WHA game summary from November 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indianapolis Racers (2-10-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (7-8-0) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | EDM, | Blair MacDonald 5 (Stan Weir), 3:22 |
| EDM, | Steve Carlson 3 (Paul Shmyr), 7:33 | |
| EDM, | Doug Berry 2 (Al Hamilton, Peter Driscoll), 10:08 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 7 (Dave Hunter, Bill Flett), 19:35 | |
| 2: | IND, | Michel Parizeau 2 (Rene Leclerc, Bruce Greig), :50 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 8 (Dave Dryden), 13:50 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Dave Langevin 1 (Blair MacDonald, Claire Alexander), 6:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Inkpen, IND 9:23 |
| 2: | Dave Inkpen, IND 12:39 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 19:49 | |
| 3: | Blaine Stoughton, IND 5:19 |
| Bench penalty, IND 11:58 | |
| Bench penalty, IND 12:06 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, EDM 17:14 |
Penalty time: IND: 10 minutes
EDM: 4 minutes
| IND Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Parizeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Greig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rene Leclerc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Berry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Flett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claire Alexander | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dryden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Weir | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: IND: 14-15- 8-37
EDM: 8-10- 3-21
Goalies: IND: Gary Smith (L, 0-6-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden,
Eddie Mio Attendance: n/a
Eddie Mio Attendance: n/a