WHA game summary from March 13, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New England Whalers (31-24-8) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Birmingham Bulls (24-34-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BIR, | Rick Vaive 22 (Paul Henderson, Craig Hartsburg), 1:15 |
| 2: | NE , | George Lyle 13 (Mike Rogers), 3:40 |
| NE , | Larry Pleau 2 (John McKenzie, Andre Lacroix), 6:57 | |
| BIR, | Tony Cassolato 7 (Craig Hartsburg, Michel Goulet), 10:17 | |
| BIR, | John Stewart 15, 10:42 | |
| 3: | NE , | Jordy Douglas 5 (Jim Warner, Ron Plumb), 3:49 |
| NE , | Alan Hangsleben 8 (Jim Warner, Dave Keon), 14:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tony Cassolato, BIR 1:59 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Rick Vaive, BIR 11:18 | |
| Dave Inkpen, NE 11:18 | ||
Penalty time: NE : 2 minutes
BIR: 4 minutes
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Warner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Hangsleben | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Lyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordy Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BIR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Cassolato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Vaive | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: NE : 14-14- 9-37
BIR: 9- 8-11-28
Goalies: NE : John Garrett (W, 15-12-4)
BIR: Ernie Wakely (L, 8-12-1)
Attendance: 5,117