WHA game summary from March 16, 1979
| 1: |
BIR, | Michel Goulet 23 (John Stewart, Tony Cassolato), 4:38 |
| BIR, | Serge Beaudoin 5 (Wayne Dillon, Rick Vaive), 7:31 |
| BIR, | Tony Cassolato 8 (Michel Goulet, John Stewart), 9:09 |
| 2: |
NE , | Alan Hangsleben 9 (Andre Lacroix), 3:36 |
| BIR, | Rick Adduono 16 (Steve Alley, Rick Vaive), 11:46 |
| NE , | Gordie Howe 16 (Ron Plumb), 15:19 |
| NE , | Warren Miller 21 (Mike Rogers), 16:55 |
| 3: |
NE , | Warren Miller 22 (Mike Rogers), 1:41 |
| BIR, | Wayne Dillon 12 (Craig Hartsburg, Paul Henderson), 10:47 |
| NE , | Jordy Douglas 6 (Gordie Roberts), 19:36 |
| 4: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Paul Henderson, BIR 9:41 |
| Rob Ramage, BIR 9:41 |
| George Lyle, NE 9:41 |
| Warren Miller, NE 9:41 |
| 2: |
Rick Vaive, BIR 2:58 |
| Rick Ley, NE 2:58 |
| Craig Hartsburg, BIR 8:47 |
| Warren Miller, NE 8:47 |
| Dave Hanson, BIR 13:05 |
| Mike Rogers, NE 17:29 |
| 3: |
Dave Hanson, BIR 9:07 |
| Al Smith, NE 9:07 |
| John McKenzie, NE 9:07 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 12:47 |
| Gordie Roberts, NE 12:47 |
| Serge Beaudoin, BIR 18:43 |
| George Lyle, NE 18:43 |
| John Stewart, BIR [major] 19:52 |
| Alan Hangsleben, NE [major] 19:52 |
| 4: | none |
Penalty time: NE : 23 minutes
BIR: 21 minutes
Shots: NE : 10-16-10- 4-40
BIR: 10- 5-10- 3-28
Goalies: NE : Al Smith (T, 16-12-5)
BIR: Pat Riggin (T, 13-15-5)
Attendance: 6,104
New England Whalers (31-25-9)
Birmingham Bulls (25-34-6)