WHA game summary from December 17, 1978
| 1: |
WIN, | Morris Lukowich 21 (Paul Terbenche, Kent Nilsson), 2:21 |
| CIN, | Jamie Hislop 15 (Robbie Ftorek, Reg Thomas), 8:57 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 11 (Terry Ruskowski, Scott Campbell), 18:30 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Peter Sullivan 20 (Scott Campbell), 7:07 |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 22 (Rich Preston, Paul Terbenche), 10:44 |
| CIN, | Craig Norwich 3 (Dave Debol), 13:10 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Bill Lesuk 7 (Bobby Guindon), 6:48 |
| CIN, | Bill Gilligan 5 (Mike Gartner, Dave Forbes), 11:28 |
| WIN, | Bill Lesuk 8 (Peter Sullivan, Mike Amodeo), 16:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Rick Dudley, CIN 3:41 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 6:57 |
| 2: |
Mike Gartner, CIN [major] 2:46 |
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN [major] 2:46 |
| Bobby Guindon, WIN 13:04 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 13:04 |
| 3: |
Barry Melrose, CIN 3:30 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN 7:00 |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 7:00 |
| Kelly Davis, CIN 8:28 |
| Rich Preston, WIN 17:43 |
Penalty time: CIN: 15 minutes
WIN: 13 minutes
Shots: CIN: 9-11-13-33
WIN: 11-15-12-38
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 8-8-2)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (W, 10-8-2)
Attendance: 8,032
Cincinnati Stingers (14-14-4)
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