WHA game summary from October 24, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | Gordie Howe 3 (Mark Howe, Andre Lacroix), 1:04 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 2 (Alan Hangsleben), 2:03 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 7 (Robbie Ftorek, Craig Norwich), 8:34 |
| 2: | no scoring |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Ley, NE 6:45 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 8:49 |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 12:23 |
| Rick Ley, NE 12:23 |
| Paul Stewart, CIN [misconduct] 20:00 |
| 2: |
George Lyle, NE 4:02 |
| Jamie Hislop, CIN 6:21 |
| Sean Shanahan, CIN [major] 13:19 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [major] 13:19 |
| 3: |
Ed Gilbert, CIN 3:23 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 9:46 |
| Ed Gilbert, CIN 15:19 |
Penalty time: NE : 13 minutes
CIN: 25 minutes
Shots: NE : 7- 8- 8-23
CIN: 11- 8- 8-27
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 3-0-0)
CIN: Mike Liut (L, 2-1-0)
Attendance: 4,544
New England Whalers (5-0-1)
Cincinnati Stingers (3-2-1)