All WHA game summaries 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 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (1-1-1) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Quebec Nordiques (0-1-1) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 3 (Paulin Bordeleau, Bob Fitchner), 8:13 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 2 (Dave Debol, Mike Gartner), 11:59 | |
| 2: | CIN, | Jamie Hislop 1 (Byron Shutt, Robbie Ftorek), 7:41 |
| QUE, | Danny Geoffrion 1 (Paulin Bordeleau, Marc Tardif), 19:03 | |
| 3: | CIN, | Reg Thomas 1 (Rick Dudley, Jamie Hislop), 8:34 |
| QUE, | Curt Brackenbury 1 (Francois Lacombe, Bob Fitchner), 9:24 | |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 3 (Reg Thomas), 11:01 | |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 4 (Serge Bernier), 13:44 | |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 2 (Paulin Bordeleau, Danny Geoffrion), 14:05 | |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 2 (Paul Stewart), 19:58 | |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kelly Davis, CIN 6:26 | |
| Richard David, QUE 14:07 | ||
| 2: | Serge Bernier, QUE 2:13 | |
| Byron Shutt, CIN 5:04 | ||
| Jim Dorey, QUE 12:45 | ||
| 3: | Curt Brackenbury, QUE 15:02 | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: CIN: 4 minutes
QUE: 8 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Byron Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Debol | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kelly Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulin Bordeleau | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Dorey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 12-12-12- 4-40
QUE: 13-10- 7- 9-39
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion,
Mike Liut QUE: Louis Levasseur (T, 0-0-1) Attendance: 7,560
Mike Liut QUE: Louis Levasseur (T, 0-0-1) Attendance: 7,560