WHA game summary from December 12, 1978
| 1: |
CIN, | Reg Thomas 11 (Darryl Maggs), 16:25 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Jamie Hislop 14 (Robbie Ftorek), 4:08 - SH |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 13 (Paul Shmyr), 6:39 |
| EDM, | Joe Micheletti 4, 11:33 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 14 (Paul Shmyr, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 6:08 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 15 (Paul Shmyr), 10:51 - PP |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 7 (Dennis Sobchuk, Joe Micheletti), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Al Hamilton, EDM 2:09 |
| Kelly Davis, CIN 11:45 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 12:12 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 13:52 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 17:07 |
| 2: |
Barry Melrose, CIN 3:30 |
| Bill Flett, EDM 14:20 |
| 3: |
Darryl Maggs, CIN 9:08 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 9:54 |
| Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 9:54 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 16:35 |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM 16:35 |
| Darryl Maggs, CIN [misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: EDM: 12 minutes
CIN: 22 minutes
Shots: EDM: 9- 7-10-26
CIN: 14- 9-10-33
Goalies: EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 10-6-0)
CIN: Mike Liut (L, 8-7-2)
Attendance: 4,542
Edmonton Oilers (13-13-0)
Cincinnati Stingers (14-13-3)