WHA game summary from May 7, 1978
| 1: |
QUE, | Serge Bernier 4 (Warren Miller), 4:49 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 5 (Steve Carlson, Ron Plumb), 12:37 |
| 2: |
NE , | John McKenzie 5 (Rick Ley), 2:54 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 9 (Mark Howe, John McKenzie), 6:23 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 4 (Mark Howe, Steve Carlson), 12:03 |
| QUE, | Jean Bernier 3 (Real Cloutier, Francois Lacombe), 19:18 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Garry Lariviere 3 (Paulin Bordeleau, Serge Bernier), 11:15 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 6 (Dan Bolduc), 16:12 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 7, 16:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dan Bolduc, NE 0:40 |
| Marc Tardif, QUE 0:40 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 2:47 |
| Jim Dorey, QUE 6:09 |
| George Lyle, NE [minor, major] 12:45 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE [minor, major] 12:45 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 13:12 |
| Mark Howe, NE [misconduct] 14:51 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 16:14 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 16:14 |
| 2: |
Larry Pleau, NE 1:37 |
| Garry Lariviere, QUE 3:48 |
| Jim Dorey, QUE 5:01 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 9:23 |
| 3: |
Jim Dorey, QUE 12:45 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:51 |
| Andre Boudrias, QUE 14:51 |
| Jim Dorey, QUE [misconduct] 16:12 |
| Bench penalty, QUE 19:58 |
Penalty time: QUE: 35 minutes
NE : 29 minutes
Shots: QUE: 7- 5- 8-20
NE : 16-16-13-45
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 5-4-0)
NE : Louis Levasseur (W, 7-2-0)
Attendance: 8,125
Quebec Nordiques (45-43-3)
New England Whalers (52-33-5)