All WHA game summaries from October 24, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (5-0-1) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (3-2-1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Lacroix | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Shanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (3-2-0) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (3-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BIR, | Louis Sleigher 5 (Steve Alley, John Stewart), 2:01 |
| BIR, | Serge Beaudoin 1 (Gavin Kirk, Paul Henderson), 4:52 | |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 1 (Rick Vaive, Rick Adduono), 15:41 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 1 (Steve Carlson, Bill Flett), 16:49 |
| 3: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 2 (Paul Shmyr, Dennis Sobchuk), 5:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Guite, EDM 5:45 |
| Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 8:58 | |
| 2: | Michel Goulet, BIR 3:12 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 6:40 | |
| Gavin Kirk, BIR 11:47 | |
| 3: | Craig Hartsburg, BIR 7:27 |
Penalty time: BIR: 8 minutes
EDM: 4 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louis Sleigher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gavin Kirk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Alley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Flett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Sobchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Guite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10- 8- 5-23
EDM: 9-13-12-34
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (W, 1-1-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (L, 3-2-0)
Attendance: 8,942