WHA game summary from November 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (9-6-2) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Winnipeg Jets (7-8-2) |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 1: | CIN, | Peter Marsh 12 (Craig Norwich, Rick Dudley), 3:35 |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 9 (Kent Nilsson, Terry Ruskowski), 14:35 | |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 10 (Kent Nilsson, Terry Ruskowski), 15:07 | |
| CIN, | Bryon Baltimore 1 (Robbie Ftorek, Jamie Hislop), 16:47 | |
| WIN, | Rich Preston 4 (Peter Sullivan, Paul MacKinnon), 19:47 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Terry Ruskowski 5 (Morris Lukowich, Paul Terbenche), 3:22 |
| WIN, | John Gray 4 (Barry Long), 5:16 | |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 5 (Jamie Hislop, Reg Thomas), 7:14 | |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 3 (Bobby Guindon, Mike Amodeo), 9:04 | |
| CIN, | Jamie Hislop 8 (Robbie Ftorek, Darryl Maggs), 10:01 | |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 11 (Terry Ruskowski, Rich Preston), 17:24 | |
| 3: | WIN, | Peter Sullivan 12 (Willy Lindstrom), 1:11 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 6 (Mike Gartner, Bill Gilligan), 7:02 | |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 12 (Kent Nilsson, Paul MacKinnon), 8:48 | |
| WIN, | Glenn Hicks 2 (Steve West), 13:23 | |
| CIN, | Jamie Hislop 9 (Robbie Ftorek, Reg Thomas), 17:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Forbes, CIN 0:51 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN 3:53 | |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 3:53 | |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 4:08 | |
| Willy Lindstrom, WIN 11:35 | |
| 2: | Rich Preston, WIN 0:28 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 4:06 | |
| Darryl Maggs, CIN 16:50 | |
| Scott Campbell, WIN 18:01 | |
| 3: | Terry Ruskowski, WIN 6:09 |
| Bryon Baltimore, CIN 9:40 | |
| Mike Amodeo, WIN 16:56 |
Penalty time: CIN: 12 minutes
WIN: 12 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Hislop | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Maggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Luksa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Lukowich | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Hicks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Amodeo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Guindon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve West | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 11-10-16-37
WIN: 13-14- 8-35
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion (L, 4-4-0)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (W, 5-5-1)
Attendance: 8,166