WHA game summary from October 20, 1978
| 1: |
BIR, | Rick Vaive 1 (Michel Goulet, Rick Adduono), 4:15 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 4 (Mike Gartner, Rick Dudley), 16:12 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 1 (Jamie Hislop), 9:52 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Craig Hartsburg 1 (Paul Henderson), 2:10 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 2 (Jamie Hislop), 4:34 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 3 (Dave Debol), 5:08 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 4 (Dave Debol, Robbie Ftorek), 15:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Barry Melrose, CIN 4:33 |
| Craig Hartsburg, BIR 11:53 |
| Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 14:28 |
| 2: |
Tony Cassolato, BIR 2:12 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 2:12 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR 3:57 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 9:39 |
| 3: |
Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 13:51 |
Penalty time: BIR: 10 minutes
CIN: 6 minutes
Shots: BIR: 5- 5- 4-14
CIN: 10-12-13-35
Goalies: BIR: Wayne Wood (L, 1-1-0)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 2-0-0)
Attendance: 9,627
Birmingham Bulls (1-2-0)
Cincinnati Stingers (2-1-1)