WHA game summary from November 3, 1978
| 1: |
IND, | Don Larway 2 (Ken Block, Gerry Leroux), 3:17 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 4 (Rick Ley, Andre Lacroix), 5:49 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 5 (Dave Keon, Brad Selwood), 7:02 |
| NE , | Marty Howe 2 (Mark Howe, Jordy Douglas), 8:04 |
| 2: |
NE , | Warren Miller 5 (George Lyle, Mike Rogers), 15:55 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 6 (Mike Antonovich, Dave Keon), 16:35 |
| 3: |
IND, | Claude Larose 4 (Rich Leduc), 2:23 |
| IND, | Claude Larose 5 (Rich Leduc, Al McLeod), 11:49 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 5 (Mark Howe), 12:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Glen Irwin, IND 4:48 |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:05 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:11 |
| 2: |
Kevin Nugent, IND [major] 15:25 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [major] 15:25 |
| 3: |
Glen Irwin, IND [major] 2:48 |
| Jordy Douglas, NE [major] 2:48 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 12:27 |
Penalty time: IND: 12 minutes
NE : 16 minutes
Shots: IND: 9- 8-13-30
NE : 15-20-13-48
Goalies: IND: Gary Smith (L, 0-3-1)
NE : Al Smith (W, 4-1-0)
Attendance: 6,411
Indianapolis Racers (2-6-1)
New England Whalers (6-3-1)