:28 |
| Andre Boudrias, QUE 18:28 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 19:50 |
Penalty time: QUE: 12 minutes
HOU: 14 minutes
Shots: QUE: 4-14- 6-24
HOU: 6- 5-15-26
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 3-2-0)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (W, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 5,881
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
NE , | Gordie Howe 3 (Rick Ley, Mark Howe), 18:58 |
| 3: |
NE , | Mike Antonovich 6 (John McKenzie, Dave Keon), 5:28 |
| EDM, | Paul Shmyr 1 (Randy Rota, Brett Callighen), 7:33 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 3 (Dave Keon, Mike Antonovich), 19:10 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 3 (Mike Antonovich, John McKenzie), 19:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Joe Micheletti, EDM 2:52 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 9:51 |
| John McKenzie, NE 9:51 |
| Pierre Guite, EDM 12:45 |
| Mark Howe, NE 14:34 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 1:12 |
| Ron Busniuk, EDM 6:25 |
| Gordie Howe, NE [major] 7:24 |
| Kevin Primeau, EDM 17:46 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 17:46 |
| 3: |
Rick Ley, NE 6:59 |
Penalty time: EDM: 10 minutes
NE : 15 minutes
Shots: EDM: 5-10-11-26
NE : 15-13-11-39
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 4-1-0)
Attendance: 6,212
| 1: |
BIR, | Serge Beaudoin 1, 7:05 |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 2 (Bobby Guindon, Barry Long), 13:27 |
| WIN, | Mike Ford 1 (Bobby Hull, Mike Amodeo), 17:48 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Anders Hedberg 6 (Kent Nilsson, Barry Long), 8:25 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Dave Dunn 1 (Bobby Hull, Ulf Nilsson), :42 |
| BIR, | Phil Roberto 1 (Pete Marrin), 9:52 |
| WIN, | Bobby Guindon 4, 18:51 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Pete Marrin, BIR 1:13 |
| Phil Roberto, BIR 16:21 |
| Ken Linseman, BIR 17:25 |
| Ulf Nilsson, WIN 17:25 |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 18:15 |
| 2: |
Ulf Nilsson, WIN 8:00 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 8:00 |
| Frank Beaton, BIR 8:00 |
| Mark Napier, BIR [misconduct] 8:25 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg, WIN 11:19 |
| Steve Alley, BIR [major] 13:30 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN [minor, major] 13:30 |
| Peter Sullivan, WIN 18:10 |
| 3: |
Ulf Nilsson, WIN 18:30 |
Penalty time: BIR: 25 minutes
WIN: 19 minutes
Shots: BIR: 7- 7- 4-18
WIN: 17- 8-12-37
Goalies: BIR: John Garrett (L, 1-4-0)
WIN: Joe Daley (W, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 9,491
Quebec Nordiques (43-39-3)
Houston Aeros (44-37-4)
Edmonton Oilers (39-43-3)
New England Whalers (48-32-5)
Birmingham Bulls (37-45-3)
Winnipeg Jets (54-29-2)