WHA game summary from December 23, 1978
| 1: |
CIN, | Rick Dudley 13 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 8:16 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 6 (Curt Brackenbury, Kevin Morrison), 10:23 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 33 (Francois Lacombe, Alain Cote), 15:18 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 14 (Reg Thomas, Dave Debol), 16:26 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Peter Marsh 18, 8:33 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 19 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 12:33 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Peter Marsh 20 (Jamie Hislop), 12:30 |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 14 (Darryl Maggs, Bill Gilligan), 19:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Curt Brackenbury, QUE 7:56 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 16:57 |
| 2: |
Wally Weir, QUE 7:40 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 8:55 |
| Bench penalty, QUE 11:32 |
| Kevin Morrison, QUE 11:32 |
| 3: |
Dave Forbes, CIN [major] 7:31 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE [major] 7:31 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 8:26 |
Penalty time: QUE: 13 minutes
CIN: 11 minutes
Shots: QUE: 12- 6-12-30
CIN: 8-10- 8-26
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 10-7-1)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 9-9-2)
Attendance: 7,018
Quebec Nordiques (17-12-4)
Cincinnati Stingers (15-15-4)