WHA game summary from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (16-11-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (15-9-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 31 (Rich Leduc, Dale Hoganson), 1:59 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 12 (Andre Lacroix, Gordie Roberts), 6:33 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NE , | Warren Miller 11 (Mike Rogers, Jack Carlson), 15:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Curt Brackenbury, QUE 6:23 | |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 8:58 | ||
| Jack Carlson, NE 16:28 | ||
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, NE 11:04 | |
| Francois Lacombe, QUE 15:23 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 6 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Bernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francois Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 14- 8- 9-31
NE : 12-10- 7-29
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 10-6-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 6-4-1)
Attendance: 8,007