WHA game summary from December 27, 1978
| 1: |
CZE, | Vladimir Stransky 1 (Josef Lukac), :36 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 11 (Gordie Roberts, Alan Hangsleben), 5:11 |
| CZE, | Karel Holy 1 (Jaroslav Lycka), 11:55 |
| CZE, | Bohumil Salajka 1 (Zdenek Muller), 14:57 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 20 (Mark Howe, Dave Keon), 18:20 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 22 (Marty Howe, Ron Plumb), 19:53 |
| 2: |
NE , | Dave Keon 8 (Alan Hangsleben), 3:53 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 21 (Mark Howe, Gordie Roberts), 7:09 |
| NE , | John McKenzie 12 (Dave Keon, Rick Ley), 8:39 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 22 (Mark Howe, Gordie Howe), 12:24 |
| 3: |
CZE, | Bohumil Salajka 2 (Vladimir Kyhos, Karel Holy), 3:53 |
| NE , | Blaine Stoughton 10 (George Lyle, Mike Rogers), 4:18 |
| NE , | Marty Howe 6 (Mark Howe, Andre Lacroix), 10:27 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 13 (Mike Antonovich, Marty Howe), 16:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bohumil Salajka, CZE 2:53 |
| Jan Sterbak, CZE 4:16 |
| Andre Lacroix, NE 4:16 |
| J. Neilba, CZE 8:33 |
| Mike Rogers, NE 8:33 |
| Rick Ley, NE 14:33 |
| Vladislav Vlcek, CZE 17:18 |
| J. Neilba, CZE 17:21 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 17:21 |
| 2: |
Karel Holy, CZE 3:12 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 3:12 |
| Rick Ley, NE 3:37 |
| Jaroslav Lycka, CZE 3:37 |
| Jindrich Kokrment, CZE 8:00 |
| Marty Howe, NE 8:00 |
| 3: |
Rick Ley, NE 12:55 |
| Rick Ley, NE 15:36 |
| Jan Sterbak, CZE 15:36 |
| S. Hajdusek, CZE 15:58 |
| J. Neilba, CZE 16:44 |
| S. Hajdusek, CZE 17:40 |
| Brad Selwood, NE 17:40 |
| Andre Lacroix, NE 19:33 |
Penalty time: CZE: 24 minutes
NE : 22 minutes
Shots: CZE: 11-12-10-33
NE : 14-16-10-40
Goalies: CZE: Jiri Crha (L, 0-1-0)
NE : Al Smith (W, 8-4-2)
Attendance: 7,522
Czechoslovakia (0-1-0)
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