WHA game summary from March 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (35-28-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New England Whalers (33-26-9) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NE , | Larry Pleau 4 (Rick Ley, Dave Inkpen), 16:39 |
| NE , | Jim Warner 6 (Andre Lacroix, Gordie Roberts), 17:32 | |
| 2: | QUE, | Real Cloutier 70 (Rich Leduc), 6:35 |
| NE , | Dave Keon 18 (Mark Howe, Gordie Roberts), 9:55 | |
| QUE, | Rich Leduc 26 (J.C. Tremblay, Marc Tardif), 16:30 | |
| 3: | NE , | Dave Keon 19 (Jim Warner, Jordy Douglas), 1:03 |
| NE , | Mike Rogers 25 (Dave Inkpen), 2:13 | |
| QUE, | Paulin Bordeleau 16 (Garry Lariviere, Marc Tardif), 6:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, NE 11:43 | |
| 2: | Paul Baxter, QUE 8:54 | |
| Gilles Bilodeau, QUE 14:07 | ||
| Rick Ley, NE 15:53 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: QUE: 4 minutes
NE : 4 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paulin Bordeleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Bilodeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Keon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Warner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Inkpen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Pleau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Ley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordy Douglas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 7- 7- 5-19
NE : 9- 7-10-26
Goalies: QUE: Jim Corsi (L, 16-16-1)
NE : John Garrett (W, 17-13-4)
Attendance: 7,536