WHA game summary from October 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (2-0-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Edmonton Oilers (1-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 1 (Joe Micheletti, Bill Goldsworthy), :52 |
| NE , | Marty Howe 1 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 5:26 | |
| 3: | NE , | John McKenzie 2 (Dave Keon, Alan Hangsleben), 19:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John McKenzie, NE 14:20 |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 0:08 |
| 3: | Claire Alexander, EDM 12:09 |
Penalty time: NE : 4 minutes
EDM: 2 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Callighen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Micheletti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claire Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 8- 9-10-27
EDM: 11- 9- 7-27
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 1-0-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: n/a