WHA game summary from March 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (33-23-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New England Whalers (29-24-8) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | NE , | Rick Ley 7, 4:45 |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 61 (Rich Leduc, Serge Bernier), 14:38 | |
| 2: | QUE, | Bob Fitchner 5 (Garry Lariviere), 5:40 |
| 3: | QUE, | Serge Bernier 33 (Real Cloutier), 1:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Warren Miller, NE 13:24 |
| 2: | John McKenzie, NE 6:18 |
| Curt Brackenbury, QUE 10:34 | |
| 3: | Serge Bernier, QUE 7:07 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE 9:32 | |
| Serge Bernier, QUE 10:35 | |
| Jim Corsi, QUE 16:51 |
Penalty time: QUE: 8 minutes
NE : 6 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Bernier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Fitchner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Corsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 11- 7- 4-22
NE : 7-20- 7-34
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (W, 14-13-1)
NE : Al Smith (L, 16-12-4)
Attendance: 6,855