All WHA game summaries from December 26, 1978
| 1: |
BIR, | Rick Vaive 9 (Michel Goulet, Rick Adduono), :47 |
| BIR, | Brent Hughes 2 (Rick Adduono, Michel Goulet), 3:02 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 15 (Rick Dudley, Mike Gartner), 19:26 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Gavin Kirk 1 (Craig Hartsburg, Dave Hanson), 10:42 |
| BIR, | John Stewart 5 (Michel Goulet, Gaston Gingras), 13:33 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Bryon Baltimore 3, 1:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Stephenson, BIR [major] 2:12 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN [major] 2:12 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 3:30 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 3:30 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 3:30 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 3:30 |
| Bob Stephenson, BIR 9:17 |
| Byron Shutt, CIN 9:17 |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 15:43 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR 15:43 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 18:11 |
| 2: |
Tony Cassolato, BIR 2:25 |
| Rick Vaive, BIR 4:48 |
| Byron Shutt, CIN 4:48 |
| Bench penalty, BIR 6:25 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 13:15 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 13:15 |
| 3: |
Rick Vaive, BIR 2:32 |
Penalty time: CIN: 19 minutes
BIR: 23 minutes
Shots: CIN: 12- 8-13-33
BIR: 13- 7-11-31
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 9-10-2)
BIR: Pat Riggin (W, 8-7-3)
Attendance: 5,922
| 1: |
WIN, | Bill Lesuk 10 (Lyle Moffat), 4:48 |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 13 (Barry Long, Paul MacKinnon), 6:42 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 13 (Morris Lukowich, Terry Ruskowski), 7:46 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 4 (Joe Micheletti, Bill Flett), 15:02 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Peter Sullivan 21 (Scott Campbell, Paul MacKinnon), 5:47 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 14 (Terry Ruskowski, Mike Amodeo), 14:21 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Stan Weir 9 (Dave Hunter), 3:02 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 5 (Joe Micheletti, Dennis Sobchuk), 4:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Terry Ruskowski, WIN 18:13 |
| 2: |
Claire Alexander, EDM 8:50 |
| Lyle Moffat, WIN 16:38 |
| Bill Flett, EDM 17:09 |
| 3: |
Bill Flett, EDM 5:09 |
| Rich Preston, WIN 6:25 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM 13:16 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 15:15 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 15:15 |
Penalty time: EDM: 10 minutes
WIN: 8 minutes
Shots: EDM: 11-10-12-33
WIN: 11- 9- 7-27
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 4-7-0)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (W, 12-8-2)
Attendance: 10,355
Cincinnati Stingers (15-16-4)
Birmingham Bulls (13-16-3)
Edmonton Oilers (15-15-0)
Winnipeg Jets (14-12-4)