WHA game summary from February 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cincinnati Stingers (24-28-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (32-21-0) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CIN, | Reg Thomas 21 (Craig Norwich, Robbie Ftorek), 18:38 |
| 3: | EDM, | Dennis Sobchuk 19 (Dave Hunter), 8:24 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 32 (Blair MacDonald), 9:21 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 23 (Steve Carlson, Bill Flett), 14:59 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig Norwich, CIN 10:52 | |
| Peter Marsh, CIN [major] 19:12 | ||
| Dave Langevin, EDM [major] 19:12 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Dennis Sobchuk, EDM 3:35 | |
Penalty time: CIN: 7 minutes
EDM: 7 minutes
| CIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Ftorek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Sobchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Flett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CIN: 11- 9- 6-26
EDM: 14-13-15-42
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion (L, 6-9-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 28-10-0)
Attendance: 12,468