All WHA game summaries 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
| 1: |
EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 28 (Bill Flett, Peter Driscoll), 2:37 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 29 (Paul Shmyr), 10:54 |
| EDM, | Brett Callighen 20 (Dennis Sobchuk, Dave Dryden), 18:18 |
| 2: |
EDM, | Blair MacDonald 31 (Brett Callighen, Joe Micheletti), 17:17 |
| 3: |
EDM, | Dave Semenko 8 (Stan Weir), 3:58 |
| EDM, | Peter Driscoll 15 (John Hughes, Al Hamilton), 11:11 |
| QUE, | Bob Fitchner 6 (Curt Brackenbury, Real Cloutier), 11:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Real Cloutier, QUE 7:39 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM 15:42 |
| Paul Baxter, QUE 19:25 |
| 2: |
Dave Langevin, EDM 6:29 |
| 3: |
Wally Weir, QUE 0:57 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 7:17 |
| Paul Shmyr, EDM 7:17 |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 9:44 |
| Paulin Bordeleau, QUE [misconduct, game misconduct] 11:11 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM 11:44 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM 13:30 |
Penalty time: QUE: 30 minutes
EDM: 10 minutes
Shots: QUE: 2- 4-13-19
EDM: 11- 8- 9-28
Goalies: QUE: Richard Brodeur (L, 19-8-3)
EDM: Dave Dryden (W, 31-12-2)
Attendance: 15,588
| 1: |
WIN, | Peter Sullivan 38 (Bill Lesuk), :12 |
| WIN, | Kent Nilsson 34, 10:03 |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 14 (Bill Lesuk, Peter Sullivan), 18:30 |
| 2: |
WIN, | Morris Lukowich 53 (Paul Terbenche, Terry Ruskowski), 9:40 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 27 (Robbie Ftorek, Barry Melrose), 16:58 |
| 3: |
CIN, | Jamie Hislop 24 (Robbie Ftorek), 5:09 |
| CIN, | Reg Thomas 28 (Jamie Hislop, Bryan Watson), 7:05 |
| WIN, | Rich Preston 21, 19:16 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Craig Norwich, CIN 4:02 |
| Chuck Luksa, CIN 19:16 |
| 2: |
Terry Ruskowski, WIN 4:55 |
| 3: |
Bill Lesuk, WIN 3:24 |
| Craig Norwich, CIN 4:01 |
Penalty time: CIN: 6 minutes
WIN: 4 minutes
Shots: CIN: 6-12-13-31
WIN: 10-10-10-30
Goalies: CIN: Michel Dion (L, 7-11-2)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (W, 24-19-3)
Attendance: 8,690
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Cincinnati Stingers (27-33-6)
Winnipeg Jets (31-30-6)