WHA game summary from February 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (28-22-8) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmonton Oilers (33-21-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NE , | Jordy Douglas 3, 4:12 |
| 3: | EDM, | Steve Carlson 10 (Ron Chipperfield, Paul Shmyr), 7:24 |
| 4: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Pleau, NE 4:26 | |
| Claire Alexander, EDM 6:44 | ||
| 2: | Blair MacDonald, EDM 17:38 | |
| 3: | none | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NE : 2 minutes
EDM: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordy Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claire Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 6- 7-11- 0-24
EDM: 9- 8- 9- 5-31
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (T, 15-10-4)
EDM: Dave Dryden (T, 29-10-1)
Attendance: 14,387