WHA game summary from January 23, 1979
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
EDM, | Bill Flett 12 (Wayne Gretzky, Claire Alexander), 3:16 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 17 (Brett Callighen, Ron Chipperfield), 15:02 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 14 (Bill Flett), 16:05 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 25 (Paul Shmyr, Dave Langevin), 4:04 |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 13 (Steve Carlson, Brett Callighen), 12:11 |
| NE , | Rick Ley 3 (Andre Lacroix, Brad Selwood), 13:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Langevin, EDM 1:14 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 11:11 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 12:08 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 15:00 |
| Dave Langevin, EDM 18:23 |
| 2: |
Rick Ley, NE 3:09 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 3:30 |
| Blair MacDonald, EDM 19:09 |
| 3: |
Mike Antonovich, NE 3:40 |
| Peter Driscoll, EDM 6:38 |
| John McKenzie, NE 7:17 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
EDM: 12 minutes
Shots: NE : 5-12- 7-24
EDM: 6-12- 8-26
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (L, 10-7-2)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 19-7-0)
Attendance: 9,647
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