WHA game summary from January 28, 1979
| 1: | no scoring |
| 2: |
EDM, | Stan Weir 14 (Dennis Sobchuk, Brett Callighen), 16:42 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 26 (Claire Alexander, Dennis Sobchuk), 17:03 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 15 (Steve Carlson), 19:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Dave Hunter, EDM 6:57 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [major] 6:57 |
| Barry Legge, CIN [minor, major] 6:57 |
| Steve Carlson, EDM 9:31 |
| Barry Melrose, CIN 11:35 |
| Claire Alexander, EDM 18:33 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 18:33 |
| 2: |
Mike Gartner, CIN 5:47 |
| Al Hamilton, EDM 10:48 |
| Mark Messier, CIN 15:43 |
| 3: |
Barry Melrose, CIN 0:43 |
| Stan Weir, EDM 0:43 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 11:42 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM 14:54 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 15:56 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN 15:56 |
| Barry Legge, CIN 19:53 |
Penalty time: CIN: 23 minutes
EDM: 19 minutes
Shots: CIN: 11- 6- 9-26
EDM: 5-10-11-26
Goalies: CIN: Mike Liut (L, 14-15-3)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 20-8-0)
Attendance: 10,284
Cincinnati Stingers (20-23-5)
Edmonton Oilers (23-18-0)