All WHA game summaries from January 7, 1979
| 1: |
BIR, | Michel Goulet 9 (Rick Vaive), 5:01 |
| BIR, | Wayne Dillon 5 (Bob Stephenson, Paul Henderson), 13:06 |
| BIR, | Rick Vaive 11 (Michel Goulet, Rick Adduono), 14:42 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Rob Ramage 4 (Dave Hanson, Tony Cassolato), 5:03 |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 10 (Serge Beaudoin, Rick Vaive), 6:08 |
| CZE, | Karel Holy 3 (Jindrich Kokrment, Vladimir Kyhos), 8:02 |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 11 (Craig Hartsburg, Rick Vaive), 17:43 |
| BIR, | Paul Henderson 10 (Steve Alley, John Stewart), 18:02 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Dave Hanson 1 (Rob Ramage, Serge Beaudoin), 3:11 |
| BIR, | Rick Vaive 12 (Rick Adduono, Paul Henderson), 5:41 |
| CZE, | Karel Holy 4 (Jan Neliba, Vladimir Kyhos), 14:32 |
| BIR, | John Stewart 6 (Rick Vaive, Paul Henderson), 15:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Hanson, BIR 10:17 |
| Karel Holy, CZE 10:17 |
| Bob Stephenson, BIR 17:19 |
| 2: |
Jindrich Micka, CZE 16:25 |
| 3: |
Serge Beaudoin, BIR [double minor] 11:05 |
Penalty time: CZE: 4 minutes
BIR: 8 minutes
Shots: CZE: 9-10-11-30
BIR: 19-17- 8-44
Goalies: CZE: Pavol Svitana (L, 0-2-1)
BIR: Ernie Wakely,
Pat Riggin
Attendance: 5,125
| 1: |
NE , | Mark Howe 23 (Andre Lacroix, Gordie Howe), :24 |
| CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 16 (Mike Gartner, Rick Dudley), 6:39 |
| NE , | George Lyle 4, 16:37 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 24 (Gordie Roberts, Andre Lacroix), 18:07 |
| CIN, | Byron Shutt 3 (Mark Messier), 19:57 |
| 2: |
NE , | Warren Miller 12 (George Lyle, Mike Rogers), 1:32 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Peter Marsh 21 (Robbie Ftorek, Reg Thomas), 4:04 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 10 (Brad Selwood, John McKenzie), 13:22 |
| CIN, | Rick Dudley 15 (Dave Debol), 16:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Warren Miller, NE 5:40 |
| Kelly Davis, CIN 8:48 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN [double minor] 14:28 |
| Brad Selwood, NE [double minor] 14:28 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 17:07 |
| 2: |
Mark Messier, CIN 1:43 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 6:48 |
| Kelly Davis, CIN 10:18 |
| Dave Forbes, CIN [minor, major] 11:44 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE [minor, major] 11:44 |
| 3: |
George Lyle, NE 5:17 |
| Rick Dudley, CIN 9:43 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 9:55 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 9:55 |
| Ron Plumb, NE 14:41 |
Penalty time: CIN: 23 minutes
NE : 21 minutes
Shots: CIN: 8- 9-12-29
NE : 15- 6-14-35
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 10-11-2)
NE : John Garrett (W, 10-5-4)
Attendance: 7,010
| 1: |
QUE, | Kevin Morrison 1 (Paul Baxter, Serge Bernier), 3:50 |
| WIN, | Terry Ruskowski 7 (Kent Nilsson), 12:30 |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 28 (Kent Nilsson, Terry Ruskowski), 19:00 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Peter Sullivan 22 (Paul Terbenche, Mike Amodeo), 4:21 |
| 3: |
QUE, | Serge Bernier 20 (J.C. Tremblay, Dale Hoganson), 4:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Fitchner, QUE 1:40 |
| Scott Campbell, WIN 1:40 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 3:43 |
| Jim Corsi, QUE 4:54 |
| Kevin Morrison, QUE 14:57 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE 16:13 |
| Scott Campbell, WIN 16:13 |
| 2: |
Danny Geoffrion, QUE 3:11 |
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN 4:09 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 4:27 |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 8:14 |
| Kevin Morrison, QUE 14:22 |
| J.C. Tremblay, QUE 15:18 |
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN 15:18 |
| 3: |
Paul Baxter, QUE [minor, major] 2:11 |
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN [minor, major] 2:11 |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 3:13 |
Penalty time: QUE: 23 minutes
WIN: 21 minutes
Shots: QUE: 7- 6-10-23
WIN: 14-13- 5-32
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 10-8-1)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (W, 13-9-2)
Attendance: 8,723
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Cincinnati Stingers (16-19-4)
New England Whalers (19-10-6)
Quebec Nordiques (19-13-4)
Winnipeg Jets (15-13-5)