WHA game summary from December 1, 1978
| 1: |
EDM, | Peter Driscoll 8 (Dennis Sobchuk, Al Hamilton), 2:53 |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 7 (Brett Callighen, Blair MacDonald), 9:22 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 8 (Brett Callighen), 12:30 |
| NE , | Jack Carlson 1 (Warren Miller, Mike Rogers), 15:50 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 7 (Peter Driscoll), 2:43 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 9 (Claire Alexander, Stan Weir), 12:53 |
| EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 8 (Peter Driscoll, Doug Berry), 18:17 |
| 3: |
NE , | Andre Lacroix 11 (Mark Howe, Gordie Roberts), 4:57 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 10 (Paul Shmyr, Stan Weir), 10:23 |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 8 (Blair MacDonald, Joe Micheletti), 10:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 5:33 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 11:42 |
| 3: |
Doug Berry, EDM 0:21 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 8:55 |
| Marty Howe, NE 9:59 |
| Bench penalty, EDM 19:02 |
| Rick Ley, NE 19:18 |
Penalty time: NE : 8 minutes
EDM: 6 minutes
Shots: NE : 9- 5- 6-20
EDM: 11-10- 4-25
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 4-4-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 9-3-0)
Attendance: 13,399
New England Whalers (11-8-4)
Edmonton Oilers (12-8-0)