WHA game summary from October 29, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | Warren Miller 4 (Mike Rogers, Marty Howe), 3:39 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 4 (Mike Antonovich, Dave Keon), 5:31 |
| CIN, | Jamie Hislop 3 (Bill Gilligan, Mike Gartner), 8:06 |
| CIN, | Dave Debol 1 (Barry Legge), 12:17 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Craig Norwich 1, 1:51 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 8 (Ed Gilbert), 7:16 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 4 (Gordie Howe), 8:05 |
| CIN, | Jamie Hislop 4 (Craig Norwich), 11:25 |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 3 (Dave Debol), 13:52 |
| 3: |
NE , | Mark Howe 8 (Andre Lacroix, Jordy Douglas), 13:10 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 5 (Jamie Hislop, Robbie Ftorek), 19:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Barry Melrose, CIN 0:14 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 2:51 |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 3:14 |
| John McKenzie, NE 5:55 |
| Andre Lacroix, NE 12:49 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 2:27 |
| John McKenzie, NE 9:59 |
| Bill Gilligan, CIN 9:59 |
| Sean Shanahan, CIN 15:28 |
| 3: |
Mike Gartner, CIN 0:25 |
| Andre Lacroix, NE 0:25 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 12:08 |
Penalty time: CIN: 12 minutes
NE : 12 minutes
Shots: CIN: 8- 9-15-32
NE : 12-17-12-41
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (W, 3-1-0)
NE : John Garrett (L, 2-2-1)
Attendance: 5,518
Cincinnati Stingers (5-3-1)
New England Whalers (5-3-1)