WHA game summary from January 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (19-22-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New England Whalers (20-13-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | NE , | Alan Hangsleben 5 (Blaine Stoughton, Mike Rogers), 6:24 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NE , | Gordie Roberts 8 (Andre Lacroix, Gordie Howe), :36 |
| CIN, | Dave Forbes 3 (Bill Gilligan), 7:01 | |
| NE , | Mark Howe 26 (Gordie Howe, Brad Selwood), 7:55 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chuck Luksa, CIN 2:24 |
| Andre Lacroix, NE 3:16 | |
| Rick Ley, NE 16:07 | |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 19:26 | |
| 2: | Gordie Howe, NE 1:07 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 1:07 | |
| Barry Legge, CIN [major] 8:05 | |
| Jack Carlson, NE [minor, major] 8:05 | |
| 3: | Ron Plumb, NE 9:16 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 10:18 |
Penalty time: CIN: 13 minutes
NE : 15 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Forbes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gilligan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Luksa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Selwood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 12-13-10-35
NE : 18- 4-12-34
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 13-14-2)
NE : Al Smith (W, 10-6-2)
Attendance: 6,443