All WHA game summaries 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
| 1: |
NE , | Andre Lacroix 15 (Mark Howe, Gordie Roberts), 17:40 - SH |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 11 (Dave Keon, Alan Hangsleben), 18:08 |
| IND, | Kevin Nugent 2 (Michel Parizeau, Rene Leclerc), 18:35 |
| 2: |
IND, | Michel Parizeau 4 (Kevin Nugent, Rene Leclerc), 3:00 |
| IND, | John Hughes 3 (Blaine Stoughton, Bruce Greig), 4:14 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 16 (Mark Howe, Marty Howe), 7:09 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 12 (Gordie Roberts), 8:30 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 17 (Mark Howe, Ron Plumb), 15:25 |
| 3: |
NE , | Mike Antonovich 13 (John McKenzie, Dave Keon), 9:21 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 20, 15:58 - SH |
| IND, | Angie Moretto 3 (Don Larway, Glen Irwin), 18:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 1:07 |
| Bryon Baltimore, IND 3:58 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 15:52 |
| Ron Plumb, NE 19:17 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
Brad Selwood, NE 0:20 |
| Al Smith, NE 14:50 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
IND: 2 minutes
Shots: NE : 13-11-12-36
IND: 9-12-11-32
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 5-4-1)
IND: Gary Inness (L, 3-6-1)
Attendance: 4,623
| 1: |
SOV, | Alexander Lobanov 1, 8:28 |
| SOV, | Alexander Skvortsov 2 (Vasily Pausov), 12:27 - SH |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 30 (Dale Hoganson, Serge Bernier), 16:58 |
| SOV, | Alexander Kabanov 1 (Victor Tumenev), 17:10 |
| 2: |
SOV, | Victor Tumenev 1 (Sergei Gimaev), 3:59 |
| SOV, | Victor Tumenev 2, 6:36 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 19, 7:22 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Serge Bernier 15 (Real Cloutier, Paul Baxter), 4:54 |
| SOV, | Alexander Kabanov 2 (Viacheslav Nazarov, Victor Tumenev), 8:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Alexei Volchenkov, SOV 4:25 |
| Victor Tumenev, SOV 10:35 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 14:36 |
| 2: |
Curt Brackenbury, QUE 8:25 |
| Danny Geoffrion, QUE 11:38 |
| Alexei Volchenkov, SOV 11:38 |
| Sergei Tyznyk, SOV 16:48 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 18:59 |
| Sergei Tyznyk, SOV 18:59 |
| 3: |
Rich Leduc, QUE 5:45 |
| Vladimir Kovin, SOV 5:45 |
| Dale Hoganson, QUE 13:58 |
| Vladimir Kovin, SOV 19:38 |
Penalty time: SOV: 14 minutes
QUE: 12 minutes
Shots: SOV: 6-18-11-35
QUE: 13- 5-10-28
Goalies: SOV: Vladimir Myshkin (W, 2-0-0)
QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 9-5-0)
Attendance: 10,025
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