All WHA game summaries from December 30, 1978
| 1: |
NE , | Gordie Roberts 7 (Warren Miller, Mike Rogers), 6:49 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Dave Debol 9 (Jamie Hislop, Darryl Maggs), 4:16 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Mike Gartner 17 (Mark Messier), 10:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Barry Legge, CIN 11:52 |
| Robbie Ftorek, CIN 11:52 |
| Andre Lacroix, NE 11:52 |
| Rick Ley, NE [double minor, misconduct] 11:52 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 11:52 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN [major, gross misconduct, game misconduct] 11:52 |
| Dave Inkpen, NE 18:37 |
| 2: |
Brad Selwood, NE 1:28 |
| Mike Antonovich, NE 13:40 |
| Barry Legge, CIN [double minor, misconduct, game misconduct] 16:29 |
| 3: |
Craig Norwich, CIN 8:27 |
Penalty time: NE : 27 minutes
CIN: 55 minutes
Shots: NE : 7- 4- 7-18
CIN: 5- 9- 8-22
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 9-5-2)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 10-10-2)
Attendance: 6,858
| 1: |
EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 6 (Al Hamilton), 19:56 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 7 (Dave Dryden, Claire Alexander), 1:26 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 19 (Claire Alexander, Dennis Sobchuk), 10:12 |
| CZE, | Vladimir Stransky 2 (Bedrick Brunclik), 17:02 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 8 (Joe Micheletti), 16:12 |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 10 (Ron Chipperfield, Joe Micheletti), 16:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
S. Hajdusek, CZE 4:54 |
| Jim Neilson, EDM 9:01 |
| S. Hajdusek, CZE 9:56 |
| Wayne Gretzky, EDM 15:27 |
| Stan Weir, EDM 18:12 |
| Petr Adamik, CZE 18:53 |
| 2: |
Joe Micheletti, EDM 6:45 |
| Petr Adamik, CZE 6:45 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 17:35 |
| 3: |
Jindrich Micka, CZE 0:50 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 0:50 |
| Bedrick Brunclik, CZE 12:30 |
| Bench penalty, EDM 19:05 |
Penalty time: CZE: 12 minutes
EDM: 14 minutes
Shots: CZE: 3-15-10-28
EDM: 15- 8-10-33
Goalies: CZE: Jiri Crha (L, 0-2-0)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 14-6-0)
Attendance: 11,215
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
QUE, | Real Cloutier 34 (Marc Tardif, Rich Leduc), :30 |
| BIR, | Rick Vaive 10 (Michel Goulet, Rick Adduono), 9:10 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Marc Tardif 23 (J.C. Tremblay, Serge Bernier), 1:38 |
| BIR, | Rick Adduono 9 (Rick Vaive), 5:33 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 35 (Serge Bernier, J.C. Tremblay), 14:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Curt Brackenbury, QUE 15:23 |
| Michel Goulet, BIR 19:11 |
| Craig Hartsburg, BIR [major] 19:58 |
| Serge Bernier, QUE [major] 19:58 |
| 2: |
Gavin Kirk, BIR 10:52 |
| 3: |
Rob Ramage, BIR 0:43 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 7:04 |
| Marc Tardif, QUE 14:20 |
| Rob Ramage, BIR 19:11 |
Penalty time: BIR: 13 minutes
QUE: 11 minutes
Shots: BIR: 13- 6-11-30
QUE: 6-12- 8-26
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (L, 9-8-3)
QUE: Richard Brodeur (W, 9-3-2)
Attendance: 8,460
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