WHA game summary from February 17, 1979
| 1: |
WIN, | Morris Lukowich 43 (Kent Nilsson), :56 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 19 (Michel Parizeau), 6:03 |
| CIN, | Peter Marsh 27 (Craig Norwich), 17:07 |
| 2: |
CIN, | Robbie Ftorek 29 (Jamie Hislop, Chuck Luksa), 7:29 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Mike Gartner 20 (Michel Parizeau, Dave Debol), 10:58 |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 18 (Paul Terbenche, Kent Nilsson), 11:54 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 20 (Robbie Ftorek, Jamie Hislop), 14:50 |
| WIN, | Morris Lukowich 44 (Terry Ruskowski), 16:56 |
| WIN, | Terry Ruskowski 13 (Kim Clackson, Paul Terbenche), 18:32 |
| CIN, | Mike Gartner 21 (Bill Gilligan), 18:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Peter Marsh, CIN 2:54 |
| Kim Clackson, WIN 15:03 |
| Mike Gartner, CIN 16:35 |
| Paul MacKinnon, WIN 16:35 |
| 2: |
Glenn Hicks, WIN 0:49 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 6:38 |
| John Gray, WIN 6:38 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 9:00 |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [double minor] 9:00 |
| Barry Long, WIN 11:16 |
| Scott Campbell, WIN [major] 17:51 |
| Byron Shutt, CIN [minor, major] 17:51 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN 19:50 |
| 3: |
Craig Norwich, CIN 11:40 |
Penalty time: WIN: 19 minutes
CIN: 19 minutes
Shots: WIN: 12- 9-11-32
CIN: 14-14-13-41
Goalies: WIN: Markus Mattsson (L, 21-16-3)
CIN: Mike Liut (W, 17-17-3)
Attendance: 10,524
Winnipeg Jets (26-23-6)
Cincinnati Stingers (23-26-5)