WHA game summary from October 27, 1978
| 1: |
WIN, | Kent Nilsson 4 (Kim Clackson, Peter Sullivan), 2:27 |
| WIN, | Glenn Hicks 1 (Peter Sullivan), 6:08 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 7 (Andre Lacroix, Dave Keon), 11:18 |
| WIN, | Rich Preston 1 (Terry Ruskowski), 17:12 |
| 2: |
NE , | Mike Rogers 4 (George Lyle, Warren Miller), 3:56 |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 4 (Steve West, Barry Long), 15:31 |
| WIN, | Rich Preston 2 (Terry Ruskowski), 17:12 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 5 (Marty Howe, Dave Keon), 17:55 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Kent Nilsson 5 (Ted Green), 5:45 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 3 (Gordie Howe), 19:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Kim Clackson, WIN 10:21 |
| 2: |
Mark Howe, NE 9:54 |
| Scott Campbell, WIN 9:54 |
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN 9:54 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:44 |
| 3: |
Rick Ley, NE 7:38 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 11:34 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 14:08 |
| Steve West, WIN 18:05 |
Penalty time: WIN: 10 minutes
NE : 8 minutes
Shots: WIN: 14- 7- 8-29
NE : 10- 8- 5-23
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley (W, 2-2-0)
NE : Al Smith (L, 3-1-0)
Attendance: 7,414
Winnipeg Jets (4-2-1)
New England Whalers (5-2-1)