All WHA game summaries from January 20, 1979
| 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
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
| 1: |
QUE, | Alain Cote 5 (Bob Fitchner, Paul Baxter), 2:13 |
| QUE, | Danny Geoffrion 10 (Marc Tardif, Wally Weir), 8:44 |
| 2: |
QUE, | Real Cloutier 38 (J.C. Tremblay, Serge Bernier), 1:08 |
| QUE, | Rich Leduc 14 (Marc Tardif, Real Cloutier), 3:59 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 24 (J.C. Tremblay, Serge Bernier), 6:58 |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 25 (Rich Leduc, Real Cloutier), 13:09 |
| QUE, | Norm Dube 2 (Bob Fitchner), 19:53 |
| 3: |
WIN, | Morris Lukowich 32 (Terry Ruskowski), 7:09 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 39 (Marc Tardif, Serge Bernier), 9:41 |
| QUE, | Alain Cote 6 (Dale Hoganson, Bob Fitchner), 15:14 |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 9 (Real Cloutier, Serge Bernier), 17:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Garry Lariviere, QUE 8:59 |
| 2: |
Rich Preston, WIN 3:09 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 6:34 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 6:34 |
| Bob Fitchner, QUE [major] 6:34 |
| Terry Ruskowski, WIN [minor, major] 6:34 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE [major] 11:11 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN [minor, major] 11:11 |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 15:27 |
| Marc Tardif, QUE 17:49 |
| John Gray, WIN 17:49 |
| 3: |
Kim Clackson, WIN [major] 4:10 |
| Wally Weir, QUE [minor, major] 4:10 |
| Jim Corsi, QUE 5:52 |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN 8:32 |
Penalty time: WIN: 27 minutes
QUE: 27 minutes
Shots: WIN: 9-13-13-35
QUE: 10- 9-13-32
Goalies: WIN: Joe Daley,
Markus Mattsson (L, 16-12-2)
QUE: Jim Corsi (W, 12-8-1)
Attendance: 10,003
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