WHA game summary from November 17, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | John McKenzie 8 (Mike Antonovich, Dave Keon), 9:26 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Bob Stephenson 1 (Paul Henderson, Pete Marrin), 12:54 |
| BIR, | Rick Vaive 7 (Louis Sleigher, Craig Hartsburg), 14:16 |
| BIR, | Jim Turkiewicz 2 (Louis Sleigher), 16:10 |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 4 (Rick Vaive), 17:21 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Tony Cassolato 1 (Craig Hartsburg, Pete Marrin), :56 |
| BIR, | Louis Sleigher 12 (Rob Ramage, Pete Marrin), 12:25 |
| BIR, | Rick Adduono 5 (Greg Tebbutt, Dave Gorman), 15:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Jack Carlson, NE 4:24 |
| Gaston Gingras, BIR 10:19 |
| Pete Marrin, BIR 12:35 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 16:30 |
| Bench penalty, BIR 18:50 |
| 2: |
Jack Carlson, NE 2:42 |
| Ron Plumb, NE 6:04 |
| Mark Howe, NE 13:16 |
| 3: |
Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 8:26 |
| Bob Stephenson, BIR 12:16 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 12:16 |
Penalty time: NE : 12 minutes
BIR: 10 minutes
Shots: NE : 15- 6- 7-28
BIR: 6-13-10-29
Goalies: NE : John Garrett (L, 4-3-3)
BIR: Ernie Wakely (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 6,835
New England Whalers (8-5-4)
Birmingham Bulls (7-6-1)