All WHA game summaries from January 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (15-21-3) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cincinnati Stingers (17-21-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1: BIR, Michel Goulet 14, 2:32
BIR, Rick Adduono 10 (Serge Beaudoin), 3:53
CIN, Robbie Ftorek 17 (Rick Dudley, Gordie Clark), 5:30
CIN, Reg Thomas 14 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 6:12
2: CIN, Mike Gartner 18 (Bill Gilligan, Bryon Baltimore), 8:47
3: CIN, Dave Debol 10 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 2:38
Penalties:
1: none
2: Dave Hanson, BIR [major] 8:56
Mike Gartner, CIN [major] 8:56
Peter Marsh, CIN 13:03
3: Craig Hartsburg, BIR 2:29
Barry Melrose, CIN 3:50
Barry Legge, CIN 16:44
Penalty time: BIR: 7 minutes
CIN: 11 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Adduono | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Beaudoin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Debol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryon Baltimore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Clark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 10-11- 7-28
CIN: 14-14-10-38
Goalies: BIR: Pat Riggin (L, 9-10-3)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 11-13-2)
Attendance: 12,018
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (19-13-5) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 New England Whalers (19-12-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: WIN, Morris Lukowich 31 (Terry Ruskowski, Paul Terbenche), 5:10
WIN, Barry Long 2, 13:07
WIN, Peter Sullivan 23 (Willy Lindstrom, John Gray), 19:02
2: NE , Marty Howe 7 (John McKenzie, Dave Keon), 12:58
3: WIN, Kent Nilsson 18, :44
NE , Mark Howe 25 (Gordie Howe), 5:19
Penalties:
1: Bobby Guindon, WIN 7:52
Marty Howe, NE 17:03
Jack Carlson, NE 19:52
Scott Campbell, WIN 19:52
2: Scott Campbell, WIN 5:46
Alan Hangsleben, NE 14:42
Terry Ruskowski, WIN 14:42
3: Willy Lindstrom, WIN 15:51
Penalty time: WIN: 10 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Lukowich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Long | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Gray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Guindon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 9- 7- 7-23
NE : 8- 8-10-26
Goalies: WIN: Markus Mattsson (W, 16-9-2)
NE : Al Smith (L, 9-6-2)
Attendance: 6,871