All WHA game summaries 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
| 1: |
EDM, | Bill Goldsworthy 2 (Dennis Sobchuk, Al Hamilton), 7:21 |
| 2: |
IND, | Wayne Gretzky 1 (Kevin Morrison), 6:37 |
| IND, | Wayne Gretzky 2 (Peter Driscoll, Don Larway), 6:41 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Claire Alexander 2 (Bill Goldsworthy, Brett Callighen), 7:59 |
| EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 1, 8:17 |
| EDM, | Al Hamilton 1 (Dave Hunter, Blair MacDonald), 11:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Wes George, EDM 9:23 |
| Wes George, EDM [minor, major] 12:11 |
| Bruce Greig, IND [minor, major] 12:11 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [major] 13:29 |
| Glen Irwin, IND [major] 13:29 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 13:54 |
| Kevin Nugent, IND 13:54 |
| Rich Leduc, IND 18:53 |
| 2: |
Glen Irwin, IND [minor, major] 2:04 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [minor, major] 2:04 |
| Wes George, EDM 2:32 |
| Peter Driscoll, IND 2:32 |
| Al McLeod, IND 9:38 |
| 3: |
Peter Driscoll, IND 6:48 |
| Dave Inkpen, IND 11:11 |
| Bench penalty, IND 16:23 |
Penalty time: EDM: 25 minutes
IND: 33 minutes
Shots: EDM: 12-15-20-47
IND: 7- 7- 3-17
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 2-1-0)
IND: Eddie Mio (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: n/a
Birmingham Bulls (1-2-0)
Cincinnati Stingers (2-1-1)
Edmonton Oilers (2-1-0)
Indianapolis Racers (1-3-0)