WHA game summary from December 9, 1978
| 1: |
BIR, | John Stewart 2 (Brent Hughes, Serge Beaudoin), 9:37 |
| BIR, | John Stewart 3 (Dave Gorman, Steve Alley), 15:49 |
| BIR, | Serge Beaudoin 4 (Paul Henderson, Jim Turkiewicz), 16:57 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 9 (Ron Chipperfield, Peter Driscoll), 2:54 |
| BIR, | Dave Gorman 7 (Steve Alley), 8:17 |
| BIR, | Steve Alley 5 (Dave Gorman, John Stewart), 8:40 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 12 (Paul Shmyr, Bill Flett), 15:51 |
| 3: |
BIR, | John Stewart 4 (Steve Alley), 11:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rob Ramage, BIR 5:02 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [major] 5:02 |
| Brett Callighen, EDM 7:35 |
| Rob Ramage, BIR 11:40 |
| Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 11:49 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [major] 18:31 |
| Rob Ramage, BIR [major] 18:31 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR [minor, major] 18:35 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [minor, major] 18:35 |
| 2: |
Louis Sleigher, BIR 9:15 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR [double minor] 12:08 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, EDM 17:05 |
| John Stewart, BIR 17:40 |
| 3: |
Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 4:45 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 11:19 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [major] 19:15 |
| Eddie Mio, EDM 19:57 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM [major] 19:57 |
| Louis Sleigher, BIR [minor, major] 19:57 |
| Wayne Dillon, BIR [misconduct] 19:57 |
Penalty time: EDM: 37 minutes
BIR: 43 minutes
Shots: EDM: 5-14-12-31
BIR: 14-10- 8-32
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 4-6-0)
BIR: Pat Riggin (W, 6-4-1)
Attendance: 6,299
Edmonton Oilers (12-12-0)
Birmingham Bulls (11-12-1)