All WHA game summaries 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 | ||
| Ron Chipperfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claire Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair MacDonald | 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Bulls (23-30-4) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Winnipeg Jets (28-27-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | WIN, | Peter Sullivan 36 (Bill Lesuk, Lyle Moffat), 9:48 |
| BIR, | Michel Goulet 20, 18:55 | |
| 2: | BIR, | Steve Alley 11 (Rick Vaive, Rob Ramage), 2:28 |
| BIR, | Bob Stephenson 12 (Rob Ramage), 12:02 | |
| 3: | BIR, | Jim Turkiewicz 3 (Paul Henderson, Wayne Dillon), 9:00 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 28 (Paul Terbenche, Paul MacKinnon), 12:16 | |
| BIR, | Bob Stephenson 13 (Dave Hanson), 19:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hanson, BIR 5:54 |
| 2: | John Stewart, BIR [major] 7:00 |
| Paul MacKinnon, WIN [major] 7:00 | |
| 3: | Dave Hanson, BIR [minor, major] 10:42 |
| Rich Preston, WIN [minor, major] 10:42 | |
| Peter Sullivan, WIN [game misconduct] 17:50 |
Penalty time: BIR: 14 minutes
WIN: 22 minutes
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stephenson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Ramage | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Alley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Turkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Hanson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Dillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Lesuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Moffat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: BIR: 9-14- 6-29
WIN: 13-11-12-36
Goalies: BIR: Ernie Wakely (W, 7-9-1)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (L, 21-18-3)
Attendance: 7,671