WHA game summary from January 26, 1979
| 1: |
BIR, | Rob Ramage 5 (Rick Vaive), :24 |
| BIR, | Rick Vaive 16 (Wayne Dillon, Jim Turkiewicz), 3:12 |
| NE , | Andre Lacroix 23 (Mark Howe), 16:25 |
| 2: |
BIR, | Paul Henderson 12 (John Stewart, Steve Alley), 6:09 |
| NE , | Mark Howe 27 (Dave Keon), 12:05 |
| BIR, | Wayne Dillon 8 (Jim Turkiewicz, Pat Riggin), 18:17 |
| 3: |
BIR, | Michel Goulet 16 (Wayne Dillon, Rick Vaive), 1:19 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 15 (Jack Carlson), 3:58 |
| NE , | Mike Antonovich 15 (Mark Howe, Rick Ley), 17:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
John McKenzie, NE [misconduct] 9:46 |
| John Stewart, BIR 14:12 |
| Gordie Howe, NE 14:12 |
| Greg Tebbutt, BIR 16:06 |
| 2: |
Gordie Roberts, NE 3:59 |
| Warren Miller, NE [major] 9:02 |
| Steve Alley, BIR [major] 9:02 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 11:10 |
| 3: |
Jim Turkiewicz, BIR 4:59 |
| Jack Carlson, NE 4:59 |
| Bob Stephenson, BIR 6:51 |
| Bench penalty, NE 8:30 |
| Greg Tebbutt, BIR 10:25 |
Penalty time: NE : 23 minutes
BIR: 17 minutes
Shots: NE : 9-10-10-29
BIR: 12-12- 3-27
Goalies: NE : John Garrett (L, 10-8-4)
BIR: Pat Riggin (W, 11-11-3)
Attendance: 7,127
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