WHA game summary from February 6, 1979
| 1: |
QUE, | Real Cloutier 45 (Alain Cote, Jim Dorey), 6:39 |
| NE , | Ron Plumb 2 (Warren Miller, Mike Rogers), 19:37 |
| 2: |
NE , | Rick Ley 5 (Andre Lacroix), 11:07 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 11 (Jim Warner, Ron Plumb), 14:06 |
| 3: |
NE , | Mike Antonovich 18 (Mike Rogers), 13:52 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 46 (Serge Bernier, Paul Baxter), 14:13 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 12 (Mark Howe), 19:25 |
| QUE, | Gilles Bilodeau 1 (Pierre Lagace), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Alain Cote, QUE 7:58 |
| Warren Miller, NE 13:06 |
| 2: |
Jim Corsi, QUE 3:22 |
| Ron Plumb, NE 9:45 |
| John McKenzie, NE 15:38 |
| 3: |
Marc Tardif, QUE 3:43 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 9:14 |
| Paulin Bordeleau, QUE 9:14 |
| Rick Ley, NE 18:04 |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 18:04 |
Penalty time: NE : 10 minutes
QUE: 10 minutes
Shots: NE : 8-13- 9-30
QUE: 11- 5- 9-25
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (W, 14-7-3)
QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 12-11-1)
Attendance: 9,326
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