WHA game summary from November 5, 1978
| 1: |
CIN, | Jamie Hislop 5 (Robbie Ftorek, Rick Dudley), 12:35 |
| NE , | Brad Selwood 3 (Dave Keon, Mike Antonovich), 14:17 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Peter Marsh 10 (Rick Dudley, Craig Norwich), :08 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 3 (Mike Gartner), 2:30 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 7 (Mark Howe, Mike Antonovich), 5:29 |
| CIN, | Chuck Luksa 2 (Robbie Ftorek, Reg Thomas), 16:02 |
| 3: |
NE , | George Lyle 3 (Rick Ley), 1:42 |
| CIN, | Chuck Luksa 3 (Robbie Ftorek, Reg Thomas), 7:55 |
| NE , | Gordie Roberts 1 (George Lyle, Jordy Douglas), 13:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Barry Legge, CIN 10:12 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 13:18 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 14:43 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [double minor] 18:47 |
| Reg Thomas, CIN 19:37 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 19:37 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 2:00 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 3:25 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN 3:25 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [major] 3:25 |
| Jack Carlson, NE [major] 3:25 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 4:54 |
| Al Smith, NE 16:02 |
| Byron Shutt, CIN 17:50 |
| 3: |
Marty Howe, NE 16:07 |
Penalty time: NE : 21 minutes
CIN: 17 minutes
Shots: NE : 6- 7-14-27
CIN: 13-14-10-37
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 4-2-1)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 4-1-0)
Attendance: 7,361
New England Whalers (6-4-2)
Cincinnati Stingers (6-4-1)